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Holograph poem, "Mighty Eagle"

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle

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Percy Bysshe Shelley manuscript material

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Series I. Writings

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Poetry

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Title
Holograph poem, "Mighty Eagle"
Names
Shelley, Percy Bysshe, 1792-1822 (Author)
Godwin, William, 1756-1836 (Author)
Collection

Percy Bysshe Shelley manuscript material

Series I. Writings

Poetry

Dates / Origin
Library locations
Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle
Shelf locator: Pforz MS (PBS 0089)
Shelf locator: Pforz MS (G 0001)
Genres
Poetry
Manuscripts
Notes
Citation/reference: Shelley and his Circle, SC 398: volume V, page 205
Funding: Digitized through a major grant from the National Endowment for the Humanities: Exploring the human endeavor.
Content: Begins, "Mighty Eagle thou that soarest / Oer the misty mountain forest . . . ." Six lines written on the address leaf of a letter to Shelley from William Godwin (G 0001).
Date: Date created: [post 29 April 1817]
Physical Description
Extent: 1/4 page (page 4 of double sheet)
Type of Resource
Text
Languages
English
Identifiers
NYPL catalog ID (B-number): b17040453
MSS Unit ID: 19614
Archives EAD ID: 1746892
Archives EAD ID: 3361282
Universal Unique Identifier (UUID): 18087690-4619-0134-73cb-00505686d14e
Rights Statement
The New York Public Library believes that this item is in the public domain under the laws of the United States, but did not make a determination as to its copyright status under the copyright laws of other countries. This item may not be in the public domain under the laws of other countries. Though not required, if you want to credit us as the source, please use the following statement, "From The New York Public Library," and provide a link back to the item on our Digital Collections site. Doing so helps us track how our collection is used and helps justify freely releasing even more content in the future.

Item timeline of events

  • 1792: Creator Born
  • 1817: Created
  • 1822: Creator Died
  • 2025: Digitized
  • 2026: Found by you!
  • 2027

MLA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Holograph poem, "Mighty Eagle"" The New York Public Library Digital Collections. 1817. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb274920-434c-8c04-e040-e00a18066917

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Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. "Holograph poem, "Mighty Eagle"" New York Public Library Digital Collections. Accessed September 15, 2026. https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb274920-434c-8c04-e040-e00a18066917

APA Format

Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle, The New York Public Library. (1817). Holograph poem, "Mighty Eagle" Retrieved from https://old-digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/bb274920-434c-8c04-e040-e00a18066917

Wikipedia Citation

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Holograph poem, "Mighty Eagle"