Union First Line Index of English Verse
13th-19th Century (bulk 1500-1800)
First Line:
Five hundred pounds!__too small a boon
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Title:
`An epigram...the Duchess Dowager of Marlborough had offered 500 l. to the poet who should best...honor...the late Duke...from the Old Whig, Sept. 16, 1736'
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It would not buy the paper.
Library:
Bod
Shelfmark:
Eng. poet. c. 9
Folio:
p. 77
Ref Nbr:
Crum F0347
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Names Mentioned:
Marlborough, Sarah, duchess
Marlborough, John Churchill, duke
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