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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 484
Title
MS Verse, Epilogue specially composed for Terence's Eunuchus by Samuel Wesley, the younger, performed at Westminster School; n.d.
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Text consists of 36 lines, being an epilogue specially composed for Terence's Eunuchus, performed at Westminster School.
The text is erroneously endorsed 'Prologue' on f 2v.
Title Of Work
Epilogue to the Eunuch
First Line of Poem
Of old the Romans acted Comic Plays
Last Line of Poem
Yet crown our Masters Exit with applause
Language
English
Physical Description
One folio folded once to form two quartos
Condition
Good
Descriptive Features
Watermark: Seven Provinces Lion standing on VRYHEYT, surrounded by crowned, double rimmed circle, approx. 110 x 89 mm
Watermark
Lion
Related Material
University of Nottingham Library:Pw V 485
University of Nottingham Library:
Another version of Pw V 484
Publication Note
S. Wesley, Poems on Several Occassions (London, 1743), 2nd edition p 306
Click the links below to view related name indexes
Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA72710
Terentius Afer; P. (c.190-c.159 BC); -; Terence; Roman comic dramatist
c.190-c.159 BC
NA72806
Wesley; Samuel (1691-1739); Mr; the younger
1691-1739
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