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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 467
Title
Autograph MS poem, entitled 'The Maggot in Imitation of the Fly', by Samuel Wesley, the younger; n.d.
Extent
1 f
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Text consists of two 6-line verses.
Poem is endorsed in another hand, 'The Maggot in imitation of the Fly.'
The name of the author does not appear on this text.
Title Of Work
The Maggot, in Imitation of the Fly
First Line of Poem
Bite my pretty Maggot bite
Last Line of Poem
Die my pretty Maggot die
Language
English
Physical Description
One large quarto
Physical match: Pw V 454 (dimensions, paper, script) & Pw V 455 (dimensions, paper, script) & Pw V 459 (dimensions, paper, script) & Pw V 462 (dimensions, paper, script)
Condition
Good
Descriptive Features
Watermark: Post Horn within ornate and crowned shield, (top half only), approx. 50 x 53 mm.
Watermark
Horn (crowned shield)
Related Material
University of Nottingham Library:Pw V 468
University of Nottingham Library:
Another copy of Pw V 467
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Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA72806
Wesley; Samuel (1691-1739); Mr; the younger
1691-1739
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