[Poems], [mid 17th century]
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Description
- Title
- [Poems], [mid 17th century]
- Creator
- Cavendish, Jane, Lady
- Contributor
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Cavendish family
Cheiney, Jane Cavendish, Lady
Egerton, Elizabeth Cavendish, 1626-1663
Newcastle, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1592-1676 - Published / Created
- [mid 17th century]
- Abstract
-
Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of 78 poems by Jane Cavendish. Many are addressed to family members, including one titled "On my sweete brother Charles," another called "On my Noble Uncle Sr Charles Cavendish Knight," and several to her father, as well as others addressed to her sisters, mother, grandparents, and the King and Queen. There are also poems on passion, the "chamber-mayde," and "A noble lady." The manuscript includes a poetic dialogue by her sister, Lady Elizabeth Brackley Egerton, Countess of Bridgewater, titled "A Pastorall," with a cast of witches, country wives, and shepherds, and which is preceded by a verse dedication to their father, William Cavendish, Duke of Newcastle. The manuscript as a whole is prefaced by a dedication by Jane Cavendish to him.
- Description
- Binding: full black morocco; gilt decoration.
- Extent
- 1 v. (74 p.) ; 29 x 19 cm.
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been partially digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Osborn b233
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Format
- text
- Genre
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Authors' inscriptions
Manuscripts
Poems
Watermakers (Paper) - Resource Type
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Subject (Geographic)
- England--Social life and customs--17th century
- Subject (Name)
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Cavendish family
Cheiney, Jane Cavendish, Lady
Egerton, Elizabeth Cavendish, 1626-1663
Newcastle, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1592-1676 - Subject (Topic)
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English literature--17th century
English poetry--17th century
English poetry--Women authors
Nobility--Great Britain
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
- The use of this image may be subject to the copyright law of the United States (Title 17, United States Code) or to site license or other rights management terms and conditions. The person using the image is liable for any infringement.
- Citation
- Lady Jane Cavendish, Poems. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 7040270
- Object ID (OID)
- 2021030