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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 510
Title
MS poem, untitled, by John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester; n.d.
Date
1660-1720
Extent
1 f
Level
Item/file
Access Conditions
Microfilm surrogate available - readers may be required to use the microfilm in the first instance.
Content Description
Untitled poem consists of 40 lines.
Copied from Pw V 31/9 with the note 'sic' against lines deleted in Rochester's hand; incomplete copy.
First Line of Poem
What vaine unnecessary things are men
Last Line of Poem
To treate such persons soe as they deserve
Language
English
Physical Description
Quarto
Physical match: Pw V 511 (watermark, paper, script, ink)
Condition
Fragile, torn edges
Descriptive Features
Countermark: Royal cipher crowned GR surrounded by palm fronds within a circle, fragmented, bottom half only, 19 x 42 mm
Related Material
University of Nottingham Library:Pw V 31/9
University of Nottingham Library:
Another copy of Pw V 510
Publication Note
D. M. Veith, The complete poems of John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (Yale U.P.; New Haven , 1968) p 102
Pinto, Poems of John Wilmot, pp 116-17 & Walker, The poems of John Wilmot, pp 90-91
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Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA573
Wilmot; John (1647-1680); 2nd Earl of Rochester; poet
1647-1680
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