Document Reference | Pw V 159 |
Title | MS poem, entitled 'Desire, A Pindaric' by Aphra Behn; n.d. |
Extent | 20 ff |
Level | Item/file |
Content Description | Text consists of 115 lines.
Beal dates this copy to c. 1700 (Index, II, Be A 9). |
Title Of Work | Desire, A Pindaric |
First Line of Poem | What art thou, oh thou newe=found Pain |
Last Line of Poem | To charming Paris yields her heart and bed |
Language | English |
Physical Description | Small quarto foliated 1-20; ff 11-20 are blank |
Condition | Generally good |
Descriptive Features | Watermark: Arms of England with Tudor Supporters, i.e. rampant lion and winged dragon holding narrow crowned shield containing 3 lines passant, based on motto Dieu et Mon Droit; with monogram AJ below the arms, approx. 120 x 104 mm
Italic but with secretary 'e' and long 's'.
Five gathering sewn together with cotton |
Watermark | Arms of England |
Related Material | Index, ELM II BeA 9 |
University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 1066/35 |
Another copy of Pw V 159 |
For other concordance see Index, ELM, II ? |
Publication Note | Behn, Aphra, Lycidus: or the Lover in Fashion... together with a Miscellany of New Poems by several hands (J. Knight & F. Saunders; London, 1688) pp 145-151 |
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Code | PersonName | Dates of existence |
NA1111 | Behn; Aphra (1640-1689); poet | 1640-1689 |