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PwV - Literary Manuscripts in the Portland (Welbeck) Collection, 16th-19th centuries
Document Reference
Pw V 717
Title
MS epigram from tomb addressed to Earl of Oxford; n.d.
Date
n.d.
Extent
1 f
Level
Item/file
Content Description
Text consists of 6 lines.
Written on a scrap of paper addressed to the Earl of Oxford at Dover Street.
Remains of a seal.
Title Of Work
Epigram on a Certain tomb
First Line of Poem
Feareless approach, no stench will hence ascend
Last Line of Poem
the stuck alive more more than the stunk when dead
Language
English
Physical Description
Short quarto leaf
Condition
Generally good but for missing piece
Descriptive Features
Chainlines about 27 mm apart
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