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Document ReferencePw V 349
TitleMS poem, entitled 'Bounce and Fopp', attributed to Alexander Pope; n.d. [1726-1736]
Date1726-1736
Extent2 ff
LevelItem/file
Content DescriptionText consists of 84 lines.

Endorsed 'Bounce & Fop. An Epistle from a Dog at Twickenham to a Dog at Court'.

For discussion of collaboration on the text with Jonathan Swift, see P. Rogers, 'The Authorship of 'Bounce to Fop': A Re-Examination', Bulletin of Research in the Humanities, 85 (1982) pp 241-68.
Title Of WorkBounce and Fopp. An Epistle from a dog at Twickenham to a Dog at Court
First Line of PoemTo thee sweet Fop these lines I send
Last Line of PoemTo sing Fidelity, and Bounce
LanguageEnglish
Physical DescriptionOne sheet folded once to form two folios
Physical match: Pw V 334 (dimensions) & Pw V 341 (dimensions) & Pw V 342 (dimensions) & Pw V 343 (dimensions) & Pw V 344 (dimensions)
Physical match: Pw V 345 (dimensions) & Pw V 346 (dimensions) & Pw V 347 (dimensions) & Pw V 348 (dimensions)
ConditionGood
Descriptive FeaturesWatermark: Seven Provinces lion standing on dais labelled VRYHEIT, enclosed in double rimmed and crowned circle, 124 x 88 mm

Countermark: Letters IV, 13 x 18 mm
WatermarkLion
Related MaterialIndex, ELM III, PoA 12
For other concordances see Index, ELM, III, PoA 11 and 13
Publication Note'Bounce and Fopp. An Epistle from a dog at Twickenham to a Dog at Court by Dr S___t' (1736)
Ault and Butt (eds), The Poems of Alexander Pope (1954) vi, pp 366-71.
Minor Poems (London and New Haven, 1964) p 366
P. Rogers, 'The Authorship of 'Bounce to Fop': A Re-Examination', Bulletin of Research in the Humanities, 85 (1982) pp 241-68

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CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA1130Swift; Jonathan (1667-1745); Dr; satirist and writer1667-1745
NA1123Pope; Alexander (1688-1744); poet1688-1744
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