While you great Monarch of this isle [manuscript], 18th or 19th century.

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While you great Monarch of this isle [manuscript], 18th or 19th century.

Verse satire addressed to the King, likely George II or possibly George III.

20 leaves ; 32 x 20 cm.

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SNAC Resource ID: 7670289

Folger Shakespeare Library

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