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D517 - Miller Mundy family of Shipley Hall, Heanor - [16th-20th cent]
- F - Family papers - [early 16th cent]-1982
  - Z - Family papers not identifiable to individuals
    - 1 - Poems and literary works
      - 1 - Satirical verse in different hands - [late 17th cent-late 18th cent]

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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D517/BOX/A/10/15
Title	Poem about a beautiful young woman with a flair for music and dancing, entitled "Peggy portraid or The real Character"
Date	Jun 1755
Description	According to the introduction, this poem was "Written at the Bench under the great Tree on Shipley Hill"
Extent	1 item
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Archive Creator	Miller Mundy family of Shipley Hall, Heanor
Format	Document
Copies	A digital copy of this item can be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
Term	Poetry
Transcript or Index	Peggy portraid or The real Characther Written at the Bench under the great Tree on Shipley Hill Miss Peggy's innocent & young with piercing Eyes, & artless Tongue The sprightliest Lass the maids among And mirror of her age So much Esprit, such matchless air, Gentell & brisk beyond compare Wth mien that's always debonair, And Breast devoid of Rage 2 When e'er she plies the tunefull Lire, The trembling strings at once conspire To se the listening Soul on Fire Of each attending Swain. And when she foots it in the Dance, Ye Gods! she moves as 'twere by chance, W'ch does her ever Grace enhance. But ever Lovers pain. 3 Estrang'd from Guile & female Art Her envy'd Conduct does impart The Dictates of an honest Heart Constrast to worldly Fools The blush ye prudes in her you'l find The innate Beauties of her Mind To be transcendantly refin'd Maugre yr fusty rules
Acknowledgements	D517/Box/A/10/1-23 have been described by Cataloguing Volunteer, Roger Jennens in October 2022.

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