A collection of poems vol. III 1793. [Commonplace book]; Liverpool
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Description
- Title
- A collection of poems vol. III 1793. [Commonplace book]; Liverpool
- Creator
- Binns, Thomas
- Abstract
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Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of 71 poems by various 18th-century authors, primarily on meditative or melancholy subjects. Such poems include On the death of a beloved father; Monody on the death of a lady who died in childbed; Elegy written on the plain of Fontenoy; Elegy on Mary Blandy; and On the death of Deborah Carleton. The collection, moreover, contains a number of poems about non-European cultures, including Peru by Helen Maria Williams; The wrongs of Africa by William Roscoe; Oriental Eclogues by William Collins; and Stanzas to fancy written in the West Indies. Other poets represented in the collection include Ambrose Philips, William Cowper, and William Whitehead. The volume also contains a number of humorous verses by John Byron
- Description
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In English.
On title page: A Collection of Poems. Vol. III. Thomas Binns Liverpool 1793.
Table of contents at end of manuscript.
Binding: half calf over marbled boards. In gilt on spine: Collection of Poems 3. - Provenance
- For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
- Extent
- 1 20 x 17 cm. v. (578 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 c140
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Poetry
Commonplace books - Subject (Geographic)
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name)
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Binns, Thomas.
Byron, John.
Collins, William, 1721-1759
Cowper, William, 1731-1800.
Philips, Ambrose, 1674-1749.
Roscoe, William, 1753-1831.
Whitehead, William, 1715-1785.
Williams, Helen Maria, 1762-1827 - Subject (Topic)
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Death
Elegiac poetry, English
English poetry
English wit and humor
Orientalism in literature
Slavery
Verse satire, English
Women authors
Social life and customs - Subjects
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Binns, Thomas
Byron, John
Collins, William, 1721-1759
Cowper, William, 1731-1800
Philips, Ambrose, 1674-1749
Roscoe, William, 1753-1831
Whitehead, William, 1715-1785
Williams, Helen Maria, 1762-1827
Death > Poetry
Elegiac poetry, English
English poetry > 18th century
English wit and humor
Orientalism in literature
Slavery > Poetry
Verse satire, English
Women authors
Great Britain > Social life and customs > 18th century
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
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- Citation
- Thomas Binns, A Collection of Poems Vol. III. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 9970406263408651
- Object ID (OID)
- 33496393
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