Bishop Corbet to his son Vincent Corbet two years of age, Dean Swifts translation of a Latin inscription written by Dean Smedley ..., Lines of Dean Swifts, Ode to contemplation, and Ode to memory
A collection of 80 dances, with a description of steps and tunes.
Description:
34 blank leaves at end unscanned., Contents organized by numbered openings, not paginated or foliated., and Holograph MS.
Subject (Topic):
Dance music--England--18th century, Dance--England--Early works to 1800, Dance--History--18th century--Handbooks, manuals, etc., Dance--Study and teaching--Great Britain--Early works to 1800, and Fiddle tunes--England--Early works to 1800
Anonymous MS. and Collection of verse by various authors; includes a transcript of "The Diamond", written in 1734, by William Shenstone (1714-1763); also, two watercolor drawings on the first page.
Description:
For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator. and p. 41-42 excised. 122 blank pages at end not digitized.
Subject (Name):
Barbauld, Mrs. (Anna Letitia), 1743-1825. Poems, Campbell, Thomas, 1777-1844, Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834, Davenport, R. A. (Richard Alfred), 1777?-1852, Doddridge, Philip, 1702-1751, Mundy, Francis Noel Clarke, 1738 or 9-1815, Scott, Walter, Sir, 1771-1832, and Shenstone, William, 1714-1763