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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
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Pw V 343
Title
MS poem, untitled ['To Mr John Moore'], by Alexander Pope; n.d. [post 1716]
Date
(1716 post)
Extent
1 f
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Untitled poem consisting of ten numbered 4-line verses.
The poem is addresed to 'John Moore, Author of the Celebrated Worm-Powder' (see Ault and Butt (eds), The Poems of Alexander Pope (1954) vi, p 161).
First Line of Poem
How much, Egregious Moore, are we
Last Line of Poem
Who Maggots were before
Language
English
Physical Description
One folio
Physical match: Pw V 334 (dimensions) & Pw V 341 (dimensions) & Pw V 342 (dimensions)
Physical match: Pw V 344 (dimensions) & Pw V 345 (dimensions) & Pw V 346 (dimensions) & Pw V 347 (dimensions) & Pw V 348 (dimensions) & Pw V 349 (dimensions)
Descriptive Features
Watermark: Arms of the City of London, approx. 45 x 42 mm
Watermark
Arms of London
Related Material
Index, ELM III, PoA 321
For other concordances see Index, ELM, III, pt 3, p 62 and PoA 319-20
Publication Note
To the Ingenious Mr. Moore (1716)
Ault and Butt (eds), The Poems of Alexander Pope (1954) vi, p 315.
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Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA74513
Moore; John (-1737); Mr; apothecary
-1737
NA1123
Pope; Alexander (1688-1744); poet
1688-1744
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