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Document ReferencePw V 383
TitleMS poem, entitled 'The Story of Olinda & Sophronia English'd From Tasso's Ierusalem Book 2d', by Elizabeth Rowe (née Singer); n.d.
Extent2 ff
LevelItem/file
Content DescriptionText, which consists of 300 lines with some corrections and interlineations, is written in two columns on each folio.

Translation of Tasso, Gerusalemme Liberata, Bk 2 stanzas 1-52.
Title Of WorkThe Story of Olinda & Sophronia, English'd from Tasso's Ierusalem Book 2d
First Line of PoemThe Tyrant now involv'd in Martial Cares
Last Line of PoemGuilty or Innocent I set them free
LanguageEnglish
Physical DescriptionOne sheet folded once and cut along fold forming two folios; edges gold-graphed.
Physical match: Pw V 376 (dimensions) & Pw V 377 (dimensions) & Pw V 378 (dimensions) & Pw V 379 (dimensions) & Pw V 380 (dimensions) & Pw V 381 (dimensions) & Pw V 382 (dimensions)
ConditionGenerally good
Descriptive FeaturesWatermark: Post Horn within crowned shield and insignia 4WR suspended under the shield

Countermark: Letters HB, approx. 10 x 40 mm
WatermarkHorn (crowned shield)
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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA73134Tasso; Torquato (1544-1595); Italian poet1544-1595
NA1125Rowe; Elizabeth (1674-1737); Mrs; author née Singer1674-1737
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