A notebook containing manuscript copies of satirical verses c.1740
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A notebook containing manuscript copies of satirical verses c.1740
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Brief Summary:
Copies of various letters and verses dating from c.1740.
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Includes verses about Lord Chesterfield; Pope’s satire on Lord Hervey; Lord Hervey’s reply to the letter; Verses composed by Lords Chesterfield and Bath on Miss Lepel, a Maid of Honour to Queen Caroline, consort of George II; and verses composed by Voltaire on Miss Lepel, later Lady Hervey
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c.1740
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Owned by the Butler family of Wantage and Woolstone.
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