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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 443
Title
MS poem, untitled, by Leonard Welstead; 13 August 1710
Date
13 August 1710
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Text consists of 61 lines.
The poem, which is untitled, is preceded by the date, Aug: 13th. 1710. The text is signed by the author: 'Most affectionately Yours Len: Welsted'.
First Line of Poem
Excuse me, gentle S<i>r, inditing;
Last Line of Poem
And leave poor Mavius in the lurch
Language
English
Physical Description
One folio folded once to form two quartos
Physical match: Pw V 441 (dimensions) & Pw V 442 (dimensions)
Condition
Good
Descriptive Features
Countermark: Monogram PV, approx. 20 x 10 mm
Notice gold graphing
Related Material
University of Nottingham Library:
University of Nottingham Library:
Publication Note
H. Sacheverell, A Collection of Poems for and against Dr. Sacheverell (London, 1710) pt iii, p 11
Printed in a different and enlarged form as 'A letter from Mr Thomas D'Urfey to a friend of his in the State concerning the late alterations'.
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Dates of existence
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Welsted; Leonard (1688-1747); Mr; poet of Westminster School and Trinity College Cambridge
1688-1747
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