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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
38 - Volume containing MS poems and songs, by anon. and various authors including John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester, John Dryden and Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset; n.d.
Document Reference
Pw V 38/16 (pp 83-94)
Title
MS poem, entitled 'Rochester's Farewell', by John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester; n.d.
Level
Piece
Content Description
A full description of the volume in which this item appears can be found under the reference Pw V 38.
Text consists of 230 lines.
Gloss to the text in a different hand: 'Monmouth' appears in margin by line 74.
Title Of Work
Rochester's Farewell
First Line of Poem
Fill'd with the noisome folly of the Age
Last Line of Poem
Unthinking Charles rul'd by unthinking thee
Language
English
Physical Description
For details of the physical evidence (paper, watermarks, binding etc) of the volume in which this item appears see the entry for Pw V 38.
Related Material
University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 508
University of Nottingham Library:
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Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA573
Wilmot; John (1647-1680); 2nd Earl of Rochester; poet
1647-1680
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