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Stanhope, Philip Dormer; Earl of Chesterfield1

Title: Verses to a lady reading Sherlock on death

Author: Stanhope, Philip Dormer; Earl of Chesterfield

Attribution: The Earl of Chesterfield

Date(s): 1733 (published)

Manuscript: Lt q 20

Contents: Love poem, urging a young woman to lay aside William Sherlock's "A practical

discourse concerning death" and enjoy life and love fully. Stanzas disarranged

but correct order marked.

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