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Document ReferencePw V 295
TitleMS poem, entitled 'Equi ecphrasis ex Jobi capite trigesimo nono desumpta, et Latino carmine reddita', by [Michael Maittaire]; n.d. [1722]
Date1722
Extent2 ff
LevelItem/file
Content DescriptionText 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 WorkEqui ecphrasis ex Jobi capite trigesimo nono desumpta
First Line of PoemAnne suam vim fortis equus, te dante, recepit?
Last Line of PoemSe geminans, tanquam tonitru, ferit aethera murmur
LanguageLatin
Physical DescriptionOne folio folded once to form two quartos
Pw V 294 (paper, scribe)
ConditionGenerally good
Descriptive FeaturesCountermark: Royal Cipher, crowned GR, approx. 34 x 26 mm
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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA893Harley; Robert (1661-1724); 1st Earl of Oxford and Mortimer; M.P.; speaker 1701-1705; P.M. 1711-17141661-1724
NA74480Maittaire; Michael (1668-1747); Mr; classical writer; master at Westminster 1695-991668-1747
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