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21.
[Commonplace book], [late 18th century].

Published / Created:
[late 18th century]
Call Number:
Osborn c53
Image Count:
94
Abstract:
Collection of English verse, epitaphs, copies of letters, and descriptions of voyages to Germany; contents include: "A Journey to Duderstadt, with a description of the Ceremony of The Nuns taking The Veil, as performed there, ... Sunday 13th June: 175...
Description:
Anonymous manuscript.
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Commonplace book], [late 18th century].

22.
[Letter of Shabbethai Tzevi, on reversing days of mourning in Judaism]

Published / Created:
late 18th cent.?]
Call Number:
Hebrew MSS suppl 182 (Oversize)
Image Count:
2
Abstract:
Text of a letter written by the Jewish false Messiah Shabbetai Tzevi in the summer of 1666 and copied by the Doenmeh (or Dönme) sect. According to the scholar Yaron Ben-Naʾeh, this copy was probably written around 1800. In this previously unknown let...
Publisher:
s.n.,
Subject (Name):
Shabbethai Tzevi,--1626-1676 and שבתי צבי,--1626-1676
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Letter of Shabbethai Tzevi, on reversing days of mourning in Judaism]

24.
Commonplace book, circa 1787.

Published / Created:
circa 1787
Call Number:
Osborn c138
Image Count:
31
Abstract:
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of 8 primarily melancholy poems copied from various authors, on such subjects as love, solitude, and loneliness. The collection contains Alexander Pope's Eloise to Abelard; Mrs. Madan's Abelard to Eloisa; ...
Description:
Binding: full parchment.
Subject (Name):
Héloïse,--1101-1164--Poetry, Hill, Aaron,--1685-1750, Madan, Judith,--1702-1781, and Pope, Alexander,--1688-1744
Subject (Topic):
Elegiac poetry, English, English poetry--18th century, Solitude--Poetry, and Women authors
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Commonplace book, circa 1787.

25.
[Commonplace book], 1781-ca. 1785.

Creator:
Heigham, Anne
Published / Created:
1781-ca. 1785
Call Number:
Osborn c130
Image Count:
4
Abstract:
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of 39 primarily sentimental and occasional poems on such subjects as friendship, death, solitude, nature, and women's beauty, by various authors, including Edward Jerningham, David Garrick, Hannah More, Wi...
Description:
Autograph inside front cover: Anne Heigham 1781.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Social life and customs--18th century
Subject (Name):
Garrick, David,--1717-1779, Hayley, William,--1745-1821, Heigham, Anne, Jerningham, Edward,--1737-1812, More, Hannah,--1745-1833, and Sheridan, Richard Brinsley,--1751-1816
Subject (Topic):
Elegiac poetry, English, English poetry--18th century, Occasional poetry, English, Sentimentalism in literature, Theater--Great Britain--18th century, and Women authors
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > [Commonplace book], 1781-ca. 1785.

26.
A manuscript, 1784.

Creator:
Hamilton, Mary, Lady, 1739-1816
Published / Created:
1784
Call Number:
Osborn fc137
Image Count:
122
Abstract:
Manuscript of a satirical novella concerning an imaginary voyage by the narrator to a distant planet inhabited by giants, during which he encounters the "Royal Academy" of the planet and the "Chief Minister" (modelled on Pitt the Younger).
Description:
First leaf inscribed: "Manuscript, 1784. By Walker. Bolton Street Piccadilly."
Subject (Name):
Pitt, William,--1759-1806 and Swift, Jonathan,--1667-1745--Influence
Subject (Topic):
English fiction--18th century, Fantasy fiction, English--Women authors, First person narrative, Satire, English--18th century, and Women authors--Great Britain
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > A manuscript, 1784.

27.
Shenstone's walks, circa 1760.

Creator:
Hull, Thomas, 1728-1808
Published / Created:
circa 1760.
Call Number:
Osborn c20
Image Count:
23
Abstract:
Manuscript, in a single hand, of 8 descriptions in poetry and prose of William Shenstone's Leasowes estate, each titled "Shenstone's Walks" and numbered 1 to 8. Addressed to "Zattoo," the narrator leads the reader through various walks on the grounds,...
Description:
Printed description of the manuscript included with the collection.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Social life and customs--18th century and Leasowes Garden (Halesowen, England)
Subject (Name):
Hull, Thomas,--1728-1808 and Shenstone, William,--1714-1763
Subject (Topic):
Architectural inscriptions, Elegiac verse, English, English poetry--18th century, Gardens, English, and Gardens--Great Britain
Found in:
Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > Shenstone's walks, circa 1760.

29.
[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].

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