Manuscript, in a single hand, of a copy of the diary of Mary Rich, Countess of Warwick, between 1666 and 1672. The manuscript intersperses records of Lady Warwick's daily social activities with her religious meditations. In October 1667, for example...
Description:
Available on microfilm
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691., Ranelagh, Katherine Jones, Lady, 1615-1691., Warwick, Charles Rich, Earl of, 1616-1673., and Warwick, Mary Rich, Countess of, 1625-1678.
Subject (Topic):
Husband and wife, Meditations (Religious)., Nobility, Women, Conduct of life, Court and courtiers, Religious life and customs, and Social life and customs
20 ALS and 2 autograph manuscripts by Chandos Leigh, first Baron Leigh of Stoneleigh. Almost all of the letters were written during his travels on the Continent. Ten were written to his parents and sister in 1818-19 while he was on the grand tour. Let...
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Chandos Leigh (1791-1850) was educated at Harrow School, where he met Lord Byron, and Christ Church, Oxford, following which he made the grand tour with Philip Shuttleworth. A distant cousin of Jane Austen's, and a generous literary patron to Leigh Hu...
Subject (Geographic):
Europe., Alps, Florence (Italy), Italy, Rome (Italy), and Switzerland
Subject (Name):
Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron, 1788-1824., Brydges, Egerton, Sir, 1762-1837., Canova, Antonio, 1757-1822., Colvile, Frederick Leigh, 1819-1886., Leigh, Chandos, 1791-1850., Leigh, Chandos, 1791-1850, Leigh, James Henry, 1765-1823., Leigh, Julia, d. 1871., Leigh, Julia Twisleton, d. 1843., Newman, John Henry, Saint, 1801-1890., Peel, Robert, 1788-1850, Rousseau, Jean-Jacques, 1712-1778, Thorvaldsen, Bertel, 1770-1844., Catholic Church, and Rugby School.
Subject (Topic):
Books and reading, Death and burial, Influence, Customs and practices, Authors, English, Dandies, English literature, Grand tours (Education), Tourism, Travelers' writings, English, Description and travel, Social life and customs, and Religious life and customs
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of 103 poems by various 17th- and 18th-century authors, both satirical and serious, on such subjects as love, beauty, writing, and religion. Unattributed verses include Some Verses made on the Dissenting ...
English poetry, English wit and humour, Religious poetry, English, Sentimentalism in literature, Satirical verse, English, and Religious life and customs
Manuscript, in the hand of John Abbott, of some of the "accounts of Divine occurrences" written by his wife Ann. Topics include her first religious awakenings, temptations, and conversion; experiences of the Spirit at Quaker meetings; her struggles wi...
Description:
Pasted in on last page: ALS from William Button to his "uncel," February 1855.
Subject (Geographic):
England. and Great Britain
Subject (Topic):
Christian life, Conduct of life, Quakers, Spiritual biography, Women, Religious life, and Religious life and customs
Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of a collection of poems, the text of which is that of the second edition of Sparke's "Scintillula Altaris"(1660). The verses address the feasts of various saints and holy days, and are followed by George Herber...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649., Du Bartas, Guillaume de Salluste, seigneur, 1544-1590., Gerard, John, 1564-1637., Herbert, George, 1593-1633., Sparke, Edward, d. 1692., and Church of England
Subject (Topic):
Customs and practices, English literature, English poetry, Fasts and feasts, Church of England, Meditations, Religious poetry, English, and Religious life and customs
Manuscript on paper, in a single Italic hand, of a collection of 8 religious poems by Sir Matthew Hale, Samuel Clarke, and Francis Quarles. The collection includes a series of dated "Poems upon Christmas day," "A Paraphrase on Simeon's Song," "Paraphr...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Newell, Elizabeth.
Subject (Topic):
English literature, English poetry, Women authors, Devotional literature, English, Religious poetry, English, and Religious life and customs
Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of a large collection of religious and political prose and verse excerpts. The prose contents include notes extracted from Edward Clarendon's History of the Rebellion, 1625-42; Queen Anne's speeches to Parliamen...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Anne, Queen of Great Britain, 1665-1714., Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649., Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757., Clarendon, Edward Hyde, Earl of, 1609-1674., Sanderson, Robert, 1587-1663., Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745., and Sharpe, Isaac.
Subject (Topic):
English poetry, Epigrams, Epitaphs, Infant baptism, Political poetry, English, Satirical verse, English, Politics and government, and Religious life and customs
