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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 295
Title
MS poem, entitled 'Equi ecphrasis ex Jobi capite trigesimo nono desumpta, et Latino carmine reddita', by [Michael Maittaire]; n.d. [1722]
Date
1722
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Text consists of 27 lines in hexameters.
The poem is a version based on Job 39.19-25.
Signed 'M.M.', and endorsed in hand of Robert Harley, 1st Earl of Oxford 'R[eceived] from Mr Mattaire Dec: 19: 1722'.
Title Of Work
Equi ecphrasis ex Jobi capite trigesimo nono desumpta
First Line of Poem
Anne suam vim fortis equus, te dante, recepit?
Last Line of Poem
Se geminans, tanquam tonitru, ferit aethera murmur
Language
Latin
Physical Description
One folio folded once to form two quartos
Pw V 294 (paper, scribe)
Condition
Generally good
Descriptive Features
Countermark: Royal Cipher, crowned GR, approx. 34 x 26 mm
Related Material
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Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA893
Harley; Robert (1661-1724); 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; M.P.; speaker 1701-1705; P.M. 1711-1714
1661-1724
NA74480
Maittaire; Michael (1668-1747); Mr; classical writer; master at Westminster 1695-99
1668-1747
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