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BC MS Lt 16, f. A1r: Part of Alexander Pope's translation from Boethius, 'Consolation of Philosophy', III.9. (

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Verse translation of Book III, metre 9 of Boethius's 'De consolatione philosophiae', by Alexander Pope

Pope, Alexander (1688-1744)

c.1703-1704

Verse prayer to God as creator and source of reason, for inspiration, strength and comfort, translated from Boethius, 'Consolation of Philosophy', III.9, by Alexander Pope; together with bifolium lett...

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