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1.
A collection of enigmas, charades, conundrums, &c, 1792 and later

Creator:
Peach, Miss
Call Number:
Osborn c389
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript, in two hands, of a collection of about 100 word puzzles and riddles, many in verse. The word "fortune," for example, is represented by the following rhyme: "My first is a Preposition/My second a Composition/And the whole an Acquisition." ...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Name):
Peach, Miss.
Subject (Topic):
Charades, English literature, English poetry, Puzzles, Riddles, Women authors, and Word games
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A collection of enigmas, charades, conundrums, &c, 1792 and later

2.
Miscellan. poems, [1750s].

Call Number:
Osborn c578
Image Count:
2
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript collection of poems probably compiled by a member of the Tytler family. The poems include many rhyming riddles; epigrams; fables; prologues and epilogues from plays performed in London in the early 1750s; an "Ode on the Eclipse of the Sun J...
Description:
Index in the hand of Alexander Fraser Tytler, Lord Woodhouselee.
Subject (Topic):
English literature, English poetry, Occasional verse, English, Prologues and epilogues, Riddles, and Solar eclipses
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Miscellan. poems, [1750s].

3.
The English hermit; or, The adventures of Philip Quarll : who was discovered by Mr. Dorrington, a

Creator:
Longueville, Peter, fl. 1727
Published / Created:
1799.
Call Number:
Is94 t1 2
Image Count:
98
Alternative Title:
English hermit
Description:
BEIN Is94 t1 2: "Riddles": p. 88-95; "Advertisement": [1] p. at end.
Publisher:
Printed by John Babcock
Subject (Topic):
Riddles, Robinsonades, and Voyages, Imaginary
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The English hermit; or, The adventures of Philip Quarll : who was discovered by Mr. Dorrington, a Bristol merchant, upon an uninhabited island;--where he has lived above fifty years ... adorned with cuts

4.
Walpole's notes and drawings, [1700s].

Creator:
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
Call Number:
LWL Mss Vol. 170
Image Count:
58
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript, in Walpole's and others' hands, of a collection of several dozen scraps of notes, verse fragments, sketches, and drawings, collected from Walpole's papers. The notes are primarily epigrammatic or anecdotal, on such topics as printing book...
Alternative Title:
Walpoliana mss and drawings
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Berry, Agnes, 1764-1852., Coke, Mary, Lady, 1726-1811., Draper, William, Sir, 1721-1787., Duncombe, Susanna Highmore, 1730?-1812., Fenn, John, 1739-1794., Kemp, William, fl. 1600., Skelton, John, 1460?-1529., Waldegrave, James Waldegrave, Earl, 1684-1741., and Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
Subject (Topic):
Anecdotes, English poetry, Epigrams, English, Nobility, Social life and customs, Riddles, Kings and rulers, Humor, and Sketches
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Walpole's notes and drawings, [1700s].

5.
[Commonplace book], 1828-1855

Creator:
Baxter, Mary
Call Number:
Osborn d112
Image Count:
123
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
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
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Commonplace book], 1828-1855

6.
[Commonplace book], [ca. 1750].

Call Number:
Osborn c150
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
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
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Commonplace book], [ca. 1750].

7.
[Commonplace book], [ca.1815-1820].

Call Number:
Osborn fd5
Image Count:
1
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript, in mutliple hands, of a collection of several hundred riddles, acrostics, and rebuses, lighthearted poems primarily on female behavior, and several dozen hand-colored satirical engravings and newspaper clippings pasted in. Poem titles inc...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Ireland
Subject (Topic):
Acrostics, Catholics, Politics and government, English poetry, English wit and humor, Engravings, British, Rebuses, Riddles, Verse satire, English, Women, Conduct of life, and Women authors
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Commonplace book], [ca.1815-1820].