Record

Document Reference	Pw V 43/6 (pp 38-39)
Title	MS poem, entitled 'Anacrontique', possibly by John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester; n.d.
Level	Piece
Content Description	A detailed description of the volume in which this item appears can be found under the reference Pw V 43.
Content Description	Text consists of 16 lines. 'By the Earle of Rochester' follows title of poem. This is an imitation of Anacreontea 21 (Campbell, Greek Lyric II (Loeb; 1988) p 190). Rochester's poem seems to be a parody of Abraham Cowley's Anacreontiques 2, 'The Thirsty Earth soaks up the Rain', Poems, (1656) I p 32.
Title Of Work	Anacrontique
First Line of Poem	The heav'n drinks evr'y day a Cup
Last Line of Poem	But too much Drink shall make me first
Language	English
Term	classical literature, Anacreontea
Physical Description	For details of the physical evidence (paper, watermarks, binding etc) of the volume in which this item appears see the entry for Pw V 43.
Related Material	Index, ELM II, part 2, p 235
	University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 945
	University of Nottingham Library:
	Cowley's original poem
Publication Note	The Second Volume of miscellaneous works written by George, late Duke of Buckingham (London, 1705)
Publication Note	Walker, The Poems, p 127

Persons

Code	PersonName	Dates of existence
NA72772	Cowley; Abraham (1618-1667); Mr	1618-1667
NA72796	Anacreon; - (fl c.570-c.540 BC); -; of Teos; Greek lyric poet	fl c.570-c.540 BC
NA573	Wilmot; John (1647-1680); 2nd Earl of Rochester; poet	1647-1680