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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 377
Title
MS poem, entitled 'On the Creation', by Elizabeth Rowe (née Singer); n.d.
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Text, which consists of 119 lines, includes several cancellations.
Endorsed in a different hand 'Some pieces of Mrs Singers Poetry'.
Title Of Work
On the Creation
First Line of Poem
Nor yet the Crude Materials of the Earth
Last Line of Poem
Shall be the lofty Theme of my aspiring Muse
Language
English
Physical Description
One sheet folded once to form two folios
Physical match: Pw V 376 (dimensions) & Pw V 378 (dimensions) & Pw V 379 (dimensions) & Pw V 380 (dimensions) & Pw V 381 (dimensions) & Pw V 382 (dimensions) & Pw V 383 (dimensions)
Condition
Good
Descriptive Features
Watermark: Fleur de lis, geometrical, within narrow and crowned shield, 80 x 60 mm
Countermark: Leg within circle (fragment), 20 x 10 mm (Gambino)
Mixed
Notice gold graphed edges
Watermark
Fleur de lis
Related Material
Crum, Index, N 335
University of Nottingham Library:
University of Nottingham Library:
Publication Note
Dryden, Miscellany Poems vol 5 (Tonson, London, 1704), pp 371-9
Rowe, Elizabeth, The Miscellaneous Works in Prose and Verse (London, 1739), Vol 1 pp 7-11
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Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA1125
Rowe; Elizabeth (1674-1737); Mrs; author née Singer
1674-1737
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