Brittania a poem dedicated to the Rt Honble Wm Pitt, [ca. 1793].

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Brittania a poem dedicated to the Rt Honble Wm Pitt, [ca. 1793].

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Manuscript poem, heavily corrected, praising Britain's naval and military strength, its royal line, and its natural beauty. A lengthy description of Gallia's "cruel hostile shore / warm with its monarch's blood, rebellious pow'r." The poem refers to the September Massacres in 1792 and the fall of the Louvre in 1793, and briefly mentions Italy and Hindostan [sic]. Volume also includes a prose dedication to Pitt.

1 v. (24 p.) ; 21 x 18 cm.

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Pitt, William, 1759-1806

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