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Document ReferencePw V 31/9 (ff 12r-13r)
TitleAutograph MS poem, untitled, by John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester; n.d. [1660-80]
Date1660-1680
Extent1 f
LevelPiece
Content DescriptionA full description of the volume in which this item appears can be found under the reference Pw V 31.
Untitled poem consists of 54 lines. Cancellations and alterations in ink and pencil.
First Line of PoemWhat vaine unnecessary things are men
Last Line of PoemLive up to halfe the miracles they teach
LanguageEnglish
Physical DescriptionOctavo mounted as window in modern leaf
ConditionGood
Descriptive FeaturesChainlines, about 20 mm apart
Related MaterialIndex, ELM II, RoJ 101
University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 510
University of Nottingham Library:
Publication NotePinto, Poems by John Wilmot, pp 116-17 & K. Walker, The Poems of John Wilmot, pp 90-91.

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CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA573Wilmot; John (1647-1680); 2nd Earl of Rochester; poet1647-1680
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