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Poetry: © Carol Ann Duffy; Artwork: © Stephen Raw; Photograph: Royal Collection Trust
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John Masefield (1878-1967)

Lines for January 20th 1940

RCIN 1047142.b

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Master: Verses offered to His Most Excellent Majesty King George the Fifth on the twenty fifth anniversary of his accession to the throne / by John Masefield. Poet Laureate. Item: Lines for January 20

John Masefield (1878-1967)

Master: Verses offered to His Most Excellent Majesty King George the Fifth on the twenty fifth anniversary of his accession to the throne / by John Masefield. Poet Laureate. Item: Lines for January 20 1940

The Society of Authors as the Literary Representative of the Estate of John Masefield. Photograph: Royal Collection Trust

The Society of Authors as the Literary Representative of the Estate of John Masefield. Photograph: Royal Collection Trust
This manuscript contains a poem written by Masefield on the fourth anniversary of the death of King George V. The poem is written in his own hand. Presented to King George VI by John Masefield, 1940
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