Manuscript, in two hands, of a commonplace book divided into three sections. The first section consists of an account of the Mordaunt's mission to the British Fleet in the Adriatic to discover how to capture the Dalmatian Islands from France. Travel...
Description:
Binding: full parchment. Written on spine: Journal.
Subject (Geographic):
Dalmatia (Croatia)--History, Military, France--Foreign relations--Great Britain, and Great Britain--Foreign relations--France
Subject (Name):
Johnson, John Mordaunt, 1776?-1815, Morgan, Lady (Sydney),--1783-1859., and Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816--Rivals
Subject (Topic):
English poetry--19th century, Epigrams, Riddles, Sentimentalism in literature, and Travelers' writings, English
Anonymous manuscript, consisting of poems, riddles, proverbs, copies of political documents and correspondence, personal notes from varied sources, satires and a travel journal. All in an unknown hand.
Description:
Includes: Confession of fayth by Sir Francis Bacon; A declaration how the King ...; Choicest English proverbs collected out of Howell's ...; Then tell me why?
Manuscript, in multiple hands, of a collection of about 100 short English verses concerning such subjects as friendship, nature, and deaths of family members. Titles and authors include The Child's First Grief by Baxter, Walking Out into the Fields b...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
England. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Barker, Selina., Baxter, Mary., Herbert, George, 1593-1633., Southey, Robert, 1774-1843., Porter, Anna Maria., and Thomas, Eliza.
Subject (Topic):
English literature, English poetry, Farewells in literature, Friendship, Riddles, Sentimentalism in literature, Watercolor painting, Women authors, and Social life and customs
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of several hundred primarily humorous or lighthearted poems, on such subjects as women, love, fashion, and pets. The collection includes entries by various 18th-century authors, among them David Garrick, ...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of, 1694-1773., Cowper, William, 1731-1800., Garrick, David, 1717-1779., Prior, Matthew, 1664-1721., and Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.
Subject (Topic):
Alliteration, English poetry, English wit and humor, Epitaphs, English, Humorous poetry, English, Pets, Riddles, Verse satire, English, and Social life and customs
