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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 574
Title
MS poem entitled 'The Paralell'; n.d. [post 1682]
Date
n.d. [post 1682]
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Text consists of 43 lines.
On banishing John Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham following his courtship of Princess Anne in 1682.
Title Of Work
The Paralell
First Line of Poem
As when proud Lucifer aimed at the Throne
Last Line of Poem
For his Prides as great his Cunnings less
Language
English
Physical Description
One sheet folded once to form two folios
Condition
Good
Descriptive Features
Watermark: Fleur de lis within crowned, narrow shield, 75 x 43 mm
Watermark
Fleur de lis
Related Material
Crum, Index, A 1731
University of Nottingham Library: Pw V 45/3
Publication Note
Poems on Affairs of State (London, 1697) pp 254-55
Poems on Affairs of State (London, 1703) pt 1, p 254
Click the links below to view related name indexes
Persons
Code
PersonName
Dates of existence
NA28878
Sheffield; John (1647-1721); 1st Duke of Buckingham and Normanby; 3rd Earl of Mulgrave; Lord Chamberlain 1685-88
1647-1721
NA18608
Anne (1665-1714); Queen of Great Britain and Ireland
1665-1714
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