18th-century poems, songs, and ballads, by various authors, including some by Alexander Pope (1688-1744), Jonathan Swift (1667-1745), [Richard] Steele (1672-1729), Benjamin Hoadly (1676-1761), Nicholas Howe, and John Wilmot, 2nd earl of Rochester (1647-1680). and Titles included: Quid Nunc, On Mr. Jervise refusing the Lady Sidney a breakfast ... at Bath, The Broken mug by Dean Swift, A petition to His Grace ye Duke of Grafton, His Grace's answer by Dean Swift, On the bench of Judges, An acre on ode ye 16, On a lady who writ in praise of Mira, An apology to my Lady Corbet writ in Ireland.
Anonymous manuscript. and Contains poems and poetical extracts by various authors, in various hands.
Alternative Title:
Miscellanies
Description:
Binding: half calf, with title: Miscellanies., Bookplate of Henry J.B. Clements., and For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
Anonymous manuscript, containing notes on reading, theology, heraldry, a Latin poem, a sermon and ""For Free Lending,"" a dialogue, as well as financial figures.
Collection of poems, songs, epitaphs, epigrams and riddles, partly original and partly by friends and other writers; some of the verses carry dates of composition as early as 1713, and many were written during visits to Tunbridge Wells, England.
Chauncy family sermons, book inventory and commonplacebook, 1631-1695
Image Count:
168
Description:
Imperfect: some pages removed; other pages mutilated with some loss of text., In four sections according to orientation of text; each section paginated separately., and Volume contains a mixture of foliation, pagination and unnumbered pages as well as text written in both directions.
Subject (Topic):
Sermons --Early works to 1800 and Sermons, American --17th century
Chauncy family sermons, book inventory and commonplacebook, 1631-1695
Image Count:
189
Description:
In three sections according to orientation of text; each section paginated separately. and Volume contains unnumbered pages as well as text written in both directions.
Subject (Topic):
Sermons --Early works to 1800 and Sermons, American --17th century
Extensive holograph annotations in The spectator (London: Printed by H. Hughs, for Messrs. Payne, Rivington, Davis ...,1789).
Description:
Thraliana, a combined diary and commonplacebook
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain --Social life and customs --18th century
Subject (Name):
Addison, Joseph, 1672-1719., Albert, Prince Consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1861--Autograph, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830--Anecdotes, Hughes, Thomas--Bookplate., Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784--Anecdotes, Peyraud, Paula, 1947-2008--Ownership, Pforzheimer, Carl H. (Carl Howard), 1879-1957, Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741-1821, Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741-1821--Autograph, Spectator (London, England : 1711), and Steele, Richard, 1629-1692.
Extensive holograph annotations in The spectator (London: Printed by H. Hughs, for Messrs. Payne, Rivington, Davis ...,1789).
Description:
Thraliana, a combined diary and commonplacebook
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Social life and customs--18th century
Subject (Name):
Addison, Joseph, 1672-1719., Albert, Prince Consort of Victoria, Queen of Great Britain, 1819-1861--Autograph, George IV, King of Great Britain, 1762-1830--Anecdotes, Hughes, Thomas--Bookplate., Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784--Anecdotes, Peyraud, Paula, 1947-2008--Ownership, Pforzheimer, Carl H. (Carl Howard), 1879-1957, Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741-1821, Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741-1821--Autograph, and Steele, Richard, 1629-1692.