[Collection of poetry], [circa 1725].

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Title: [Collection of poetry], [circa 1725].
Abstract: Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of fourteen serious verses, many on the subjects of death and religion. Entries include the Prologue to Cato by Alexander Pope (1688-1774), and the Epilogue to Cato by Sir Samuel Garth; a hymn by Joseph Addison; On Indifference, by Frances Anne (Greville) Crewe, lady Crewe and addressed to the Countess of Carlisle, as well as the Countess of Carlisle's reply; a fable by John Gay; poems by Thomas Parnell and James Thomson; and various religious songs
Description: In English.
Provenance: For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
Extent: 1 21 x 17 cm. v. (28 p.) ;
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Poetry
Commonplace books
Resource Type: unspecified
Subject (Geographic): Great Britain
Subject (Name): Addison, Joseph, 1672-1719.
Crewe, Frances Anne (Greville) Crewe, Lady, 1748-1818
Garth, Samuel, Sir, 1661-1719.
Gay, John, 1685-1732.
Parnell, Thomas, 1679-1718.
Pope, Alexander, 1688-1774.
Thomson, James, 1700-1748.
Subject (Topic): Death
Elegiac poetry, English
English poetry
Religious poetry, English
Religious life and customs
Subjects: Addison, Joseph, 1672-1719
Crewe, Frances Anne (Greville) Crewe, Lady, 1748-1818 > Poetry
Garth, Samuel, Sir, 1661-1719
Gay, John, 1685-1732
Parnell, Thomas, 1679-1718
Pope, Alexander, 1688-1774
Thomson, James, 1700-1748
Death > Poetry
Elegiac poetry, English
English poetry > 18th century
Religious poetry, English
Great Britain > Religious life and customs > 18th century

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Citation: Collection of Poetry, Circa 1725. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.