Citation/Reference: Shelley and his Circle, SC 398: volume V, page 205
Funding: Digitized through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
Content: Begins, "Mighty Eagle thou that soarest / Oer the misty mountain forest . . . ." Six lines written on the address leaf of a letter to Shelley from William Godwin (G 0001).
Date: Date created: [post 29 April 1817]

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Extent: 1/4 page (page 4 of double sheet)

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NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b17040453
Archives ID: 19614
Archives EAD ID: 1746892
Archives Components ID: 1383054
Archives EAD ID: 3361282
Archives Components ID: 1685939
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 18087690-4619-0134-73cb-00505686d14e

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Holograph poem, "Mighty Eagle"" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1817. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/18087690-4619-0134-73cb-00505686d14e

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