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Poem by Richard Duke, 'To the Queen spoken by Mr Duke in the new Court by the Library'
Poem by Richard Duke, 'To the Queen spoken by Mr Duke in the new Court by the Library'
Add. MS a/693 · Item · c 1681
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Poem addressed to Queen Catherine of Braganza on the occasion of the visit by Catherine and Charles II to Trinity to view the structure of the Wren Library, then being erected. Title as it appears is 'To the Queen spoken by Mr Duke in the new Court by ye Liberary [sic]'. First line, 'You equall partner in the Royall bed...'

 Duke, Richard (1658-1711), poet and Church of England clergyman