Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of 239 political poems expressing loyalty to James II and entreaties for him to resume the English throne. Titles of such poems include His majestie's royal farewell to England and The confinement by Sir ...
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Binding: contemporary red morocco; gilt decoration. In gilt on cover: the arms of King James II, to whom the manuscript was presented about 1700. Title on spine: "Loyal Poems &c."
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--History--Revolution of 1688 and Great Britain--Politics and government--1660-1714
Subject (Name):
Great Britain.--Parliament |d (1689), James--II,--King of England,--1633-1701, L'Estrange, Roger,--Sir,--1616-1704, Mary II, Queen of England, 1662-1694, Russell, Archibald George Blomefield, 1879-1955, Sidney, Algernon,--1622-1683, Strange, Thomas,--Sir--Autograph, Tillotson, John,--1630-1694, and William--III,--King of England,--1650-1702
Subject (Topic):
English poetry--17th century, English wit and humor, Jacobites--Poetry, Nonjurors, Political poetry, English--Early modern, 1500-1700, and Verse satire, English
Ascribed by the book-dealer to John Taylor, the water poet. The work is listed anonymously by the British museum cat. and Wing, and the attribution to Taylor is, according to the Professor Notestein, without foundation.
Typescript photocopy mock-up with autograph corrections and annotations. The notes describe text sources and other information about the poems, and instructions for typesetting the manuscript. Also includes a front cover and additional pages of front ...
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Ted Berrigan (1934-1983), American poet. He was married to the American poet Alice Notley (1945-).
New copy of verses, humbly presented to our wortoy masters & mistresses of the city of Norwich, by the Society of Lamplighters; for the year 1808 and New copy of verses, humbly presented to our worthy masters & mistresses of the city of Norwich, by the Society of Lamplighters; for the year 1808
