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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 436
Title
MS poem entitled 'The Golden Age'; n.d. [c1703]
Date
1703 (c)
Extent
4 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Text consists of 120 lines.
Endorsed 'The Golden Age restored 1702/3.'.
Title Of Work
The Golden Age
First Line of Poem
Sicilian muse begin a loftier flight
Last Line of Poem
honest George Churchill may supply the plate
Language
English
Physical Description
One sheet folded twice and cut once, forming 4 quarto leaves
Condition
Generally good
Descriptive Features
Watermark: Post Horn within ornate and crowned shield and insignia 4WR suspended below the shield, 118 x 58 mm
Countermark: Letters HIB, 13 x 34 mm
Watermark
Horn (crowned shield)
Related Material
Crum, Index, S 461
University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 41/3
University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 44/89
University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 433
University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 434
University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 435
Other versions of the same MS.
Publication Note
Poems on Affairs of State, vol VI (1970), pp 491-505
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Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA72911
Walsh; William (1663-1708); Mr; poet
1663-1708
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