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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 258
Title
MS poem, entitled 'Content', by Sir Robert Harley; 1648
Date
1648
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Text consists of six 8-line verses.
Copy signed and dates 'Ro Harley 1648'.
Title Of Work
Content
First Line of Poem
Valleys may hills become, & so may Hills
Last Line of Poem
(While uncontent) - uncapable of Bliss
Language
English
Physical Description
Half sheet folded once to form two half folios
Condition
Good
Descriptive Features
Chainlines about 26 mm apart
Related Material
University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 259-260
University of Nottingham Library:
Publication Note
HMC Welbeck III, 170
For a reference to this poem see W. Pierrepont's letter to Harley, 4th Nov. 1649 in HMC Welbeck III, 170
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Dates of existence
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Harley; Robert (1579-1656); Sir
1579-1656
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