Merlin: a poem. Humbly inscrib'd to Her Majesty. To which is added, The Royal Hermitage: a poem. Both by a lady.

ID 24749
Title Merlin: a poem. Humbly inscrib'd to Her Majesty. To which is added, The Royal Hermitage: a poem. Both by a lady.
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Signed Author Both by a lady.
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Volumes 1
Pagination 16
Date of Publication 1735
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Date of First Publication 1735
Imprint printed by Edward Cave, at St John's Gate,
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Location of Printing London GB
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Notes ESTC Notes: Includes "To the Queen" (p. 9-10); "Merlin's prophecy" (p. 11-12); and "On the bustoes in the Royal Hermitage" (p. [13]-16). The latter two are signed at the end "Melissa" (i.e. Jane Brereton).
Poems celebrating Queen Caroline and the Royal Hermitage and Merlin's Cave, parts of the garden she designed in Richmond.
Not in Foxon. Two other issues are known: an ordinary paper issue with "Price six-pence" in the imprint (Foxon B409; ESTC T39253); and a fine paper issue with a cancel title leaf, without price and with the date misprinted "MDCCXXV" (Foxon B410; ESTC N3709).
Signatures: [A]² B-D².
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Brereton, Jane. Merlin: a poem. Humbly inscrib'd to Her Majesty. To which is added, The Royal Hermitage: a poem. Both by a lady.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 24749, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/24749. Accessed 2025-09-28. 

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  author={Brereton,Jane},
  year={1735},
  title={Merlin: a poem. Humbly inscrib'd to Her Majesty. To which is added, The Royal Hermitage: a poem. Both by a lady.},
  publisher={Edward Cave},
  address={London},    }

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