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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 619
Title
MS poem entitled 'Love is better seen than heard'; n.d. [late 17th century]
Date
n.d. [late 17th century]
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Text consists of 44 lines.
Needham dates this manuscript copy to the mid-17th century.
Title Of Work
Love is better seen than heard
First Line of Poem
Blind beauty if it be a losse
Last Line of Poem
Though bright as day within
Language
English
Physical Description
One folio folded once to form two quartos
Condition
Generally good
Descriptive Features
Watermark: Cross Bow within circle surmounted by trefoil, and initial B under the circle, 73 x 42 mm
Watermark
Crossbow
Publication Note
Le Prince d'Amour (London, 1660) p 121
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