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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 194
Title
MS poem, entitled 'Aude hospes contemnere opes', by William Dowdeswell; n.d.
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
The title is taken from Virgil, Aeneid 8.364.
The text consists of 108 lines mostly in elegiac couplets; one line is in Greek (adapted from Homer, Iliad 1.423-4).
Title Of Work
Aude hospes contemnere opes
First Line of Poem
Ascripsisse parat dum dux nova corpora turmae
Last Line of Poem
Forsitan hic proprios nam reperire boves.
Language
Latin
Greek
Term
classical literature, Homer The Iliad
Physical Description
One sheet folded once to form two folios
Condition
Good
Descriptive Features
Watermark: Arms of the City of London, in simple shield, approx. 60 x 50 mm.
Countermark: Letter P, approx. 15 x 7 mm
Watermark
Arms of London (simple)
Related Material
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Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA74432
Dowdeswell; William
NA72709
Vergilius Maro; P. (70-19 BC); Virgil; Roman poet
70-19 BC
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