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Document Reference	Pw V 275
Title	MS poem, untitled, by Howard Frederick, 5th Earl of Carlisle; 1764
Date	1764
Extent	4 ff
Level	Item/file
Content Description	Text in this copy consists of 80 lines, with first couplet in quotations. Name 'Carlisle' written beneath poem; endorsed 'Verses by the Rt. Honorable The Earl of Carlisle.1764' in the hand of William Henry Bentinck, 3rd Duke of Portland.
First Line of Poem	'Curs'd be that Verse, how smooth so ere it flow
Last Line of Poem	Sense and good nature must attend thee still
Language	English
Physical Description	Two folios folded once to form four quartos
Condition	Good
Descriptive Features	Watermark: Post Horn within crowned shield with letters D [and] CB, approx. 112 x 60 mm Countermark: Royal Cipher, crowned GR, approx. 36 x 28 mm. Notice gold graphing
Watermark	Horn (crowned shield)
Related Material	University of Nottingham Library:
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Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA905	Bentinck; William H.C. Cavendish- (1738-1809); 3rd Duke of Portland; succ. 1762	1738-1809
NA9779	Howard; Frederick (1748-1825); 5th Earl of Carlisle; succeeded 1758 head of American Commission 1778	1748-1825

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