Satirical Whig attack on the Tory conduct of political affairs from ca.1710, and then on their part in inciting rebellion against George I, particularly the Jacobite rebellion of 1715 (described).
A satyr on the political state of Great Britain
This material is held atUniversity of Leeds Special Collections
- Reference
- GB 206 Brotherton Collection MS Lt 19
- Dates of Creation
- 1716
- Name of Creator
- Language of Material
- English
- Physical Description
- 2 ff. Flyleaves extracted from The Political State of Great Britain for 1716, according to notes on the wrapper. Name "Hext" on front flyleaf. 20th-century cloth binding with the earlier wrappers bound in. The wrapper title is pre-headed "1715". The spine is lettered: MS. 1715. SATYR ON BRITAIN. SWIFT.
Scope and Content
Administrative / Biographical History
The true author of this poem is unknown.
Access Information
Access is unrestricted
Acquisition Information
Bought from Quaritch (Sotheby), June 1966
Note
In English
Other Finding Aids
Indexed in the BCMSV database http://www.leeds.ac.uk/library/spcoll/bcmsv/intro.html
Custodial History
Formerly the property of the Hext family, Bodmin, Cornwall
Additional Information
Notes on the wrapper attribute the poem variously to Frances Hext and Jonathan Swift