Poems, [ca. 1779].
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31912457
Description
- Title
- Poems, [ca. 1779].
- Creator
- Burney, Charles, 1757-1817
- Abstract
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Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of poems, including numerous occasional verses addressed to friends, family members, and their children. Titles include "Ode to the Ship, in which Mr. F J. H. Wollaston sails," "A Lilliputian Ode, on my little Friend, Richard Burney, putting on Breeches," "Buxom Het, an excellent new song to an old Tune: a Soldier & a Sailor, a Tinker & a Tailor, etc., made on Mrs. Esther Burney," and "Occasional Prologue to the Good Natured Man, a Comedy; when acted by Ladies and Gentlemen for their diversion."
- Description
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Incomplete index in back of manuscript.
Laid in: poem, in same hand, titled "To my little friend Charles Wollaston, on his being put into Breeches."
Binding: boards, vellum spine. - Extent
- 1 21 x 16 cm. v. (66 p.) ;
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Osborn c37
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
- Poetry
- Resource Type
- unspecified
- Subject (Geographic)
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name)
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Burney, Charles, 1757-1817.
Burney family.
Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774.
Wollaston, Francis John Hyde, 1762-1823. - Subject (Topic)
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Children
Drama
English literature
English poetry
Occasional verse
Social life and customs - Subjects
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Burney, Charles, 1757-1817
Burney family
Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774
Wollaston, Francis John Hyde, 1762-1823
Children > Poetry
Drama > 18th century
English literature > 18th century
English poetry > 18th century
Occasional verse
Great Britain > Social life and customs
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
- Charles Burney, Poems. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 6712645
- Object ID (OID)
- 31912457