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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 708
Title
MS song entitled 'A Song made the 2d of Aprill 1724. To the tune of Chivy Chace'; 2 Apr. 1724
Date
2 April 1724
Extent
2 ff
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Text consists of twenty-four quatrains.
Title Of Work
A Song made the 2d of Aprill 1724. To the tune of Chivy Chace
First Line of Poem
Ye Powers on high Parnassus hill
Last Line of Poem
That mystery explaine
Language
English
Physical Description
One folio folded once to form two quartos
Condition
Generally good but for missing piece
Descriptive Features
Countermark: Letters IV, 11 x 23 mm
Publication Note
Simpson, The British Broadside Ballad, pp 96-101
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