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Holograph poem, "Justice with Mercy"

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3903525


Item data

Title

Holograph poem, "Justice with Mercy"

Collection

Margaret Nicholson manuscript material

Names

Nicholson, Margaret, ca. 1750-1828 (Author)
George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820 (Addressee)

Date / Origin

Date Issued: 1786-08-02 (Inferred)

Library Location

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz MS (S'ANA 1076)

Genres

Poetry

Notes

Funding: Digitized through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.

Physical Description

Extent: 1 p. (single sheet)

Abstract

[from Bethlehem Hospital] : written in two columns; seeking mercy from the king; begins, "Justice with Mercy / so to Balance the scale ..."

Languages

English

Identifiers

NYPL Catalog ID (bnumber): b19664837
Archives ID: 22199
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 91b008a0-0042-0130-4ad1-58d385a7bc34

Rights

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Text

Date Issued

1786-08-02

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Holograph poem, "Justice with Mercy"" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1786. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/91b008a0-0042-0130-4ad1-58d385a7bc34

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1786). Holograph poem, "Justice with Mercy" Retrieved from https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/91b008a0-0042-0130-4ad1-58d385a7bc34

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Holograph poem, "Justice with Mercy"" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed January 12, 2026. https://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/91b008a0-0042-0130-4ad1-58d385a7bc34

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