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1. The Englishman
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1688-1689].
- Call Number:
- Osborn fb108
- Collection Title:
- [Restoration poems], [ca. 1688-1689].
- Image Count:
- 4
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper, in various hands, of a collection of 72 satirical verses and songs, primarily commenting on events and political and literary figures in 1688-89. A poem titled The Invasion declares, "O! The year 88 that shall in story be prais'd, for a Parliament sunk, and Six Regiments rais'd;" another is mockingly addressed "For her Royall Highness the Princess Anne of Denmark on the Birth of the Duke at Gloster sung att Hampton Court." A Satyr On The Poets mocks such poets as Wycherley and Shadwell; other items include A Satyr on The Most Eminent Court Ninnys; Advice To The Test-Holders; On The Speakeing Wooden Head; The Lovers Session; New Letter to Julian; A Poem On Matrimony by Sir Charles Sedley; and The Puritans Lecture by Abraham Cowley.
- Description:
- Binding: no covers., Index, in another hand, at beginning of manuscript, which lists many more items than appear in the collection., and This collection was evidently made in London for a gentleman resident with Sir George Strode (1583-1633) in Dorset, the individual poems being sent down separately as they were acquired; several have postmarks.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain--Politics and government--1660-1714, Great Britain--Religious life and customs--17th century, and Great Britain--Social life and customs--17th century
- Subject (Name):
- Anne,--Queen of Great Britain,--1665-1714, Cowley, Abraham,--1618-1667, Grafton, Henry Fitz Roy,--Duke of,--1663-1690, Great Britain.--Parliament, Heveningham, Henry, Sedley, Charles,--Sir,--1639?-1701, Shadwell, Thomas,--1642?-1692, William--III,--King of England,--1650-1702, and Wycherley, William,--1640-1716
- Subject (Topic):
- Courts and courtiers--England, English poetry--17th century, English wit and humor, Religious satire, English, Satirical verse, English, and Songs, English--17th century
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The Englishman
2. [Commonplace book]
- Creator:
- Han, William
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1644-1707].
- Call Number:
- Osborn b150
- Image Count:
- 2
- Abstract:
- 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
- Subject (Name):
- Brome, Alexander,--1620-1666, Cowley, Abraham,--1618-1667, Donne, John,--1572-1631, Fanshawe, Richard,--Sir,--1608-1666, Han, William, Otway, Thomas,--1652-1685, Stier, Johann,--1599-1648, Urry, John,--1606-1715, and Wotton, Henry,--Sir,--1568-1639
- Subject (Topic):
- English poetry--17th century, Metaphysics--Poetry, Occasional verse, English, Philosophy, and Religious poetry, English
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Commonplace book]
