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The Laird

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The Laird

Poet(s)

Gillespie, Thomas (1778-1844) (pseudonym Juvenalis Junior)
Pseudonym:
Juvenalis Junior

Credits

Metadata research and editing

DVPP Project Team

Source

Blackwood’s Edinburgh Magazine 12:69, 477–478, October 1822.

First line

Of ancient family, God knows how old

Authorship

Pseudonymous

Document status

Generated: The file was automatically generated from metadata in the project metadata database.

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Notes and attribution research

Poem included in Sketches of Scottish Character. No. XI. The Finale by Juvenalis Junior (473-78) (KF2). Poet attribution: Strout 101 (AC).

DVPP id

Numeric id of this poem in the DVPP collection: 9888

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Alison Chapman (ed.) and the DVPP team, “The Laird,” Digital Victorian Periodical Poetry Project, Edition 0.98.9beta, University of Victoria, 18th March 2024, https://dvpp.uvic.ca/blackwoods/1822/pom_9888_the_laird.html.

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