A collection of verses, [ca. 1679-1680].

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Title: A collection of verses, [ca. 1679-1680].
Abstract: Manuscript on paper containing twenty-seven poems, mostly Court satires, including works by Andrew Marvell; John Wilmot, earl of Rochester; Charles Sackville, Earl of Dorset; and Sir Carr Scroope. With other unattributed texts including "Peyton's Fate'; "The K--gs Answer to the Duke of M-----ths Letter"; and "An Acrosstick on Charles Stuart Rex."
Description: Bookplate: The Rt. Hon.ble John L.d Brownlowe, Baron Charleville. & Viscount Tyrconnel in the Kingdom of Ireland.
Bookplate: Belton House.
Binding: Contemporary calf, gilt spine.
Provenance: For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
Extent: 1 18 x 11 cm. v. (66 p., and ca. 120 blank leaves) ;
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Digitization Note: Approximately 120 blank leaves at end not digitized.
Language: English

Genre: Poetry
Resource Type: unspecified
Subject (Geographic): Great Britain
Subject (Name): Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685.
Belton House (Lincolnshire, England)
Subject (Topic): Political poetry, English
Political satire, English
History
Subjects: Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685
Belton House (Lincolnshire, England)
Political poetry, English
Political satire, English
Great Britain > History > Restoration, 1660-1688 > Poetry

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