'Samson Agonistes or the history of Samson. A poem in vi books'
Single Item
MS. Eng. poet. e. 3
'Samson Agonistes or the history of Samson. A poem in vi books': beg. 'I sing the man, arm'd with celestial might.'
'C. Wilkins, C.C.C. Oxon, 1766' on p. iii seems to show that this was an undergraduate performance of Charles Wilkins.
'C. Wilkins, C.C.C. Oxon, 1766' on p. iii seems to show that this was an undergraduate performance of Charles Wilkins.
Dates
- written about A.D. 1766 by C. Wilkins
Extent
216 pages
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
Oxford, Bodleian Libraries [followed by shelfmark and folio or page reference, e.g. MS. Eng. poet. e. 3, pp. 1-2]
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. poet. e. 3
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 20242
Abstract
'Samson Agonistes or the history of Samson. A poem in vi books,' written about A.D. 1766 by C. Wilkins.
Biographical / Historical
Charles Wilkins (fl. 1766).
Other Finding Aids
Falconer Madan, et al., A summary catalogue of western manuscripts in the Bodleian Library at Oxford which have not hitherto been catalogued in the Quarto series (7 vols. in 8 [vol. II in 2 parts], Oxford, 1895-1953; reprinted, with corrections in vols. I and VII, Munich, 1980), vol. V, no. 29795.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Purchased at a sale at messrs. Puttiuk's (lot 1068) on June 14, 1888, for £1.
Physical Facet
On paper
Dimensions
7 5/8 × 5 1/8 in.
- Title
- 'Samson Agonistes or the history of Samson. A poem in vi books'
- Status
- Published
- Date
- EAD version 2020 by Pauline Soum-Paris
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository
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Weston Library
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