Poems by the Right Honourable John, Earle of Rochester, [1680s].

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Title: Poems by the Right Honourable John, Earle of Rochester, [1680s].
Creator: Rochester, John Wilmot, Earl of, 1647-1680
Abstract: 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
Description: 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.
Extent: 1 23 x 17 cm. v. (216 p., with ca. 110 blank p.) ;
Extent of Digitization: This object has been partially digitized.
Language: English

Resource Type: unspecified
Subject (Name): Fane, Francis, Sir, d. 1689?
Subject (Topic): English poetry
Verse satire, English
Subjects: Fane, Francis, Sir, d. 1689?
English poetry > 17th century
Verse satire, English

Access: Public
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Citation: 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.