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1. Miscellaneous poems, 1744
- Creator:
- Amelia, Princess, daughter of George II, King of Great Britain, 1710-1786
- Call Number:
- LWL Mss Vol. 14
- Image Count:
- 81
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of about 125 primarily lighthearted and satirical poems and songs. Most of the entries are on the subject of love, drinking, gossip, and the disappointments of marriage; many include pastoral scenes; and most of the songs make reference to the name of the tune to which they are to be sung. The volume contains: The vicar of Bray, a poem satirizing religious and political events from Charles II to George I; another poem "to the tune of King John" satirizing George I and such political figures as Charles Spencer, Earl Sunderland and James, Lord Stanhope; as well as several satirical songs on the Italian singers Francesca Cuzzoni and Faustina Bordoni, including one sung "to the tune of 'Oh London is a fine town." Other entries include: The bush aboon Tranquair by Robert Crawford; Sung by a fop just come from France; and The Sussex toast, a song
- Description:
- Incomplete manuscript, pagination begins with p. 9., On penultimate leaf: 1744., On last page, in same hand: Princess Amelia's book., Index at end of manuscript., Pencilled note inside front cover: Not in Prs. Amelia's hand., Binding: full calf; blind-tooled decoration., Princess Amelia (1711-1786), daughter of Georg August (1683-1760), electoral prince of Hanover (after 1727 elector of Hanover and King George II of Great Britain), and his wife, Caroline of Brandenburg-Ansbach (1683-1737). Her full names were Amelia Sophia Eleonora., and In English.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Amelia, Princess, daughter of George II, King of Great Britain, 1710-1786., Bordoni, Faustina, 1700-1781., Cuzzoni, Francesca, 1696-1778., Stanhope, James Stanhope, Earl, 1673-1721, Sunderland, Charles Spencer, Earl of, 1674-1722, and Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745
- Subject (Topic):
- English poetry and Politics and government
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Miscellaneous poems, 1744
2. The funeral of faction
- Published / Created:
- March [the] 26 1741 act of Parliment [sic].
- Call Number:
- 741.03.26.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Description:
- Caption title above image., Letterpress broadside poem illustrated with etching (plate mark 20.7 x 32.4 cm) at top of sheet., First line of text: God prosper long our noble King., Caption below image: Funerals perform'd by Squire S-ds and the best shammy gloves by Leonidas., Text following imprint: Publish'd according to Act of Parliament. Price Six-Pence., "A satire on the failure of Samuel Sandys's motion to dismiss Walpole". See Foxon., Bowditch's ms. annotations on the mounting sheet., Note on mounting sheet (35 x 48 cm): Original drawing at Gainsborough's House, Sudbury, Suffolk, UK., Title in French "Enterrement des partisants" added in lower right of sheet in an unidentified hand., and Watermark: Pro Patria.
- Publisher:
- Printed for T. Cooper, at the Globe in Pater-noster-Row
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745 and Ombersley, Samuel Sandys, Baron of, 1695-1770
- Subject (Topic):
- Politics and government
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The funeral of faction
3. The protest
- Published / Created:
- [1741]
- Call Number:
- 741.04.07.01+
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- still image
- Description:
- Title etched at top of plate above image., A satire against Walpole. See Foxon., Verse: "Who be de noble lady dere ..."., Letterpress broadside poem printed, illustrated with hand-colored etching at top of sheet (plate mark 21.3 x 32.2 cm.)., Lewis Walpole Library 741.04.07.01+: Temporary local subject terms: Buildings: White Hall -- Buildings: Treasury -- Personifications: Justice -- Britannia (Symbolic character)., and Unidentified watermark.
- Publisher:
- Published according to act of Parliament, April the 7th 1741, and sold by J. Tinney, at the Golden Lion, in Fleet-Street, and at the print and pamphlet-shops
- Subject (Name):
- Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745 and William Augustus, Prince, Duke of Cumberland, 1721-1765
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > The protest
