| Document Reference | Pw V 31/1 (f 1r-v) |
| Title | Autograph MS poem, untitled, by John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester; n.d. [1660-80] |
| Date | 1660-1680 |
| Extent | 2 ff |
| Level | Piece |
| Content Description | A full description of the volume in which this item appears can be found under the reference Pw V 31. |
| Untitled song consists of eight 4-lined stanzas. |
| First Line of Poem | How perfect Cloris, & how free |
| Last Line of Poem | What wee thinke fitt to Love |
| Language | English |
| Physical Description | Two quartos, ie one folio folded once, on a simple guard, pasted on modern leaf. |
| Condition | Good |
| Descriptive Features | Chainlines, approx 35 mm apart. |
| Related Material | University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 512/1 |
| University of Nottingham Library: |
| Publication Note | Walker, The Poems of John Wilmot, pp 40-1 |
| Wilmot, Poems on Several Occasions, pp 68-9 |
| Pinto, Poems of John Wilmot, pp 167-8 |
| Vieth, 'A Textual Paradox' (1960) vol 54, pp 147-62 and (1961) vol 55, pp 130-31 |
| This publication is a 24 line version of this poem |
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| Code | PersonName | Dates of existence |
| NA573 | Wilmot; John (1647-1680); 2nd Earl of Rochester; poet | 1647-1680 |