Verse and prose works
Dep. Bland Burges 80
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Verse and prose works
Shelfmark
Dep. Bland Burges 80
Summary
Includes
(fol. 1) anonymous verses, late 18th cent.
(fol. 92) 'Occasional poems, translations etc., vol. II', by William Somerville
(fol. 120) copies of verses by Charles Fox, 1761-1763
(fol. 125) poem on 'The Mercy of God'
(fol. 143) verse letter from Charles Jenner to the Hon. Mrs. Stratford, 1771
(fol. 145) 'Remonstrance of the Common Parlour to the Earl of Denbigh', by Charles Jenner, 1773
(fol. 146) 'To the Right Hon. Lord A', verses by the Duke of Leeds, 1789
(fol. 148) 'Lines spoken by Mr. Fitzgerald on the Queen's presenting the Colours to the Military School at Blackwater, August 12 1813'
(fol. 163) 'An Appeal to... the Working Classes, by a Lay Member of the Church of England', n.d.
(fol. 188) list of goods sent by Sir Robert Ainslie from Constantinople, 26 Jan. 1789
(fol. 222) miscellaneous letters, 1734-1821
Date
late 18th-early 19th cent.
Language
English
Physical extent
249 Leaves
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Collection contents
Archive of Sir James Bland Burges, mainly 1772-1824, with papers of the Burges and Head families
Personal and literary papers of Sir James Bland Burges
Verse and prose works
