Manuscript, in a single hand, of a diary of a journey from Dublin to England and then to Cork, written in a lighthearted and sometimes satirical manner. Traveling with his father, his friend Valerius, and a servant, the Irish author records his impre...
Description:
Author of the manuscript is an unknown Irishman.
Subject (Geographic):
England, Liverpool (England), London (England), and Nottingham (England)
Subject (Topic):
English wit and humor, Travelers' writings, English, Women, Conduct of life, Description and travel, and Buildings, structures, etc
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a copy by Mark Noble, with annotations, of his sister's diary of their tour through Derby and Stafford, recording their impressions of the counties' great houses and churches; and relating anecdotes and historical note...
Description:
Mrs. Sarah Chattock was the sister of the antiquarian Rev. Mark Noble (1754-1827).
Subject (Geographic):
England, Derbyshire., Staffordshire., England., Derbyshire (England), and Staffordshire (England)
Subject (Name):
Ashbourne Hall (Ashbourne, England), Boothby, Brooke, 1743-1824., Bertram, Saint., Camden, William, 1551-1623. Britannia., Cokayne family., Chattock, Sarah., Greene, Richard, 1716-1793., Gisborne family., Gisborne, J. 1770-1851 (John),, Gisborne, Thomas, 1758-1846., Gresley family., Mary, Queen of Scots, 1542-1587, Laporte family., Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784., Noble, Mark, 1754-1827., Taylor, John, 1711-1788., Ashbourne (England), Ilam Hall (Staffordshire, England), Lichfield Cathedral., and Sudbury Hall (England)
Subject (Topic):
Description and travel, Architecture, Domestic, Gentry, Conduct of life, Monuments, Sepulchral monuments, Travelers' writings, English, and Social life and customs
Manuscript concludes with a table of contents, "A poem in fashion after my late lord's decease" that begins, "As I walkd by my self, Thus I saide to my self....;" and a letter to the young Earl Fitzwilliam signed, "John Catlin, Living in Stepney, Nort...
Description:
Binding: contemporary full panelled calf.
Subject (Name):
Fitzwilliam, William Fitzwilliam,--Earl,--1719-1756
Subject (Topic):
Astrology and health, Authors and patrons--Great Britain, Conduct of life, Cosmology, English poetry--18th century, Health, Moral education, Youth--Conduct of life, and Youth--Health and hygiene
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a copy of the diary of Mary Rich, Countess of Warwick, between 1666 and 1672. The manuscript intersperses records of Lady Warwick's daily social activities with her religious meditations. In October 1667, for example...
Description:
Available on microfilm
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Boyle, Robert, 1627-1691., Ranelagh, Katherine Jones, Lady, 1615-1691., Warwick, Charles Rich, Earl of, 1616-1673., and Warwick, Mary Rich, Countess of, 1625-1678.
Subject (Topic):
Husband and wife, Meditations (Religious)., Nobility, Women, Conduct of life, Court and courtiers, Religious life and customs, and Social life and customs
"All ye youths of fair England,". - In six columns with the title above the first three; the columns are not separated by rules. - The same setting of type was issued both without an imprint and with a shorter imprint excluding "no. 4".
Publisher:
Printed and sold at no. 4, Aldermary Church Yard
Subject (Geographic):
England and London
Subject (Name):
Barnwell, George
Subject (Topic):
Murder, Criminal behavior, Prostitution, Young men, Conduct of life, Apprentices, Robbery, and Merchants
The papers contain letters between Thomas Balguy and his father, John, concerning Thomas's education at St. John's College, Cambridge. There is one letter from Frances Maseres detailing his disagreements with church procedures, and several letters fro...
Description:
Thomas Balguy, son of John Balguy, received his B.A., M.A., and S.T.P. from St. John's College, Cambridge. Beginning in 1744, he was successively assistant tutor, then tutor, then master at St. John's; in 1758 he was tutor to the Duke of Northumberlan...
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Balguy, John, 1686-1748., Balguy, Thomas, 1716-1795., Barnard, Thomas, 1685-1750., Butler, John, 1717-1802., Dalrymple, David, Sir, 1726-1792., Maseres, Francis, 1731-1824., and St. John's College (University of Cambridge)
Subject (Topic):
Students, Fathers and sons, Young men, Conduct of life, and Religion
In four columns with the title and a woodcut above the first two; the first and second columns as well as the third and fourth columns are separated by ornamental rules.
Publisher:
publisher not identified
Subject (Topic):
Young men, Conduct of life, Young women, Love, and Funeral processions
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
Manuscript commonplace book, in a single hand, containing copies of several letters of advice and copies of many lyric poems, sonnets, and epitaphs. Authors represented include Byron, Burns, Anna Barbauld, and R. S. Hawker. In addition, there are vers...
Description:
Binding: original full diced calf, worn.
Subject (Topic):
Conduct of life, English poetry--19th century, and English prose literature--19th century
