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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
31 - Volume containing autograph MS poems, songs and part of a play, by John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester and Elizabeth Wilmot, Countess of Rochester; n.d. [1660-1680]
Document Reference
Pw V 31/2 (f 3r-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 two 8-lined stanzas.
First Line of Poem
T'was a dispute 'twixt heav'n and Earth
Last Line of Poem
Had soe retun'd unhallow'd to the Skyes
Language
English
Physical Description
Two octavos, ie one quarto folded once, on a single guard, pasted on to a modern leaf.
Condition
Tear in folding.
Descriptive Features
Watermark: Arms of Genoa, roman cross within crowned circle, flanked by rampant dragons, 40 x 45 mm
Watermark
Arms of Genoa
Related Material
Index, ELM II, RoJ 435
University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 512/2
University of Nottingham Library:
Publication Note
F. Needham, Welbeck miscellany, no 2 (1934) p 51
D. M. Vieth, The complete poems of John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (Yale U.P.; New Haven , 1968) pp 3 and 171
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PersonName
Dates of existence
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Wilmot; John (1647-1680); 2nd Earl of Rochester; poet
1647-1680
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