[Commonplace book], [ca. 1639].
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Description
- Title
- [Commonplace book], [ca. 1639].
- Creator
- Alston, Tobias, 1620-ca. 1639
- Abstract
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Autograph manuscript of a collection of about 250 primarily light, satirical, or amatory English poems by various authors. In addition to twelve poems by Robert Herrick, primarily on love, the manuscript also contains poems by Thomas Carew, John Donne, Ben Jonson, Sir John Harington, Michael Drayton, George Wither, and others, as well as 17 poems in Latin. Other items include several pieces relating to Cambridge University and Suffolk, as well as numerous bawdy poems, drinking songs, political and religious verse satires, epigrams, and epitaphs both humorous and serious. Titles of these poems include An epitaph on Luce Morgan; Upon the Parliament 1624; A Puritan and A Papist; and several poems on Prince Charles' and the Duke of Buckingham's journey to Spain in 1623. Also in the manuscript is a copy of the love poem titled "Shall I die?," attributed to Shakespeare in a Bodleian manuscript. At the end of the manuscript are notes and verses in later hands
- Description
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Tobias Alston (1620-ca. 1639), was the sixth son of William Alston of Sayham Hall, Suffolk, by his second wife, Anne Neuce. Many of the items in the commonplace book may have been transmitted to him by his half-brother Edward, who was a contemporary of Robert Herrick's at Trinity Hall, Cambridge.
In English.
Written on flyleaf: "Tobias Alston his booke," several times, as well as other names, including "Henricus Glisson" and "Harris Norton." In a later hand, "E L John Whitehead."
Marbled endpapers.
Binding: full calf; blind-tooled cover. - Provenance
- For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
- Extent
- 1 17 x 11 cm. v. (243 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 b197 1
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
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Poetry
Commonplace books
Manuscripts - Resource Type
- text
- Subject (Geographic)
- England.
- Subject (Name)
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Alston, Tobias, 1620-ca. 1639.
Buckingham, George Villiers, Duke of, 1592-1628.
Carew, Thomas, 1595?-1639?
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649.
Donne, John, 1572-1631.
Drayton, Michael, 1563-1631.
Harington, John, 1589-1654.
Herrick, Robert, 1591-1674.
Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637.
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Wither, George, 1588-1667.
University of Cambridge - Subject (Topic)
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Authorship
Bawdy poetry
English poetry
English wit and humor
Epigrams, English
Epitaphs, English
Love
Political satire, English
Songs, English
Verse satire, English
Women
Conduct of life
Latin poetry - Subjects
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Alston, Tobias, 1620-ca. 1639
Buckingham, George Villiers, Duke of, 1592-1628
Carew, Thomas, 1595?-1639?
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649
Donne, John, 1572-1631
Drayton, Michael, 1563-1631
Harington, John, 1589-1654
Herrick, Robert, 1591-1674
Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637
Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616 > Authorship
Wither, George, 1588-1667
University of Cambridge > Poetry
Bawdy poetry > England
English poetry > 17th century
English wit and humor
Epigrams, English
Epitaphs, English
Love > Poetry
Political satire, English > 17th century
Songs, English > 17th century
Verse satire, English
Women > Conduct of life
Latin poetry
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
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- Citation
- Tobias Alston, Commonplace Book. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Catalog Record
- 9970402323408651
- Object ID (OID)
- 33558880
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