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2.
- Creator:
- Hamby, Nathaniel
- Published / Created:
- 1729
- Call Number:
- Osborn c244
- Image Count:
- 41
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of several hundred poems on primarily moral or spiritual subjects, many taken from printed works by such poets as John Dryden, William Shakespeare, Alexander Pope, Joseph Addison, Richard Steele, and Isaac...
- Description:
- Autograph on flyleaf: S. S. Toms.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Great Britain--Religious life and customs--18th century
- Subject (Name):
- Addison, Joseph,--1672-1719, Dryden, John,--1631-1700, Hamby, Nathaniel, Pope, Alexander,--1688-1744, Shakespeare, William,--1564-1616, Steele, Richard,--Sir,--1672-1729, and Watts, Isaac,--1674-1748
- Subject (Topic):
- Autobiographies, Bible.--O.T.--Psalms, Conduct of life--18th century, English poetry--18th century, Epitaphs, English, and Religious poetry, English
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A collection of poems mostly moral divine and instructive selected from a much larger performance in three folio's, now reduced into a portable size. Written out at leisure hours with an eye only to the amusement and innocent diversion of the transcriber;
3.
- Creator:
- Lockman, John, 1698-1771
- Published / Created:
- 1740
- Call Number:
- Osborn c268
- Image Count:
- 10
- Resource Type:
- Archives or Manuscripts
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of approximately 105 poems divided into "Miscellaneous Pieces," "Songs," "Cantatas," "Odes," Satirical Pieces," "Mock-Pieces relating to the Stage," and "Imitations." The first "Imitation" is a sonnet conc...
- Description:
- Additional poems, in a smaller hand and with numerous corrections, appear in the margins.
- Subject (Name):
- Lockman, John, 1698-1771
- Subject (Topic):
- English drama--18th century, English literature--18th century, English poetry--18th century, Epigrams, Occasional verse, English, and Verse satire, English
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A miscellany of poems
4.
- Creator:
- Hull, Thomas, 1728-1808
- Call Number:
- Osborn c528
- Image Count:
- 2
- Abstract:
- Manuscript containing approximately 60 pieces, most of which are drafts of verses by Thomas Hull, some heavily revised, including verses in memory of his friend William Shenstone; "Address to Solitude, a Cantata"; "Irregular Ode Written in a Garden"; ...
- Description:
- Binding: Original half morocco, marbled boards.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Leasowes Garden (Halesowen, England)
- Subject (Name):
- Shenstone, William,--1714-1763
- Subject (Topic):
- English poetry--18th century
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Album, [ca. 1763-1773].
5.
- Creator:
- Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741-1821
- Published / Created:
- 1794-1812
- Call Number:
- GEN MSS VOL 527
- Image Count:
- 7
- Resource Type:
- Books, Journals & Pamphlets
- Abstract:
- Extensive holograph annotations in The spectator (London: Printed by H. Hughs, for Messrs. Payne, Rivington, Davis ...,1789).
- Description:
- Armorial bookplate of Thomas Hughes in volumes 1-7.
- 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.
- Subject (Topic):
- Books and reading--Great Britain, English literature--18th century, English poetry--18th century, English prose literature--18th century, Spectator (London, England : 1711), and Women writers
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Annotations in the Spectator, 1794-1812.
6.
- Creator:
- Piozzi, Hester Lynch, 1741-1821
- Published / Created:
- 1794-1812
- Call Number:
- GEN MSS VOL 527
- Image Count:
- 1
- Resource Type:
- Books, Journals & Pamphlets
- Abstract:
- Extensive holograph annotations in The spectator (London: Printed by H. Hughs, for Messrs. Payne, Rivington, Davis ...,1789).
- Description:
- Armorial bookplate of Thomas Hughes in volumes 1-7.
- 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.
- Subject (Topic):
- Books and reading--Great Britain, English literature--18th century, English poetry--18th century, English prose literature--18th century, Spectator (London, England : 1711), and Women writers
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Annotations in the Spectator, 1794-1812.
7.
- Published / Created:
- [1720-1760]
- Call Number:
- Osborn c144
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of poetical, historical, and economic material, primarily on such subjects as politics, government, love, and marriage. Many of the entries are lighthearted or satirical, including poems by Joseph Addison,...
- Description:
- Binding: contemporary calf, one cover gone, one detached. On spine: Commonplace book.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Europe--Economic conditions--18th century, Europe--Population--18th century, Great Britain--Economic conditions--18th century, Great Britain--Politics and government--18th century, and Great Britain--Population--Statistics
- Subject (Name):
- Addison, Joseph,--1672-1719, Pope, Alexander,--1688-1744, Prior, Matthew,--1664-1721, and Swift, Jonathan,--1667-1745
- Subject (Topic):
- Aphorisms and apothegms, English poetry--18th century, Epigrams, English, Nobility--Great Britain--18th century, Spectator (London, England : 1711), Theater--Great Britain, and Verse satire, English
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Commonplace book, [1720-1760].
8.
- Published / Created:
- [1720-1760]
- Call Number:
- Osborn c144
- Image Count:
- 1
- Abstract:
- Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of poetical, historical, and economic material, primarily on such subjects as politics, government, love, and marriage. Many of the entries are lighthearted or satirical, including poems by Joseph Addison,...
- Description:
- Binding: contemporary calf, one cover gone, one detached. On spine: Commonplace book.
- Subject (Geographic):
- Europe--Economic conditions--18th century, Europe--Population--18th century, Great Britain--Economic conditions--18th century, Great Britain--Politics and government--18th century, and Great Britain--Population--Statistics
- Subject (Name):
- Addison, Joseph,--1672-1719, Pope, Alexander,--1688-1744, Prior, Matthew,--1664-1721, and Swift, Jonathan,--1667-1745
- Subject (Topic):
- Aphorisms and apothegms, English poetry--18th century, Epigrams, English, Nobility--Great Britain--18th century, Spectator (London, England : 1711), Theater--Great Britain, and Verse satire, English
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Commonplace book, [1720-1760].
9.
- Creator:
- Montagu, Mary Wortley, Lady, 1689-1762
- Published / Created:
- Undated
- Call Number:
- Osborn Shelves Poetry Boxes
- Collection Title:
- James Marshall Osborn collection of poetry manuscripts
- Container / Volume:
- Box 4 | Folder P.B. IV / 161-170
- Image Count:
- 3
- Abstract:
- The collection consists of manuscript copies of several thousand individual English poems, dating from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries. The majority of the items date from between 1650 and 1800.
- Alternative Title:
- Upon the death of Lady Abergavenny by Lady Mary Wortley Mountague
- Subject (Name):
- Abergavenny, Katharine Neville, Lady, d. 1729
- Subject (Topic):
- English poetry--16th century, English poetry--17th century, English poetry--18th century, English poetry--19th century, and English poetry--Early modern, 1500-1700
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > James Marshall Osborn collection of poetry manuscripts, [ca. 1500-1900]
10.
- Published / Created:
- Undated
- Call Number:
- Osborn Shelves Poetry Boxes
- Collection Title:
- James Marshall Osborn collection of poetry manuscripts
- Container / Volume:
- Box 5 | Folder P.B. V / 1-10
- Image Count:
- 4
- Abstract:
- The collection consists of manuscript copies of several thousand individual English poems, dating from the sixteenth through the nineteenth centuries. The majority of the items date from between 1650 and 1800.
- Alternative Title:
- Verses to the memory of my dearest sister Lady Barbara May
- Subject (Topic):
- English poetry--16th century, English poetry--17th century, English poetry--18th century, English poetry--19th century, and English poetry--Early modern, 1500-1700
- Found in:
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > James Marshall Osborn collection of poetry manuscripts, [ca. 1500-1900].
