BIB_ID
304426
Accession number
MA 561.17
Creator
Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744.
Display Date
1738 Dec. 25.
Credit line
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan, 1909.
Description
1 item (4 p.) ; 22.5 cm
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Docketed.
Part of a large collection of letters and documents of Alexander Pope. Items within the collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Part of a large collection of letters and documents of Alexander Pope. Items within the collection have been described individually in separate catalog records; see collection-level record for more information.
Provenance
Purchased by Pierpont Morgan from Frank T. Sabin, 1909.
Summary
Regretting to hear that Fortescue's ill health has taken him to Bath "at this unpleasant Season;" encouraging him to form an acquaintance with Mr. Allen there; discussing how terrible the journey to Bath is, noting "I really believe the Alps are more passable than from thence to Exeter;" discussing the trajectory of his life, noting "what Ribans, what Titles, what Furs, yea what Coifs, did I ever wear, or attempt to wear? Mine are poor Vanities, a few of the worst sort of Laurels."
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