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- Creator:
- Johnson, John Mordaunt, 1776?-1815
- Published / Created:
- 1812 Jul.
- Call Number:
- Osborn fd48
- Image Count:
- 122
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in two hands, of a commonplace book divided into three sections. The first section consists of an account of the Mordaunt's mission to the British Fleet in the Adriatic to discover how to capture the Dalmatian Islands from France. Travel...
- Description:
- Binding: full parchment. Written on spine: Journal.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Dalmatia (Croatia)--History, Military, France--Foreign relations--Great Britain, and Great Britain--Foreign relations--France
- Subject (Name):
- Johnson, John Mordaunt, 1776?-1815, Morgan, Lady (Sydney),--1783-1859., and Sheridan, Richard Brinsley, 1751-1816--Rivals
- Subject (Topic):
- English poetry--19th century, Epigrams, Riddles, Sentimentalism in literature, and Travelers' writings, English
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Journal.
3.
- Call Number:
- Osborn c578
- Image Count:
- 2
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript collection of poems probably compiled by a member of the Tytler family. The poems include many rhyming riddles; epigrams; fables; prologues and epilogues from plays performed in London in the early 1750s; an "Ode on the Eclipse of the Sun J...
- Description:
- Index in the hand of Alexander Fraser Tytler, Lord Woodhouselee.
- Subject (Topic):
- English literature, English poetry, Occasional verse, English, Prologues and epilogues, Riddles, and Solar eclipses
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Miscellan. poems, [1750s].
4.
- Creator:
- Longueville, Peter, fl. 1727
- Published / Created:
- 1799.
- Call Number:
- Is94 t1 2
- Image Count:
- 98
- Alternative Title:
- English hermit
- Description:
- BEIN Is94 t1 2: "Riddles": p. 88-95; "Advertisement": [1] p. at end.
- Publisher:
- Printed by John Babcock
- Subject (Topic):
- Riddles, Robinsonades, and Voyages, Imaginary
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > The English hermit; or, The adventures of Philip Quarll : who was discovered by Mr. Dorrington, a Bristol merchant, upon an uninhabited island;--where he has lived above fifty years ... adorned with cuts
5.
- Creator:
- Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
- Call Number:
- LWL Mss Vol. 170
- Image Count:
- 58
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in Walpole's and others' hands, of a collection of several dozen scraps of notes, verse fragments, sketches, and drawings, collected from Walpole's papers. The notes are primarily epigrammatic or anecdotal, on such topics as printing book...
- Alternative Title:
- Walpoliana mss and drawings
- Description:
- In English.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Berry, Agnes, 1764-1852., Coke, Mary, Lady, 1726-1811., Draper, William, Sir, 1721-1787., Duncombe, Susanna Highmore, 1730?-1812., Fenn, John, 1739-1794., Kemp, William, fl. 1600., Skelton, John, 1460?-1529., Waldegrave, James Waldegrave, Earl, 1684-1741., and Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
- Subject (Topic):
- Anecdotes, English poetry, Epigrams, English, Nobility, Social life and customs, Riddles, Kings and rulers, Humor, and Sketches
- Found in:
- Lewis Walpole Library > Walpole's notes and drawings, [1700s].
6.
- Creator:
- Pye, John, fl. 1640-1684
- Published / Created:
- [ca. 1640-1684]
- Call Number:
- Osborn b52
- Collection Title:
- [Commonplace book]
- Image Count:
- 11
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Anonymous manuscript, consisting of poems, riddles, proverbs, copies of political documents and correspondence, personal notes from varied sources, satires and a travel journal. All in an unknown hand.
- Description:
- Includes: Confession of fayth by Sir Francis Bacon; A declaration how the King ...; Choicest English proverbs collected out of Howell's ...; Then tell me why?
- Subject (Topic):
- Political poetry, English and Riddles
- Collection Created:
- [ca. 1640-1684]
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Commonplace book]
7.
- Creator:
- Baxter, Mary
- Call Number:
- Osborn d112
- Image Count:
- 123
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in multiple hands, of a collection of about 100 short English verses concerning such subjects as friendship, nature, and deaths of family members. Titles and authors include The Child's First Grief by Baxter, Walking Out into the Fields b...
- Description:
- In English.
- Subject (Geographic):
- England. and Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Barker, Selina., Baxter, Mary., Herbert, George, 1593-1633., Southey, Robert, 1774-1843., Porter, Anna Maria., and Thomas, Eliza.
- Subject (Topic):
- English literature, English poetry, Farewells in literature, Friendship, Riddles, Sentimentalism in literature, Watercolor painting, Women authors, and Social life and customs
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Commonplace book], 1828-1855
8.
- Call Number:
- Osborn c150
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of several hundred primarily humorous or lighthearted poems, on such subjects as women, love, fashion, and pets. The collection includes entries by various 18th-century authors, among them David Garrick, ...
- Description:
- In English.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain
- Subject (Name):
- Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of, 1694-1773., Cowper, William, 1731-1800., Garrick, David, 1717-1779., Prior, Matthew, 1664-1721., and Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.
- Subject (Topic):
- Alliteration, English poetry, English wit and humor, Epitaphs, English, Humorous poetry, English, Pets, Riddles, Verse satire, English, and Social life and customs
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Commonplace book], [ca. 1750].
9.
- Call Number:
- Osborn fd5
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- unspecified
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in mutliple hands, of a collection of several hundred riddles, acrostics, and rebuses, lighthearted poems primarily on female behavior, and several dozen hand-colored satirical engravings and newspaper clippings pasted in. Poem titles inc...
- Description:
- In English.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Ireland
- Subject (Topic):
- Acrostics, Catholics, Politics and government, English poetry, English wit and humor, Engravings, British, Rebuses, Riddles, Verse satire, English, Women, Conduct of life, and Women authors
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Commonplace book], [ca.1815-1820].