Manuscript on paper, in several different hands, of a collection of about 69 poems and prose entries, primarily on philosophical, religious, and metaphysical subjects. Prose pieces in the volume include a copy of Ethica Compendium, by Johann Stier; and The Life of Richard Marsh D. D. Archdeacon of York Vicar of Halifax, and Chaplain to King Charles 2nd From a Manuscript Written By His Descendant. Verses include numerous poems by John Donne; Song To A Coy Lady by Alexander Brome; and other poems by Cowley, Thomas Otway, and Richard Fanshaw. Pasted in on p. 263 is a contemporary MS copy of a poem, "Rise oh my sone wth thy desires to heaven," which the writer attributes to Sir Henry Wotton. The manuscript also includes a list of Middle English words titled "A few words from Urry's Chaucer that seem to have furnished several English families with surnames."
Description:
Cloth endpapers. Binding: full sheep. and Signature on flyleaf: "William Han. 1644."
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Religious life and customs--17th century and Great Britain--Social life and customs--17th century
Grenville, William Wyndham Grenville, Baron, 1759-1834
Published / Created:
[1820s]
Call Number:
Osborn d413
Image Count:
6
Abstract:
Holograph commonplace book kept by Grenville in a printed commonplace book form. There are extensive notes and comments on his reading of Adam Smiths The Wealth of Nations and of Smiths translator and critic Germain Garnier; on Dugald Stewarts Moral Philo
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain --Economic conditions --1760-1860. and Great Britain --Politics and government --1789-1820
Subject (Name):
Smith, Adam, 1723-1790. Inquiry into the nature and causes of the wealth of nations
F. 23r digitized at high resolution. and Manuscript, in various hands, of a collection of several hundred primarily lighthearted or satirical poems on the subject of women and love. In addition to such titles as On a maidenhead; Choice of mistress; How to chose a wife; A hater of women; and On a blacke wench, the manuscript includes six anagrammatic poems on the names of six women under the title The virgin knott of honor, written by Francis Lenton and presented to the Earl of Dorset; and Shakespeare's second sonnet (f. 54v). The collection also contains numerous songs, including On a freind's absence and A parallel betwixt bowling and preferment; as well as a substantial number of poems on death, such as On the death of a twinne; On a death's head thought to be a virgins when twas taken out of the grave; Upon the death of Sir William Candish; and On one that died of the small pox. Dos-a-dos, the manuscript contains enigmas and epigrams.
Description:
Binding: full calf; gilt decoration. Remains of metal clasps., Foliation is sequential although book continues from back to front after 91v., and Pen trials on flyleaves, as well as the name "Mathew" and the inscription "Goe little booke salute that gentle hand of..."
Subject (Name):
Newcastle, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1592-1676--Poetry and Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Subject (Topic):
Elegiac poetry, English, English poetry --17th century, English wit and humor, Enigmas, Epigrams, English, Songs, English--17th century, Verse satire, English, and Women--Conduct of life
Dos-a-dos are several dozen primarily cooking recipes, for such dishes as barley broth, cherry wine, and lemon cream; as well as instructions on fishing. At the beginning of the manuscript are recipes for making ink and treating chilblains. and Manuscript, in a single secretary hand, of a collection of several dozen satirical poems and, dos-a-dos, several dozen household recipes. The poetry is mainly political, anti-Catholic, and academic, and includes works of Henry Denne of Trinity College and Joshua Barnes, as well as such titles as On a papist's ghost; On the queen being with child; The man of honour; England's triumph at sea in Sept. 1691; and The prologue to the music speech spoken in the Theatre July 8, 1693, being the time of the act, by Mr Smith of University College. Other items include an epitaph on Thomas Shadwell and a list of anagrams on the word "Parliament."
Description:
Armorial bookplate inside front cover., Binding: full calf; gilt decoration., Marbled endpapers., and The compiler was evidently a member of Cambridge University.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain --Intellectual life --17th century and Great Britain --Politics and government --1603-1714
Subject (Name):
Barnes, Joshua, 1654-1712 and Shadwell, Thomas, 1642?-1692
Subject (Topic):
Anti-Catholicism --England, Cooking, English, English poetry --17th century, Fishing --England, Latin poetry, Political poetry, English, Traditional medicine --Great Britain --Formulae, receipts, prescriptions, and Verse satire, English --17th century
A collection of 80 dances, with a description of steps and tunes.
Description:
34 blank leaves at end unscanned., Contents organized by numbered openings, not paginated or foliated., and Holograph MS.
Subject (Topic):
Dance music--England--18th century, Dance--England--Early works to 1800, Dance--History--18th century--Handbooks, manuals, etc., Dance--Study and teaching--Great Britain--Early works to 1800, and Fiddle tunes--England--Early works to 1800
Manuscript consisting of a collection of poems in English by various authors, all in one unidentified hand. Includes works attributed to Walton Poole; Henry King (1592-1669); Sir John Davies (1569-1626); Giles Hayward and Richard Corbet (1582-1635)., Manuscript on paper, in a single secretary hand, of a collection of about 144 English poems, primarily on the subjects of love, women, and marriage. Many poems are addressed to their authors' mistresses, including To Ones Mistress Thinking Her Selfe Too Younge; To His Mistress Having Stayed Long From Her; and John Donne's To His Mistress Going to Bed. The volume also contains several occasional poems, including one on King James' death and another on a son of King Charles I, and numerous satirical verses; several are dedicated to physicians, lawyers, and usurers, one mocks "a Puritan maide," and another satirizes "Sr Robert Carr Earle of Sommerset.", and P. [24] digitized at high resolution.
Description:
Binding: stitched; no covers.
Subject (Name):
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649, Corbet, Richard, 1582-1635, Donne, John, 1572-1631, James I, King of England, 1566-1625, King, Henry, 1592-1669, and Randolph, Thomas, 1605-1635
Subject (Topic):
Anagrams , Elegiac poetry, English, English poetry--17th century, Epigrams, Metaphysics--Poetry, Occasional verse, English, Verse satire, English, and Women--Conduct of life
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 by "Miss Anna Maria Porter," and Lines on a Wild Rose, by "Eliza Thomas 18th June 1831." The volume also includes several verses about album-writing, including a preface titled Address to an Album signed "M. B. 1828," The Album’s Petition, and an untitled poem beginning "Write for an album! What a task for me!" by Selina Barker. 27 detailed watercolor and pencil drawings of flowers, birds, butterflies, country views, harbor scenes, and architectural subjects, several of them touched with gilt, are interspersed throughout the volume.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain --Social life and customs --19th century
Subject (Name):
Barker, Selina, Baxter, Mary, Herbert, George, 1593-1633, Porter, Anna Maria, Southey, Robert, 1774-1843, and Thomas, Eliza
Subject (Topic):
English literature --19th century, English poetry --19th century, Farewells in literature, Friendship --Poetry, Riddles, Sentimentalism in literature, Watercolor painting --19th century --England, and Women authors
Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of a collection of 226 primarily secular verses and songs. Entries include William Strode’s Uppon An Infant Unborne Whose mother Dyed in Travell; Walton Poole’s On A Gentlewoman with Black Eyes; and An Epitaph Uppon One, Drowned in the Snowe. The volume also contains satirical epigrams such as On A Creditor; An Epitaph on a Lascivious Woman; and An Epitaph on a Bastard; a series of prologues and epilogues taken from plays by William Cartwright; and several political entries, including A Declaration of the Commons Howse of Parliament in Ireland, 1640; The Copy of A Lettre Sent From the Rebells in Scotland to the King of France, Desiring his Protection; and A Dialogue Betweene Two Zelotts Concerning the New Oath. and P. [173] digitized at high resolution.
Description:
Binding: full morocco; gilt decoration. On spine: "Common place book.", Marbled endpapers., On back flyleaf: pen trials., and Table of contents at beginning of manuscript.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain --Politics and government --1603-1649 and Great Britain --Religious life and customs --17th century
Subject (Name):
Corbet, Richard, 1582-1635, Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637, and Strode, William, d 1600 or 1601-1645
Subject (Topic):
Elegiac poetry, English, English poetry --17th century, English wit and humor, Epigrams, Epitaphs, Occasional verse, English, Religious poetry, English, and Satirical verse, English