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Poems by the Right Honourable John, Earle of Rochester
Title
Poems by the Right Honourable John, Earle of Rochester, [1680s].
Physical Description
1 v. (216 p., with ca. 110 blank p.) ; 23 x 17 cm.
Language
English
Notes
With: tipped-in engraved portrait of Rochester by R. White.
Bookplate: "The Reverend Sir George Lee, Baronet. Hartwell."
Front endpaper annotated: "This manuscript was found at Hartwell, March, 1829. J. Lee." "bound Mr. Wilson, March, 1829."
Binding: half-russia, marbled boards.
Provenance
For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
Summary
Manuscript on paper containing twenty-five poems, the complete text of the play "Lucinas Rape; or, the Tragedy of Vallentinian" with Sir Francis Fane's "Masque," and a prose address "To the Reader", purportedly by a William Lovesey, Vicar of Brampton.
Format
Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
August 08, 2005
References
John Wilmot Rochester, Poems by the Right Honourable John, Earle of Rochester. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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John Wilmot Rochester, Poems by the Right Honourable John, Earle of Rochester. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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