Manuscript, in multiple hands, of a collection of poems dated between 1780 and 1798; and a collection of memoranda on horticulture, soil preparation, animal husbandry, vegetables, fruit trees, flowers, and shrubs dated in the 1840s. The first part co...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain., Great Britain, United States., and United States
Subject (Name):
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790., George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Lindley, John, 1799-1865., Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793., McIntosh, Charles, 1794-1864., Pindar, Peter, 1738-1819., Pye, Henry James, 1745-1813., and Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.
Subject (Topic):
Anecdotes, English poetry, English wit and humor, Epigrams, Epitaphs, Fruit-culture, Gardening, Horticulture, Plant-soil relationships, Recipes, Satirical verse, English, Foreign relations, and Politics and government
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 on paper, in a single hand, containing about 50 notes and extracts from various works on ancient and contemporary English history; character sketches of classical personages in the manner of Plutarch; and epigrammatic verses in Latin and En...
Description:
In English and Latin.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603., Romulus, King of Rome., Solon, approximately 630 B.C.-approximately 560 B.C., William I, King of England, 1027 or 1028-1087., and Theseus, King of Athens.
Subject (Topic):
English wit and humor, English poetry, Epigrams, Epitaphs, Latin poetry, Names, Personal, History, Kings and rulers, and Politics and government
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
