Manuscript on paper, in various hands, of a collection of 72 satirical verses and songs, primarily commenting on events and political and literary figures in 1688-89. A poem titled The Invasion declares, "O! The year 88 that shall in story be prais'd,...
Description:
Binding: no covers.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Politics and government--1660-1714, Great Britain--Religious life and customs--17th century, and Great Britain--Social life and customs--17th century
Subject (Name):
Anne,--Queen of Great Britain,--1665-1714, Cowley, Abraham,--1618-1667, Grafton, Henry Fitz Roy,--Duke of,--1663-1690, Great Britain.--Parliament, Heveningham, Henry, Sedley, Charles,--Sir,--1639?-1701, Shadwell, Thomas,--1642?-1692, William--III,--King of England,--1650-1702, and Wycherley, William,--1640-1716
Subject (Topic):
Courts and courtiers--England, English poetry--17th century, English wit and humor, Religious satire, English, Satirical verse, English, and Songs, English--17th century
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 Donne...
Description:
Disbound and separated into 21 folders.
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, University of Cambridge--Poetry, and Wither, George, 1588-1667
Subject (Topic):
Bawdy poetry--England, English poetry--17th century, English wit and humor, Epigrams, English, Epitaphs, English, Latin poetry, Love--Poetry, Political satire, English--17th century, Songs, English--17th century, Verse satire, English, and Women--Conduct of life
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of notes on primarily biological, scientific, mathematical, and historical subjects, as well as recipes and humorous anecdotes and verses. The volume begins with notes on parrots, crocodiles, the oxfly, p...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain, Great Britain., and Russia
Subject (Name):
Catherine II, Empress of Russia, 1729-1796. and Wayne, William Henry.
Subject (Topic):
Agriculture, Chemistry, Coins, English poetry, English wit and humor, Epigrams, English, Mathematics, Recipes, Veterinary medicine, and Description and travel
Manuscript, in mutliple hands, of a collection of several hundred riddles, acrostics, and rebuses, lighthearted poems primarily on female behavior, and several dozen hand-colored satirical engravings and newspaper clippings pasted in. Poem titles inc...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Ireland
Subject (Topic):
Acrostics, Catholics, Politics and government, English poetry, English wit and humor, Engravings, British, Rebuses, Riddles, Verse satire, English, Women, Conduct of life, and Women authors
Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, containing about 50 notes and extracts from various works on ancient and contemporary English history; character sketches of classical personages in the manner of Plutarch; and epigrammatic verses in Latin and En...
Description:
In English and Latin.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Elizabeth I, Queen of England, 1533-1603., Romulus, King of Rome., Solon, approximately 630 B.C.-approximately 560 B.C., William I, King of England, 1027 or 1028-1087., and Theseus, King of Athens.
Subject (Topic):
English wit and humor, English poetry, Epigrams, Epitaphs, Latin poetry, Names, Personal, History, Kings and rulers, and Politics and government
Manuscript on paper, in various hands, of a collection of 38 poems, many of them political and satirical commentaries on events and political figures between the reigns of Charles I and William III such as the Civil War; the Glorious Revolution; and R...
Description:
These poems, once collected and bound together, are now separated from the binding.
Subject (Geographic):
England. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Charles I, King of England, 1600-1649., Charles II, King of England, 1630-1685., Grafton, Henry Fitz Roy, Duke of, 1663-1690., Heveningham, Henry., James II, King of England, 1633-1701., Lonsdale, John Lowther Viscount, 1655-1700., William III, King of England, 1650-1702., and Great Britain. Parliament. House of Commons.
Subject (Topic):
Courts and courtiers, Elegiac poetry, English, English poetry, English wit and humor, Satirical verse, English, Songs, English, Politics and government, and Social life and customs
