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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
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
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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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