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Attend, ye purse-proud Tories, whilst I trace
- Title
- Attend, ye purse-proud Tories, whilst I trace [manuscript poem], about 1832?
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| Status | Format | Access | Call Number | Item Location |
|---|---|---|---|---|
Available - Can be used on site. Please visit New York Public Library - Schwarzman Building to submit a request in person. | Mixed material | Permit needed | Pforz MS | Schwarzman Building - Pforzheimer Collection Room 319 |
Details
- Found In
- Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925
- Description
- 7 pages (2 double sheets); 41 cm (folio)
- Summary
- Anonymous fair copy 211 line poem, apparently unpublished, attacking Wellington's Tories after their defeat by the Whigs at the Parliamentary Election of 1832, which was primarily fought over the pending Reform Bill; begins, "Attend, ye purse-proud Tories, whilst I trace / The Whigs' triumph and your dire disgrace; / I grant you fought to desperation, yet / You've learnt a lesson you will ne'er forget ...." The paper bears an armorial watermark and a countermark of "S EVANS & CO / 1830."
- Subjects
- Note
- Pforzheimer Manuscript (MISC 4292).
- Access (note)
- Restricted access;
- Call Number
- Pforz MS
- OCLC
- 902949300
- Title
- Attend, ye purse-proud Tories, whilst I trace [manuscript poem], about 1832?
- Access
- Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
- Local Note
- Filed in MISC filed under "Attend."
- Connect to:
- Found In:
- Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle: Manuscripts, 1772-1925
- Research Call Number
- Pforz MS