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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 637
Title
MS poem, untitled, 'Tis strange to think on'; n.d.
Date
n.d.
Extent
1 f
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Untitled poem, known elsewhere as 'Essay... upon an Institition'.
Text consists of 12 lines.
Written in lead, then copied over in ink.
Endorsed in red lead 'Transcribed to be examined'.
First Line of Poem
'Tis strange to think on'
Last Line of Poem
When ye Devil has enter'd ye Swine
Language
English
Physical Description
One quarto leaf
Condition
Good
Descriptive Features
Watermark: Post Horn within ornate shield (bottom half only), 30 x 45 mm
Watermark
Horn (ornate shield)
Publication Note
Poems on Affairs of State, 6th ed. (London, 1710) I, pt 2, p 151
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