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Archive Reference / Library Class No.	D5459/1/93/42
Former Reference	D5459/1/165
Title	Will you come to the Bower?
Date	[1800-1809]
Description	A man, wearing top boots, a buttoned coat and a hat tied on with a scarf, gestures towards a 'bower' above which are hung a pair of breeches and says: "Will you come to the bower I have shaded for you. Our bed shall be roses all spangled with dew." The woman, wearing a diamond-pattern petticoat, a gown which she is holding up off the ground, and hat tied on with a scarf, has arm through that of the man. She looks down demurely, replying: "Dear Sir - spare my blushes - I was the rain was over!" Available on CD 159.
Level	Item
Repository	Derbyshire Record Office
Artist	Woodward, George Murgatroyd (?1765-1809)
Archive Creator	George Murgatroyd Woodward (1765-1809), artist and writer
Further Information	Woodward Delin : vid T Moore Esq This drawing illustrates lines from 'Will you come to the bower' by the Irish poet Thomas Moore (1779 - 1852). In 1813 he moved to Mayfield, near Ashbourne, Derbyshire.
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Physical Description	Pencil drawing with text in ink. Size 339 x 236 mm. Portrait.
Copies	A digital copy can also be viewed on the public computers at the record office.
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