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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 208
Title
MS poem, untitled ['The Parson among the Peas. A New Song'], by Thomas D'Urfey; n.d.
Extent
1 f
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Text consists of one 16-line verse.
The printed version in 'Wit and Mirth' entitled 'The Parson among the Peas. A New Song' has a second verse.
The song is ascribed to Thomas D'Urfey in the 1714 edition of 'Wit and Mirth', pp 265-67.
First Line of Poem
One Long Whitson Holliday Holliday Holliday
Last Line of Poem
Boath away fly
Language
English
Physical Description
One quarto
Condition
Delicate
Descriptive Features
Chainlines about 24 mm apart
Mixed
Related Material
University of Nottingham Library:
University of Nottingham Library:
Publication Note
T. D'Urfey, Wit and Mirth: on Pills to Purge Melancholy, 6 vols (London 1719-20/ New York, 1959) I, pp 38-39
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Code
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Dates of existence
NA31732
D'Urfey; Thomas (1653-1723); Mr; poet and dramatist
1653-1723
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