Manuscripts, in different hands, of a collection of several dozen primarily satirical and anonymous poems, many scatological. The majority of the poems are political satires, especially concerning the abdication of King James II and the accession of K...
Description:
Binding: marbled covers, detached.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Court and courtiers, Great Britain--Politics and government--1660-1714, and Great Britain--Social life and customs--17th century
Subject (Name):
Cleveland, Barbara Villiers Palmer, Duchess of, 1641-1709, Etherege, George, Sir, 1635?-1691, Hall, Jacob, James II, King of England, 1633-1701. aut, Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of, 1621-1683, and William III, King of England, 1650-1702
Subject (Topic):
Ballads, English, English poetry--17th century, Political poetry, English, Songs, English, Verse satire, English, and Women--Conduct of life
Winchilsea, Anne Kingsmill Finch, Countess of, 1661-1720(?)
Published / Created:
[1680-1700].
Call Number:
Osborn fb70
Collection Title:
[Collection of 17th century poems], [1680-1700].
Container / Volume:
Box 1 | Folder 2
Image Count:
1
Abstract:
Manuscripts, in different hands, of a collection of several dozen primarily satirical and anonymous poems, many scatological. The majority of the poems are political satires, especially concerning the abdication of King James II and the accession of K...
Description:
Binding: marbled covers, detached.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Court and courtiers, Great Britain--Politics and government--1660-1714, and Great Britain--Social life and customs--17th century
Subject (Name):
Cleveland, Barbara Villiers Palmer, Duchess of, 1641-1709, Etherege, George, Sir, 1635?-1691, Hall, Jacob, James II, King of England, 1633-1701. aut, Shaftesbury, Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of, 1621-1683, and William III, King of England, 1650-1702
Subject (Topic):
Ballads, English, English poetry--17th century, Political poetry, English, Songs, English, Verse satire, English, and Women--Conduct of life
Verse - "A noble young 'squire that liv'd in the west,". - In four columns with the title and woodcut above the first two; the first and second as well as the third and fourth columns are separated by ornamental rules.
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of about 17 original songs, many of them love songs, written in an interleaved copy of Rider's British Merlin, 1698. Titles include "The Deceitful Lover," "The scolding wife," and "Beauty's advocate or th...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Cuthbertson, George.
Subject (Topic):
Account books, English literature, English poetry, Love songs, Memorandums, and Songs, English
"View overlooking gardens, showing a band playing from the orchestra on the right; elegantly dressed figures strolling through gardens or seated at tables amongst trees; head-piece illustration to 'The Musical Entertainer', p. 21; with the score of a ...
Alternative Title:
Vaux-Hal Garden and Vauxhall Garden
Description:
Title from item.
Publisher:
G. Bickham
Subject (Geographic):
Vauxhall Gardens (London, England),
Subject (Topic):
Songs with piano, Songs with harpsichord, and Songs, English
Manuscript music book containing hymns and songs, vocal parts only, for treble and tenor. Most are identified by names of hymn tunes or Psalm numbers, and most are without texts. Songs with texts include "An Elegy Made on the Death of Queene Mary" and...
Description:
Staff notation.
Subject (Name):
Miles, Susanna, active 1759., George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820, and Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694
Subject (Topic):
Hymns, English, Singing, Instruction and study, Songbooks, English, and Songs, English
