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 stupi...
Description:
Binding: quarter contemporary leather.
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
Manuscript, in multiple hands, of about 36 essays and verse translations on various subjects. The collection begins with an essay titled "Character & Design of the Author," which compares his collection of works to the Spectator, Tatler, and Guardian...
Description:
Binding: half calf.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Intellectual life--18th century
Subject (Name):
Hardwicke, Philip Yorke,--Earl of,--1720-1790, Silius Italicus, Tiberius Catius, and Theocritus
Subject (Topic):
English periodicals, English poetry--18th century, Philosophy, and Theater--England
