Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of several hundred poems on primarily moral or spiritual subjects, many taken from printed works by such poets as John Dryden, William Shakespeare, Alexander Pope, Joseph Addison, Richard Steele, and Isaac Watts. Other entries include epitaphs and psalms. The volume also contains some of Hamby's own religious verses as well as verses by several of his Norfolk acquaintances. The work is prefaced by an introduction which declares that although a preface seems needless when the volume is meant for "one private person," the preface will be useful to those who will read the work after his decease. The preface provides an autobiography of Hamby, focusing on his development as a writer.
Description:
Autograph on flyleaf: S. S. Toms., Autograph on title page: M. Toms., Binding: contemporary full morocco with gilt and blind-stamped decoration. Title on spine: Manuscript Poetry., Marbled endpapers., and Pasted in: engraved portrait of Nathaniel Hamby, "de Wymondham in Com. Norfoliciae."
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Religious life and customs--18th century
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of poetical, historical, and economic material, primarily on such subjects as politics, government, love, and marriage. Many of the entries are lighthearted or satirical, including poems by Joseph Addison, Matthew Prior, William Congreve, Alexander Pope, and Jonathan Swift. The volume also contains a large number of extracts from early 18th-century poetry, drama, and prose, many drawn from The Spectator; a collection of moral thoughts in French; and a collection of Spanish proverbs. and The latter half of the volume contains descriptive and historical accounts of France and Italy, statistics on the population, demographics, economies, and other data of London and other European cities; lists of the peers of England, Scotland, and Ireland; and lists of the kings of England and France.
Description:
Binding: contemporary calf, one cover gone, one detached. On spine: Commonplace book. and Index at beginning of manuscript.
Subject (Geographic):
Europe--Economic conditions--18th century, Europe--Population--18th century, Great Britain--Economic conditions--18th century, Great Britain--Politics and government--18th century, and Great Britain--Population--Statistics
Subject (Name):
Addison, Joseph,--1672-1719, Pope, Alexander,--1688-1744, Prior, Matthew,--1664-1721, and Swift, Jonathan,--1667-1745
Subject (Topic):
Aphorisms and apothegms, English poetry--18th century, Epigrams, English, Nobility--Great Britain--18th century, Spectator (London, England : 1711), Theater--Great Britain, and Verse satire, English
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of poetical, historical, and economic material, primarily on such subjects as politics, government, love, and marriage. Many of the entries are lighthearted or satirical, including poems by Joseph Addison, Matthew Prior, William Congreve, Alexander Pope, and Jonathan Swift. The volume also contains a large number of extracts from early 18th-century poetry, drama, and prose, many drawn from The Spectator; a collection of moral thoughts in French; and a collection of Spanish proverbs. and The latter half of the volume contains descriptive and historical accounts of France and Italy, statistics on the population, demographics, economies, and other data of London and other European cities; lists of the peers of England, Scotland, and Ireland; and lists of the kings of England and France.
Description:
Binding: contemporary calf, one cover gone, one detached. On spine: Commonplace book. and Index at beginning of manuscript.
Subject (Geographic):
Europe--Economic conditions--18th century, Europe--Population--18th century, Great Britain--Economic conditions--18th century, Great Britain--Politics and government--18th century, and Great Britain--Population--Statistics
Subject (Name):
Addison, Joseph,--1672-1719, Pope, Alexander,--1688-1744, Prior, Matthew,--1664-1721, and Swift, Jonathan,--1667-1745
Subject (Topic):
Aphorisms and apothegms, English poetry--18th century, Epigrams, English, Nobility--Great Britain--18th century, Spectator (London, England : 1711), Theater--Great Britain, and Verse satire, English
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of 8 primarily melancholy poems copied from various authors, on such subjects as love, solitude, and loneliness. The collection contains Alexander Pope's Eloise to Abelard; Mrs. Madan's Abelard to Eloisa; Aaron Hill's Alone in an inn at Southampton Court; and William Congreve's To a candle. Other titles include The late Lord Harvey to Mr. Fox; The castle top, wrote by a lad at Winchester School; and A hermit's meditation.
Description:
Binding: full parchment. and Imperfect: p. 34-35 wanting.
Subject (Name):
Héloïse,--1101-1164--Poetry, Hill, Aaron,--1685-1750, Madan, Judith,--1702-1781, and Pope, Alexander,--1688-1744
Subject (Topic):
Elegiac poetry, English, English poetry--18th century, Solitude--Poetry, and Women authors
Anonymous manuscript comparing the "Essay on Man" by Alexander Pope (1688-1744) and the "Zodaicus Vitae" of Marcellus Stellatus Palingenius (fl. 1528); probably written by the Rev. William Clarke (1696-1771). Two columns with citations from Pope's poem in English and from Palingenius' in Latin.
Description:
5 leaves. Versos blank, not digitized., For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator., and This manuscript may have been the original from which the material was printed in The Publisher (no. 2, 1745, pp. 45-60) where it has the title: Expressions, Similes, and Sentiments in Palingenius, Translated and Improv'd by Mr Pope, in his Essay on Man.
Subject (Name):
Palingenio Stellato, Marcello,--ca. 1500-ca. 1543, Pope, Alexander,--1688-1744, and Pope, Alexander,--1688-1744--Criticism and interpretation
Subject (Topic):
Philosophy, British--18th century, Philosophy, Comparative--Early works to 1800, Philosophy, Renaissance, and Philosophy--Poetry
Theobald, Mr. (Lewis), 1688-1744 Warburton, William, 1698-1779
Published / Created:
1726
Call Number:
Osborn pc75
Image Count:
25
Description:
Caption and running title: The examination and correction of the tragedy of Hamlet., Chiefly a discussion of Hamlet; cites parallel passages from other plays of Shakespeare., Imperfect: upper corners chewed and trimmed; part of p. 194 pasted over with clippings., and Manuscript annotations by W. Warburton, bp. of Gloucester.
A portrait of the English poet Alexander Pope by Jonathan Richardson the Elder, with Pope portrayed seated and supporting an open book with his proper left hand. The painting is oil on canvas, inscribed "POPE" at the lower left corner.
Alternative Title:
Alexander Pope resting on an open book and Alexander Pope, full-length, seated, his left hand resting on
an open book
Description:
Alexander Pope (1688-1744), English poet., Gift of Joan Pittman Schnabel Rea, 1964., Jonathan Richardson (1665-1745), English artist., and Title devised by cataloger.
Subject (Name):
Pope, Alexander,--1688-1744 and Richardson, Jonathan,--1665-1745
Subject (Topic):
Artists--Great Britain and Authors, English--18th century--Portraits
