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1.
Ten books of epigrams; the curiositie whereof, for conception, stile, instruction, and other

Creator:
Urquhart, Thomas, 1611-1660
Call Number:
Osborn fb217
Image Count:
563
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript, probably in Urquhart's hand, of over one thousand numbered epigrams in ten books, accompanied by an alphabetically arranged subject index of them and several miscellaneous "characters" and dialogues in prose and verse
Description:
Dedicated to "James Marquis of Hamilton, Earle of Arran and Cambridge."
Subject (Topic):
English poetry and Epigrams, English
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Ten books of epigrams; the curiositie whereof, for conception, stile, instruction, and other mixtures of show, and substance, being no lesse fruitfull, then pleasing to the diligent peruser, are intituled Apollo, and the Muses, [ca. 164-?].

2.
Walpole's notes and drawings, [1700s].

Creator:
Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797
Call Number:
LWL Mss Vol. 170
Image Count:
58
Resource Type:
unspecified
Abstract:
Manuscript, in Walpole's and others' hands, of a collection of several dozen scraps of notes, verse fragments, sketches, and drawings, collected from Walpole's papers. The notes are primarily epigrammatic or anecdotal, on such topics as printing book...
Alternative Title:
Walpoliana mss and drawings
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Berry, Agnes, 1764-1852., Coke, Mary, Lady, 1726-1811., Draper, William, Sir, 1721-1787., Duncombe, Susanna Highmore, 1730?-1812., Fenn, John, 1739-1794., Kemp, William, fl. 1600., Skelton, John, 1460?-1529., Waldegrave, James Waldegrave, Earl, 1684-1741., and Walpole, Horace, 1717-1797.
Subject (Topic):
Anecdotes, English poetry, Epigrams, English, Nobility, Social life and customs, Riddles, Kings and rulers, Humor, and Sketches
Found in:
Lewis Walpole Library > Walpole's notes and drawings, [1700s].

3.
[Commonplace book]

Published / Created:
[mid 17th century]
Call Number:
Osborn b205
Image Count:
108
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
F. 23r digitized at high resolution.
Description:
Binding: full calf; gilt decoration. Remains of metal clasps.
Subject (Name):
Newcastle, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1592-1676--Poetry and Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616
Subject (Topic):
Elegiac poetry, English, English poetry --17th century, English wit and humor, Enigmas, Epigrams, English, Songs, English--17th century, Verse satire, English, and Women--Conduct of life
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Commonplace book]

4.
[Commonplace book], [ca. 1639].

Creator:
Alston, Tobias, 1620-ca. 1639
Call Number:
Osborn b197 1
Image Count:
522
Resource Type:
text
Abstract:
Autograph manuscript of a collection of about 250 primarily light, satirical, or amatory English poems by various authors. In addition to twelve poems by Robert Herrick, primarily on love, the manuscript also contains poems by Thomas Carew, John Donn...
Description:
Tobias Alston (1620-ca. 1639), was the sixth son of William Alston of Sayham Hall, Suffolk, by his second wife, Anne Neuce. Many of the items in the commonplace book may have been transmitted to him by his half-brother Edward, who was a contemporary ...
Subject (Geographic):
England.
Subject (Name):
Alston, Tobias, 1620-ca. 1639., Buckingham, George Villiers, Duke of, 1592-1628., Carew, Thomas, 1595?-1639?, Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649., Donne, John, 1572-1631., Drayton, Michael, 1563-1631., Harington, John, 1589-1654., Herrick, Robert, 1591-1674., Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637., Shakespeare, William, 1564-1616, Wither, George, 1588-1667., and University of Cambridge
Subject (Topic):
Authorship, Bawdy poetry, English poetry, English wit and humor, Epigrams, English, Epitaphs, English, Love, Political satire, English, Songs, English, Verse satire, English, Women, Conduct of life, and Latin poetry
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Commonplace book], [ca. 1639].

5.
[Commonplace book], [early 18th century].

Published / Created:
[early 18th century]
Call Number:
Osborn c154
Image Count:
35
Abstract:
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of fifteen 18th-century satirical poems, epigrams, and epitaphs. The poems are primarily political and satirize the royal family and the ministry of Sir Robert Walpole, 1st earl of Orford. The volume inclu...
Description:
Binding: panelled speckled calf; gilt decoration.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Court and courtiers, Great Britain--Politics and government--1702-1714, and Great Britain--Politics and government--1714-1760
Subject (Name):
Caroline,--Queen, consort of George II, King of Great Britain,--1683-1737, George--II,--King of Great Britain,--1683-1760, Ickworth, John Hervey,--Baron,--1696-1743, Marlborough, John Churchill,--Duke of,--1650-1722, and Walpole, Robert,--Earl of Orford,--1676-1745
Subject (Topic):
English poetry--18th century, English wit and humor, Epigrams, English, Epitaphs, English, Political poetry, English, and Verse satire, English
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Commonplace book], [early 18th century].

6.
[Poems]

Published / Created:
[ca. 1620-1640]
Call Number:
Osborn b356
Image Count:
308
Resource Type:
Archives or Manuscripts
Abstract:
6p. of excerpts from Ovids ""Metamorphoses"".
Description:
Binding: 18th century boards.
Subject (Name):
Corbet, Richard, 1582-1635, Gill, Alexander, 1597-1642, Herrick, Robert, 1591-1674, Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637, and May, Thomas, 1595-1650
Subject (Topic):
English poetry --17th century, Epigrams, English, Love poetry, English, Occasional verse, English, and Verse satire, English
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Poems]