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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 395
Title
MS poem entitled 'The Nature of Dreams'; n.d.
Date
n.d.
Extent
1 f
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Text consists of 42 lines.
Title Of Work
The Nature of Dreams
First Line of Poem
At dead of night Imperiall reason sleeps
Last Line of Poem
And this is all wise Partridge can discover
Language
English
Physical Description
One folio
Condition
Generally good
Descriptive Features
Countermark: Name I.VILLEDARY, approx. 13 x 110 mm
Related Material
University of Nottingham Library: Pw2 V 7/30
University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 44/51
Publication Note
P. Buck and G. Strahan, A New Miscellany of Original Poems (London, 1701) p 21
G. Stepney, Poems, ed. Johnson (London, 1779) pp 264-65
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Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA29490
Stepney; George (1663-1707); Mr; diplomat; poet
1663-1707
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