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1. Poems on various occasions, 1762.
- Creator:
- Lockman, John, 1698-1771
- Published / Created:
- 1762
- Call Number:
- Osborn c267
- Image Count:
- 12
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in a single hand, of a large collection of poems. The first volume contains primarily occasional poems and satirical verse; titles include "To a Fellow, who after the Author had done Him Some Service, endeavour'd to ridicule Him in a stupid Print" and "Writ under the Print of a Chimney Sweeper, Squeezing a Cat." The first volume also contains a dedication to the Princess of Wales," requesting Her Royal Highness graciously to patronize a Subscription, for printing Poems on Several Occasions," and is followed by a dedicatory poem to her, which mentions a fable "presented to His late Royal Highness at Leicester House, in 1751, which was most graciously receiv'd, & the Author had the honour to kiss the Princess' Hand." The other three volumes contain more occasional poems, political verse, "imitations and translations," and songs. Titles in these volumes include "Verses on the Demise of the late King: & the Accession of His present Majesty," "The Willow and the Peach-Tree, from a Chinese Poem," "The Victory at Cullden: gain'd by His Royal Highness...set by Mr. Handel, & Sung by Mr. Lows, in Vauxhall Gardens," and "Anniversary Song; for the Cyder Counties on the repeal of the Cyder Act (The Tune, Bumper Squire Jones)." The third volume also contains numerous dramatic pieces, including a "Prologue to the Conscious Lovers, acted in Covent Garden Theatre," "Yarico: an American pastoral Drama, set to music by Mr. John Christopher Smith: & writ for Buckingham House," "Elfrida: an Opera set to Music by Mr. John Christopher Smith," and "Moses: an Oratorio."
- Description:
- Binding: quarter contemporary leather., On flyleaf of vol. 1: copy of a poem titled "To my worthy Friend M. John Lockman: on His Poems on various Occasions," by Michael Clancy, dated 1762., and Pasted into Vols. 1, 2, and 4: printed copies of Lockman's poems inside front cover and throughout the manuscripts.
- Subject (Name):
- George--III,--King of Great Britain,--1738-1820, Handel, George Frideric,--1685-1759, Lockman, John,--1698-1771, and Smith, John Christopher,--1712-1795
- Subject (Topic):
- English drama--18th century, English literature--18th century, English poetry--18th century, Music--England--18th century, Occasional verse, Political poetry, English, and Verse satire, English
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Poems on various occasions, 1762.
2. Poems, [ca. 1779].
- Creator:
- Burney, Charles, 1757-1817
- Call Number:
- Osborn c37
- Image Count:
- 38
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of poems, including numerous occasional verses addressed to friends, family members, and their children. Titles include "Ode to the Ship, in which Mr. F J. H. Wollaston sails," "A Lilliputian Ode, on my little Friend, Richard Burney, putting on Breeches," "Buxom Het, an excellent new song to an old Tune: a Soldier & a Sailor, a Tinker & a Tailor, etc., made on Mrs. Esther Burney," and "Occasional Prologue to the Good Natured Man, a Comedy; when acted by Ladies and Gentlemen for their diversion."
- Description:
- Incomplete index in back of manuscript., Laid in: poem, in same hand, titled "To my little friend Charles Wollaston, on his being put into Breeches.", and Binding: boards, vellum spine.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Burney, Charles, 1757-1817., Burney family., Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774., and Wollaston, Francis John Hyde, 1762-1823.
- Subject (Topic):
- Children, Drama, English literature, English poetry, Occasional verse, and Social life and customs
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Poems, [ca. 1779].
3. Poetical trifles, 1781
- Creator:
- Burney, Charles, 1757-1817
- Call Number:
- Osborn c35
- Image Count:
- 42
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of serious and comic poems dated 1778-1780. The manuscript includes two poems based on Oliver Goldsmith's "Hermit," English translations of poems by Bacchylides, an "Epistle to a Lady, with a present of Moor Fowl," an "Elegy on Virtue," a "Sonnet, written in Evelina, and addressed to the Ladies," and numerous occasional verses, such as an "Ode on the death of a favourite bird," an elegy addressed to James Beattie, and an ode to David Garrick
- Description:
- In English., Laid in: two pages from a poem incomplete at beginning and end, a 3-page poem titled "To Rosetta," and one page containing 3 poems in the same hand., and Binding: quarter morocco.
- Subject (Name):
- Bacchylides., Beattie, James, 1735-1803., Burney, Charles, 1757-1817., Burney, Fanny, |d 1752-1840. |t Evelina., Garrick, David, 1717-1779., and Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774.
- Subject (Topic):
- English literature, English poetry, Mock-heroic literature, and Occasional verse
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Poetical trifles, 1781
