Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of about 390 entries in verse and prose, which present satirical as well as sentimental and elegiac perspectives on the subjects of love, women, religion, and death. Titles include A reflection on death; ...
Elegiac poetry, English, English wit and humor, Epigrams, Epitaphs, Occasional verse, English, Sentimentalism in literature, Verse satire, English, Women authors, Women, Conduct of life, and Religious life and customs
Manuscript, in multiple hands, of a collection of several dozen primarily elegiac, sentimental, or lighthearted poems on such subjects as death, sleep, and marriage. Many of the poems are occasional and written by Sharpe, her father, or their acquain...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Beattie, James, 1735-1803., Sharpe, Anna, b.1734., and Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.
Subject (Topic):
Elegiac poetry, English, English poetry, English wit and humor, Epigrams, English, Epitaphs, English, Humorous poetry, English, Occasional verse, English, Sentimentalism in literature, Verse satire, English, Women authors, and Social life and customs
Manuscript on paper, in two hands, of a collection of about 150 poems. Many are satirical, including A Satyr On Wedlock & Women; several poems by John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester; a prose essay titled The Character of a Quaker; and several attributed t...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1737., Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757., Cowley, Abraham, 1618-1667., Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744., and Rochester, John Wilmot, Earl of, 1647-1680.
Subject (Topic):
Elegiac poetry, English, English poetry, English wit and humor, Epitaphs, Occasional verse, English, Quakers, Satirical verse, English, and Social life and customs
Manuscript on paper, in various hands, of a collection of 38 poems, many of them political and satirical commentaries on events and political figures between the reigns of Charles I and William III such as the Civil War; the Glorious Revolution; and R...
Description:
These poems, once collected and bound together, are now separated from the binding.
Subject (Geographic):
England. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649., Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685., Grafton, Henry Fitz Roy, Duke of, 1663-1690., Heveningham, Henry., James II, King of England, 1633-1701., Lonsdale, John Lowther Viscount, 1655-1700., William III, King of England, 1650-1702., and Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons.
Subject (Topic):
Courts and courtiers, Elegiac poetry, English, English poetry, English wit and humor, Satirical verse, English, Songs, English, Politics and government, and Social life and customs
