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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 304
Title
MS poem, entitled 'Epitaph', by William Mason and Thomas Gray; n.d.
Date
(1767 c.)
Extent
1 f
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Text consists of 16 lines. Final four lines are said to be by Mason's close friend, the poet Thomas Gray.
Epitaph written in memory of Mason's wife Mary (d 1767 of consumption), and set up in Bristol Cathedral.
Title Of Work
Epitaph
First Line of Poem
Take, holy Earth, all that my Soul holds dear!
Last Line of Poem
And bids the pure in Heart behold their God
Language
English
Physical Description
Small quarto
Condition
Fragile
Descriptive Features
Watermark: Strasbourg lily, within crowned shield, unclear (fragment), approx. 50 x 65 mm
Watermark
Strasbourg lily
Related Material
Crum, Index, T 22
University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 1010/2
University of Nottingham Library:
Another version, entitled 'Epitaph on Mrs. Mason in Bristol Cathedral'
Publication Note
Gentleman's Magazine, lxiv, 7 January 1794 & W. Mason, Works (London, 1811) vol i, p 137 & I.A. Williams, Shorter Poems of the 18th Century (London, 1923) p 359
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Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA72840
Mason; Mary (-1767); Mrs; wife of William Mason
-1767
NA72839
Mason; William (1724-1797); Mr; poet
1724-1797
NA530
Gray; Thomas (1716-1771); poet
1716-1771
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