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- 040-002044349
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- 032-002044294
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- ark:/81055/vdc_100000000541.0x0002e9
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SUPPLEMENTARY MITCHELL PAPERS. Vol. XLV (ff. 96+10*, 31*, 37*, 46*, 62*, 78*). Literary papers, including verses, many of a satirical nature, by various writers, including Alexander Pope, Frederick the Great and Voltaire, with some prose works; 1731-1770, n.d. Mostly copies. Partly Latin, French and Italian.
Contents:
1. ff. 1-2v. Verses by Angelo Cori, dedicated to Frederick the Great, with accompanying letter; 11 March 1758. Italian.
2. ff. 3-9v. Frederick the Great, 'Épitre au . . . Marechal Keith'; [Dec. 1750]. Copy. French. Published 1760.
3. f. 10. Verses by Frederick the Great (?), dated at Grussau, 11 April 1758. Copy. French.
4. ff. 10*-31. Frederick the Great, treatise on the character and military talents of Charles XII of Sweden; [Oct.-Nov. 1759]. Published anonymously, Jan. 1760. Copy. French.
5. ff. 32-43v. Frederick the Great, verses, 'Épitre à Monsieur Michel'; Breslau, 28 Dec. 1761. French. Two copies.
6. ff. 44-47. Epigram (two copies) and other verses addressed to Frederick the Great by the Abbé Domenico Michelessi, with accompanying letter; Potsdam, 10 Oct. 1770. Latin (verses) and French.
7. ff. 48-49. Alexander Pope, 'Of False Taste'; 1731 (as prepared for the 3rd edition of 1731). Autograph (?).
8. ff. 50-52. Alexander Pope, 'Epistle . . . to a Lady on the Characters of Women'; [1735]. Copy.
9. ff. 53-87. Verse and prose works, including a number by, or ascribed to, Voltaire; 1753, n.d. Copies. French. Included are 'La Mère de la Mort', a version of 'Épitre à Uranie', verses on the Marquis de Valory and satirical letters relating to Madame de Pompadour.
10. ff. 88-91v. 'Arces Blenhemia', anonymous verses on the Duke of Marlborough; n.d. Latin.
11. ff. 92-96. Miscellaneous verses and epitaphs; 1733-1734, n.d. Latin.
Poetry TWO OR MORE LANGUAGES: Miscellaneous verses and satires collected by A. Mitchell: 1731-1770, n.d: Partly Lat., Fr. and Ital: Mostly copies.
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- Western Manuscripts
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- Additional Manuscripts
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- 032-002044294
036-002044333
040-002044349 - Is part of:
- Add MS 58283-58367 : SUPPLEMENTARY MITCHELL PAPERS.
Add MS 58313-58327 : E. JOURNALS, NOTEBOOKS AND LITERARY PAPERS
Add MS 58327 : SUPPLEMENTARY MITCHELL PAPERS. Vol. XLV (ff. 96+10*, 31*, 37*, 46*, 62*, 78*). Literary papers, including verses, many of a… - Hierarchy:
- 032-002044294[0005]/036-002044333[0008]/040-002044349
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- Languages:
- English
French
Italian
Latin - Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1731
- End Date:
- 1770
- Date Range:
- 1731-1770
- Era:
- CE
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