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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 403
Title
MS poem, entitled 'The Architect', by Jonathan Swift; 1709
Date
1709
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Text consists of 48 lines.
The author's name 'Dr Swift' appears next to the title. The poem is endorsed: 'The Architect 1709'.
The architect of the title is Sir John Vanbrugh. His name appears in the title of another version of this poem, for details of which see Pw V 404.
Title Of Work
The Architect
First Line of Poem
When Mother Clud had rose from play
Last Line of Poem
A mousetrap man chief Engineer
Language
English
Physical Description
One folio folded once to form two quartos
Condition
Good
Descriptive Features
Countermark: Royal Cipher, AR surmounted by crown, approx. 33 x 33 mm
Related Material
University of Nottingham Library:Pw V 404
University of Nottingham Library:
Pw V 404 is another copy of Pw V 403
Publication Note
Aldine (ed.), Jonathan Swift, Poems (London, 1833-34), i, p 79 & H. Williams (ed.), Poems of Jonathan Swift (Clarendon Press; Oxford, 1937) i, pp 86-88
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Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA72831
Vanbrugh; John (1664-1726); Sir
1664-1726
NA1130
Swift; Jonathan (1667-1745); Dr; satirist and writer
1667-1745
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