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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 511
Title
MS poem, untitled, by John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester; n.d.
Date
1660-1720
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Access Conditions
Microfilm surrogate available - readers may be required to use the microfilm in the first instance.
Content Description
Poem consists of 26 lines.
First Line of Poem
Could I but make my wishes insolent
Last Line of Poem
My Rivall is below yr. power to Bless
Language
English
Physical Description
One folio folded once to form two quartos
Physical match: Pw V 510 (watermark, paper, script, ink)
Condition
Fragile bottom border
Descriptive Features
Watermark: 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
Watermark
Arms of Anne
Related Material
Index, 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 Note
Needham, 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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Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA573
Wilmot; John (1647-1680); 2nd Earl of Rochester; poet
1647-1680
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