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2.
- Creator:
- Penn, William, 1644-1718
- Call Number:
- Osborn b406
- Image Count:
- 3
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper, in a single mixed hand, containing a copy of an edition of William Penn's Some Fruits of Solitude. This version has 467 numbered precepts, aphorisms, and moral observations
- Alternative Title:
- Some fruits of solitude, in reflections and maxims relating to the conduct of human life
- Description:
- Six additional aphorisms, numbered 468-473, added at the end of the text in a later hand.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain.
- Subject (Name):
- Penn, William, 1644-1718.
- Subject (Topic):
- Aphorisms and apothegms, Christian life, Conduct of life, Maxims, Military art and science, and Quakers
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Choice observations taken out of severall authors, 1695
3.
- Call Number:
- Osborn c144
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- 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...
- Description:
- In English and French.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain, Great Britain., and Europe
- Subject (Name):
- Addison, Joseph, 1672-1719., Congreve, William, 1670-1729., Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744., Prior, Matthew, 1664-1721., and Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.
- Subject (Topic):
- Aphorisms and apothegms, English poetry, Epigrams, English, Nobility, Theater, Verse satire, English, Economic conditions, Population, and Politics and government
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Commonplace book, [1720-1760].
4.
- Creator:
- Fitzherbert, Richard, d. 1653?
- Call Number:
- Osborn fb252
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript volume on paper, in several hands, two-thirds of which contains numerous brief commonplace book entries in Latin and English arranged under alphabetical Latin headings. The most frequently quoted author is Seneca, but there are also passage...
- Description:
- Richard Fitzherbert (d. 1653?) received his M.A. from New College, Oxford in 1605 and was appointed rector of Cucklington in Somerset in 1607. He was also rector of Stoke Tristor and Gussage All Saints from 1621, as well as Archdeacon of Dorset. In hi...
- Subject (Name):
- Fitzherbert, Richard, d. 1653?
- Subject (Topic):
- Aphorisms and apothegms, Classical literature, Conduct of life, English prose literature, and Fathers of the church
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Commonplace book, circa 1630-1670
5.
- Creator:
- Walter, of Châtillon, active 1170-1180
- Published / Created:
- [between 1200 and 1235, 1400 and 1500]
- Call Number:
- Marston MS 252
- Image Count:
- 196
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on parchment, composed in three parts. Part I consists of short aphorisms, prayers, recipes, etc. added in the 15th century; and the recopied Prologue to Part II. Part II: Gautier de Chatillon, Alexandreis, with Bks. I-VIII.307 (ff. 1-70) w...
- Description:
- In Latin.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Connecticut and New Haven.
- Subject (Name):
- Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C. and Walter, of Châtillon, active 1170-1180.
- Subject (Topic):
- Aphorisms and apothegms, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Prose poems, Latin (Medieval and modern)
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Gesta Alexandri Magni, etc
6.
- Creator:
- Ibn ʻAbbād, Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm, 1332 or 1333-1390
ابن عباد، محمد بن إبراهيم، 1332 or 1333-1390 - Published / Created:
- 1717.
- Call Number:
- Hartford Seminary Arabic MSS 489
- Image Count:
- 464
- Resource Type:
- text
- Abstract:
- "Ghayth al-mawāhib al-ʻalīyah bi-Sharḥ al-Ḥikam al-ʻAṭāʼīyah" (also called "Sharḥ al-Nafazī ʻalá matn al-Sakandarī"), by Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm ibn ʻAbbād al-Ḥimyarī al-Nafazī al-Rundī (1332 or 1333-1390.), a Ṣūfī and scholar from the city of Rundah (Ro...
- Alternative Title:
- Kitāb Sharḥ al-Ḥikam, Sharḥ al-Ḥikam al-ʻAṭāʼīyah, كتاب شرح الحكم, and شرح الحكم العطائية
- Description:
- In Arabic.
- Subject (Name):
- Ibn ʻAbbād, Muḥammad ibn Ibrāhīm, 1332 or 1333-1390. and Ibn ʻAṭāʼ Allāh, Aḥmad ibn Muḥammad, -1309.
- Subject (Topic):
- Aphorisms and apothegms, Mysticism, Shādhilīyah, and Sufism
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Ghayth al-mawāhib al-ʻalīyah bi-Sharḥ al-Ḥikam al-ʻAṭāʼīyah : manuscript, غيث المواهب العلية بشرح الحكم العطائية : مخطوطة
7.
- Creator:
- Burrant, Robert, fl. 1550-1553, translator
Erasmus, Desiderius, d. 1536. - Published / Created:
- 1550
- Call Number:
- Gnc36 g550
- Image Count:
- 196
- Alternative Title:
- Catonis disticha. English. and Seven sages of Rome. English
- Description:
- Colophon: Londini Ex officina Richardi Graftoni, typographus Regius excudebat. Mense Decembris. Anno. 1550. Cum priuilegio ad imprimendum solum.
- Subject (Topic):
- Aphorisms and apothegms
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Preceptes of Cato : wyth annotacions of D. Erasmus of Roerodame [!], very profitable for all men : newly imprinted and translated.
8.
- Creator:
- Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790
- Published / Created:
- [between 1792 and 1801]
- Image Count:
- 2
- Description:
- Caption title.
- Publisher:
- Printed for W. Clarke and son, Portugal-Street, Lincoln's Inn
- Subject (Topic):
- Success, Aphorisms and apothegms, and Maxims, American
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The way to wealth : as clearly shewn in the preface of an old Pennsylvanian almanac, intitled Poor Richard improved
9.
- Creator:
- Southwell, Robert, Sir, 1635-1702
- Published / Created:
- [1653? and later]
- Call Number:
- Osborn b112
- Image Count:
- 301
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, containing brief quotations and maxims on approximately 500 primarily moral and philosophical subjects, arranged alphabetically under Latin headings. Sample headings include Ars, Consilio, Deus, Felicitas, Ingrat...
- Description:
- Imperfect: errors in pagination; pages 336-339 wanting.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Europe --Politics and government, Great Britain --Intellectual life --17th century, and Great Britain --Religious life and customs --17th century
- Subject (Name):
- Cowley, Abraham, 1618-1667, Donne, John, 1572-1631, Herbert, George, 1593-1633, Hooker, Richard, 1553 or 4-1600, Southwell, Robert, Sir, 1635-1702, Walton, Izaak, 1593-1683, and Wotton, Henry, Sir, 1568-1639
- Subject (Topic):
- Aphorisms and apothegms, English literature --17th century, and Maxims
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Commonplace book]
10.
- Creator:
- Castillion, Sir Francis, 1561-1638
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1590-1638]
- Call Number:
- Osborn fb69
- Image Count:
- 405
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Description:
- Pagination inconsistent throughout.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain --Court and courtiers and Great Britain --Social life and customs --17th century
- Subject (Name):
- Sidney, Philip, Sir, 1554-1586. Arcadia
- Subject (Topic):
- Aphorisms and apothegms and Nobility --Great Britain --17th century
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Letter book]