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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
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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Dates of existence
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Behn; Aphra (1640-1689); poet
1640-1689
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