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Document ReferencePw V 398
TitleMS poem, untitled, attributed to William Strode; n.d.
Date1700-1720
Extent1 f
LevelItem/file
Content DescriptionText consists of 6 lines, on a fragment of paper, possibly part of longer piece.

The printed version has an extra 4 lines. (B. Dobell (ed.), The Poetical Works of William Strode....(1907), p 41)

Probable date is c.1700 (See Index, ELM, II, ShW 822).
First Line of PoemI saw far Cloe walk alone
Last Line of PoemFor grief disolv'd into a tear
LanguageEnglish
Physical DescriptionFragment of folio
ConditionGood
Descriptive FeaturesChainlines about 25 mm apart

Italic
Related MaterialIndex, ELM II, StW 822
Crum, Index, I 430
For other MS concordances see Index, ELM, II, StW 747-841 and StW 823-34.
Publication NoteW. Porter, Madrigals and Ayres (London, 1632) sig. E3
B. Dobell (ed.), The Poetical Works of William Strode now first collected from manuscripts and printed sources (The Editor; London, 1907) p 41
C. F. Main, 'Notes on some Poems attributed to William Strode', Philogical Quarterly, 34 (1955) pp 444-48

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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA1129Strode; William (1602-1645); Mr1602-1645
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