"The Plague of London;" in thirty stanzas
MS. Rawl. C. 556, fol. 1b, volume reversed
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Title
"The Plague of London;" in thirty stanzas
Shelfmark
MS. Rawl. C. 556, fol. 1b, volume reversed
Summary
Written upon the coming of Charles II. to Oxford, in Sep 1665.
The stanzas vary in length from twelve lines to thirty-seven.
Beg. "Our land being blest so long with health and ease, Wee now thought health a tedious thing, as if / Wee had bin weary of our life, As if that health itselfe were a disease."
Date
Sep 1665
Language
English
Physical extent
1 item
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Collection contents
Rawlinson C: History, Theology
Oxford verses
"The Plague of London;" in thirty stanzas
