Autograph manuscript, in brown red and yellow inks with many fine calligraphic ornaments (animals, heads, flourishes, etc.); some of the arithmetic rules are in verse.
Manuscript, in several hands, containing two letters written by Elizabeth Montagu. The first letter, signed by Montagu and addressed "To Doctor Monsey," admonishes the recipient's attachment to "Miss B," warning him, "Do not sadden your retirement & ...
Description:
Binding: cloth covered boards; blue morocco spine.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Social life and customs--18th century.
Subject (Name):
Montagu,--Mrs.--(Elizabeth),--1720-1800. and Percy, Thomas,--1729-1811.
Manuscript, in two hands, of a collection of about 100 word puzzles and riddles, many in verse. The word "fortune," for example, is represented by the following rhyme: "My first is a Preposition/My second a Composition/And the whole an Acquisition." ...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Name):
Peach, Miss.
Subject (Topic):
Charades, English literature, English poetry, Puzzles, Riddles, Women authors, and Word games
Manuscript of a devotional essay, much of which is addressed to God in the second person, on acceptance of and spiritual preparation for death, including resolution to repent and reform one's way of life, arrangements for the receipt of final sacramen...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Topic):
Death, Religious aspects, Christianity, English, Devotional literature, English, and Women authors
Manuscript, in primarily one hand, of a collection of several hundred documents related to the office of the Master of the Revels, including printed matter, engravings, and handwritten notes. The volume contains historical information pertaining to t...
Description:
Partial finding aid available.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain., Great Britain, and England
Subject (Name):
Buck, George, Sir, 1560-1622., Burn, Jacob Henry, -1869., Herbert, Henry, Sir, 1595-1673., Killigrew, Charles, 1655-1724 or 1725., and Killigrew, Thomas, 1612-1683.
Subject (Topic):
English drama, History, Royal households, Theater, Women authors, and Officials and employees
Manuscript collection of poems, mostly unattributed, with some attributed to Maria Banks (Woodley) Riddell (1772-1808) two of which are dated 1789, and some attributed to "W" and to "L." Contents include: lengthy narrative poems on brave knights and a...
Description:
Paper watermark: 1810.
Subject (Geographic):
England
Subject (Name):
Riddell, Maria, 1772-1808. and Tighe, Mary, 1772-1810.
Subject (Topic):
Classical poetry, Classicism, History, Elegiac poetry, English, English poetry, Classical influences, Fables, English, Ghost stories, English, Hymns, English, Occasional verse, English, Religious poetry, English, and Women authors
Autograph manuscript collection of original religious poems, verse prayers, and metrical hymns, dated 1803-1831. Also includes: some dedicatory, elegaic, and occasional poems of a religious nature; poems on nature and on friendship; an abolitionist po...
Description:
For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
Subject (Topic):
Christian poetry, English, Hymns, Prayers, Quakers--Poetry, Religious poetry, English, Religious poetry--Women authors, Women authors, and Women--Religious life--Poetry
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of 8 primarily melancholy poems copied from various authors, on such subjects as love, solitude, and loneliness. The collection contains Alexander Pope's Eloise to Abelard; Mrs. Madan's Abelard to Eloisa; ...
Description:
Binding: full parchment.
Subject (Name):
Héloïse,--1101-1164--Poetry, Hill, Aaron,--1685-1750, Madan, Judith,--1702-1781, and Pope, Alexander,--1688-1744
Subject (Topic):
Elegiac poetry, English, English poetry--18th century, Solitude--Poetry, and Women authors
44 autograph letters written to Augusta Hall, Lady Llanover concerning her edition of the autobiography of Mary (Granville) Pendarves Delany (1700-1788).
Description:
For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
Subject (Name):
Delany, Mrs. (Mary), 1700-1788 and Llanover, Augusta Hall, Baroness, 1802-1896
Subject (Topic):
English literature--19th century and Women authors
