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Document ReferencePw V 511
TitleMS poem, untitled, by John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester; n.d.
Date1660-1720
Extent2 ff
LevelItem/file
Access ConditionsMicrofilm surrogate available - readers may be required to use the microfilm in the first instance.
Content DescriptionPoem consists of 26 lines.
First Line of PoemCould I but make my wishes insolent
Last Line of PoemMy Rivall is below yr. power to Bless
LanguageEnglish
Physical DescriptionOne folio folded once to form two quartos
Physical match: Pw V 510 (watermark, paper, script, ink)
ConditionFragile bottom border
Descriptive FeaturesWatermark: Arms of Anne, Queen of Great Brtain within crowned garter, 95 x 67 mm; centralmark: Monogram CB, ornate cursive letters (fragmented), 10 x 10 mm
WatermarkArms of Anne
Related MaterialIndex, ELM II, RoJ 73
University of Nottingham Library:Pw V 31 f 7
British Library: Harleian MS 7316 f 20
Another copy of Pw V 511
Publication NoteNeedham, Welbeck miscellany, no 2 , p 52 & Pinto, Poems of John Wilmot, p 42 & Walker, The poems of John Wilmot, pp 17-18

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CodePersonNameDates of existence
NA573Wilmot; John (1647-1680); 2nd Earl of Rochester; poet1647-1680
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