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Document ReferencePw V 449/1
TitleMS prologue composed by Samuel Wesley, the younger, for Terence's Adelphoe, performed at Westminster School (1718); n.d.
LevelPiece
Content DescriptionA full description of the MS in which this item appears can be found under the reference Pw V 449.
Text consists of 27 lines, one less than the printed version, in Terentian metre (mainly iambic senarii).

This is a prologue specially written for Terence's Adelphoe, performed at Westminster School (1718?).

The name of the author is given at the end of the text on f 1v.

The prologue is followed by the epilogue to the play, for details of which see pw V 449/2.
Title Of WorkPrologus Adelphorum
First Line of PoemCum alii, nomen prae se ferentes Regium
Last Line of PoemExtorsit usque et extorquebit fabula
LanguageLatin
Physical DescriptionFor details of the physical evidence (paper, watermarks, etc) of the MS in which this item appears see the entry for Pw V 449.
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Publication NoteLuseus Westmonasterium (London, 1730) p 227
It was printed anonymously

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Persons
CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA72710Terentius Afer; P. (c.190-c.159 BC); -; Terence; Roman comic dramatistc.190-c.159 BC
NA72806Wesley; Samuel (1691-1739); Mr; the younger1691-1739
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