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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 412
Title
MS poem, entitled 'Dean Swift upon his Curate Robert Hewit', by Jonathan Swift; n.d.
Extent
1 f
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Text consists of 19 lines.
Footnote to reference in line 3 'St Mary' - 'St Mary Guildford'
Title Of Work
Dean Swift upon his Curate Robert Hewit
First Line of Poem
I March'd four Miles thro' scorching sand
Last Line of Poem
What mortal else could e'er go thro' it
Language
English
Physical Description
One quarto
Physical match: Pw V 422 (dimensions)
Condition
Good
Descriptive Features
Watermark: Post Horn within ornate and crowned shield (top half only), approx. 49 x 44 mm
Watermark
Horn (crowned shield)
Related Material
University of Nottingham Library:
University of Nottingham Library:
Publication Note
Aldine (ed.), Jonathan Swift, Poems, (London 1833-34), ii, p 123 & H. Williams (ed.), Poems of Jonathan Swift (Clarendon Press; Oxford, 1937) vol III, pp 674-5
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Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA74545
Hewitt; Robert
NA1130
Swift; Jonathan (1667-1745); Dr; satirist and writer
1667-1745
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