Undated couplet, possibly in the hand of Edward Young, titled ‘On Voltaire’
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CMV33674
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Pw V 521
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Undated couplet, possibly in the hand of Edward Young, titled ‘On Voltaire’
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Brief Summary:
A manuscript couplet titled: ‘On Voltaire by Dr Young talking in a profligate manner on[e] evening’.
Detailed Summary:
The text consists of a single couplet preceded by a comment by Edward Harley, 2nd Earl of Oxford (1689-1741), ‘On Voltaire by Dr Young talking in a profligate manner on[e] evening’. ‘Thou’rt so Ingenious, Profligate and Thin, / Thy self art Milton & his Death & Sin.’
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The paper is countermarked with the letters ‘NK’.
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Part of the papers of William Henry C. Cavendish-Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland (1738-1809), statesman.
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Part of the first deposit received from Welbeck Abbey in 1949 from the 7th Duke of Portland.
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