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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 411
Title
MS poem, entitled 'On the Words, Brother Protestants and Fellow-Christians', by Jonathan Swift; n.d.
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Text consists of 64 lines and the title refers to the words used by the advocates for the repeal of the Test Act in Ireland, 1733
Endorsed f 2v 'Verses'
Title Of Work
On the Words - Brother Protestants and Fellow-Christians
First Line of Poem
An Inundation, says the Fable,
Last Line of Poem
To nourish Vermin, may be bit
Language
English
Physical Description
One sheet folded once to form two folios
Physical match: Pw V 494 (dimensions)
Condition
Good
Descriptive Features
Watermark: Arms of Great Britain within crowned garter, approx. 87 x 64 mm
Countermark: Royal Cipher, crowned GR, approx. 30 x 25 mm
Watermark
Arms of Great Britain
Related Material
University of Nottingham Library:Pw V 410
University of Nottingham Library:
Pw V 411 is a slightly different (longer by the last 2 lines) version of Pw V 410
Publication Note
Gentleman's Magazine Supplement 1733, iii, 710 & Aldine (ed.), Jonathan Swift, Poems (London 1833-34), iii, pp 166-68 & H. Williams (ed.), Poems of Jonathan Swift (Clarendon Press; Oxford, 1937) vol III, pp 809-813
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PersonName
Dates of existence
NA1130
Swift; Jonathan (1667-1745); Dr; satirist and writer
1667-1745
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