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An Ode on his Majesty's Birth-day

Description

First line: God prosper long our noble King

Manuscript.

Type

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Production date

approximately 1710s-1734.

Call number

143198-143259

Provenance

Purchased from Frederick R. Halsey by Henry E. Huntington through George D. Smith, December 1915. The volume was put up for sale in 1890 by Robson & Kerslake and includes an 1895 bookplate of Swiftian collector Colonel Francis Richard Charles Grant (1834-1899).

Restrictions

Open for use by qualified researchers and by appointment. Please contact Reader Services at the Huntington Library for more information.

Associated people

Barber, Mary, (approximately 1685-1755.)

An Ode on his Majesty's Birth-day

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