Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of 83 poems, primarily political verse satires, from the late 17th and early 18th centuries. A number of the poems satirize King William III, including The lamentation of the French king for the death of K. William, a ballad to the tune of the The dragon of Wantley; and A simile. Other targets of satire include Parliament; Queen Anne; and John Churchill, Duke of Marlborough. Other poem titles include Matthew Prior's Ode to the memory of the Honble Col. George Villiers drown'd in the River Piava; The history of the conformity bill; The opening of the sessions in the House of Commons; and To the vice chancellor of Cambridge.
Description:
Binding: full calf; gilt decoration on spine., For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator., Index at end of volume., and Written on title page: Anecdota 1700. Honi soit qui mal y pense.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Politics and government--17th century and Great Britain--Politics and government--18th century
Subject (Name):
Great Britain.--Parliament, Marlborough, John Churchill,--Duke of,--1650-1722, Prior, Matthew,--1664-1721, and William--III,--King of England,--1650-1702
Subject (Topic):
English poetry--18th century, Political poetry, English, and Verse satire, English
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of fifteen 18th-century satirical poems, epigrams, and epitaphs. The poems are primarily political and satirize the royal family and the ministry of Sir Robert Walpole, 1st earl of Orford. The volume includes such titles as A song made on the funeral of the Duke of Marlborough; The brothers; Norfolk hours; and General Churchill's address to Venus. Authors represented in the collection include Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th earl of Chesterfield, John Hervey, baron Hervey of Ickworth, and Samuel Westley, while the satiric butts of the poem include King George II; Caroline, queen of George II; Sir Robert Walpole, and John Churchill, 1st duke of Marlborough. The manuscript also contains a serious epitaph for Henry Saint-John, 1st viscount Bolingbroke.
Description:
Binding: panelled speckled calf; gilt decoration.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Court and courtiers, Great Britain--Politics and government--1702-1714, and Great Britain--Politics and government--1714-1760
Subject (Name):
Caroline,--Queen, consort of George II, King of Great Britain,--1683-1737, George--II,--King of Great Britain,--1683-1760, Ickworth, John Hervey,--Baron,--1696-1743, Marlborough, John Churchill,--Duke of,--1650-1722, and Walpole, Robert,--Earl of Orford,--1676-1745
Subject (Topic):
English poetry--18th century, English wit and humor, Epigrams, English, Epitaphs, English, Political poetry, English, and Verse satire, English
