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A New Copy of Verses On his Majesty's happy Recovery ; / Written by Mrs. Jane Day, aged 81, Daughter of a Minor Canon, of Windsor, who was born in the Castle in the Year 1708 ; And now in St. Margaret' Workhouse, near Westminster-Abbey.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection Misc Print Collection oversize box 2 no 10
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Day, Jane, Mrs.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820.
- George.
- Genre:
- Poetry.
- Broadsides.
- Physical Description:
- 1 sheet ([1] page) ; 32 x 24 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Westminster : E. Richardson, in Duck-Lane, 1789-1790.
- Notes:
- Printed in the Year 1789-90 by E. Richardson, in Duck-Lane, Westminster ; And Sold for the small Price of One Penny Only.
- "A verse celebration of King George III's recovery, in February 1789, from what was to be his first major bout of mental illness. The Jane Day who is apparently responsible for its composition does not appear to have published any other work; nor can any 'minor canon' of Windsor with the name Day contemporary to even the century of her birth be identified."--Vendor's description.
- Local Notes:
- Kislak Center copy purchased for the Penn Libraries in 2021 from Antiquates Fine & Rare Books.
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Zachs-Adam Rare Book Fund.
- Cited in:
- English short title catalogue N511834
- OCLC:
- 1340908045
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