Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of approximately 105 poems divided into "Miscellaneous Pieces," "Songs," "Cantatas," "Odes," Satirical Pieces," "Mock-Pieces relating to the Stage," and "Imitations." The first "Imitation" is a sonnet conc...
Description:
Additional poems, in a smaller hand and with numerous corrections, appear in the margins.
Subject (Name):
Lockman, John, 1698-1771
Subject (Topic):
English drama--18th century, English literature--18th century, English poetry--18th century, Epigrams, Occasional verse, English, and Verse satire, English
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of poetical, historical, and economic material, primarily on such subjects as politics, government, love, and marriage. Many of the entries are lighthearted or satirical, including poems by Joseph Addison...
Aphorisms and apothegms, English poetry, Epigrams, English, Nobility, Theater, Verse satire, English, Economic conditions, Population, and Politics and government
Manuscript on paper containing twenty-five poems, the complete text of the play "Lucinas Rape; or, the Tragedy of Vallentinian" with Sir Francis Fane's "Masque," and a prose address "To the Reader", purportedly by a William Lovesey, Vicar of Brampton
Description:
With: tipped-in engraved portrait of Rochester by R. White.
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a large collection of poems. The first volume contains primarily occasional poems and satirical verse; titles include "To a Fellow, who after the Author had done Him Some Service, endeavour'd to ridicule Him in a stupi...
Description:
Binding: quarter contemporary leather.
Subject (Name):
George--III,--King of Great Britain,--1738-1820, Handel, George Frideric,--1685-1759, Lockman, John,--1698-1771, and Smith, John Christopher,--1712-1795
Subject (Topic):
English drama--18th century, English literature--18th century, English poetry--18th century, Music--England--18th century, Occasional verse, Political poetry, English, and Verse satire, English
Manuscripts, in different hands, of a collection of several dozen primarily satirical and anonymous poems, many scatological. The majority of the poems are political satires, especially concerning the abdication of King James II and the accession of ...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Cleveland, Barbara Palmer, Duchess of, 1640-1709., Etherege, George, Sir, 1635?-1691., Hall, Jacob., James II, King of England, 1633-1701., Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of, 1621-1683., and William III, King of England, 1650-1702.
Subject (Topic):
English poetry, Political poetry, English, Verse satire, English, Ballads, English, Songs, English, Women, Conduct of life, Court and courtiers, Politics and government, and Social life and customs
Manuscript, in multiple hands, of a collection of several dozen poems by various authors, many of which are satirical treatments of religion and politics. The English poems include An epistle to my lord chamberlain by Charles Montague, earl of Halifa...
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...
Description:
Disbound and separated into 21 folders.
Subject (Name):
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, University of Cambridge--Poetry, and Wither, George, 1588-1667
Subject (Topic):
Bawdy poetry--England, English poetry--17th century, English wit and humor, Epigrams, English, Epitaphs, English, Latin poetry, Love--Poetry, Political satire, English--17th century, Songs, English--17th century, Verse satire, English, and Women--Conduct of life
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of 83 poems, primarily political verse satires, from the late 17th and early 18th centuries. A number of the poems satirize King William III, including The lamentation of the French king for the death of ...
Description:
Binding: full calf; gilt decoration on spine.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Politics and government--17th century and Great Britain--Politics and government--18th century
Subject (Name):
Great Britain.--Parliament, Marlborough, John Churchill,--Duke of,--1650-1722, Prior, Matthew,--1664-1721, and William--III,--King of England,--1650-1702
Subject (Topic):
English poetry--18th century, Political poetry, English, and Verse satire, English
Manuscript, in multiple hands, of a collection of about 25 primarily satirical or lighthearted poems, many on the subject of women and love. Poem titles include Damon to Philomel; Advice to a lady, by George, 1st baron Lyttleton; On Sr Isaac Newton; U...
Alternative Title:
A receipt to make an epigram; said to be wrote by Lord Chesterfield
Description:
Autograph inside front cover: Mary Dyott 10 Febry 1792.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Religious life and customs--19th century and Great Britain--Social life and customs--19th century
Subject (Name):
Dyott, Mary--Autograph, Ickworth, John Hervey,--Baron,--1696-1743, Lyttelton, George Lyttelton,--Baron,--1709-1773, and Montagu, Mary Wortley,--Lady,--1689-1762
Subject (Topic):
English poetry--18th century, Rebuses, Verse satire, English, Women authors, and Women--Conduct of life
Manuscript, in mutliple hands, of a collection of several hundred riddles, acrostics, and rebuses, lighthearted poems primarily on female behavior, and several dozen hand-colored satirical engravings and newspaper clippings pasted in. Poem titles inc...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Ireland
Subject (Topic):
Acrostics, Catholics, Politics and government, English poetry, English wit and humor, Engravings, British, Rebuses, Riddles, Verse satire, English, Women, Conduct of life, and Women authors
