Manuscript on paper, in an Italic hand, of two elegiac poems titled "Funerall teares and consolations" and "Lachrymae funebres" mourning the death of Winifred Fitzwilliam (d. 1635), and dedicated to her father, Baron William Fitzwilliam of Liffer Coun...
Description:
Binding: full sheep; remnants of gold-tooled decoration.
Subject (Topic):
Devotional literature, English, English literature--17th century, English poetry--17th century, and Funeral rites and ceremonies
Manuscript on paper, in a single Italic hand, of several hundred brief religious meditations divided into four "centuries" of 100 meditations each; the first and last centuries are incomplete. Topics include the God's love, doing good works, and hypos...
Description:
Accompanied by newspaper article by James Osborn attributing the manuscript to Thomas Traherne.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Religious life and customs
Subject (Name):
Traherne, Thomas, d. 1674
Subject (Topic):
Devotional literature, English literature--17th century, English poetry--17th century, Meditations, Meditations (Religious), and Religious poetry, English
Manuscript on paper, in a single Italic hand, of a collection of 8 religious poems, mostly written in iambic couplets. The collection includes a series of dated """"Poems upon Christmas day,"""" """"A Paraphrase on Simeon?s Song,"""" """"Paraphrase on...
Description:
First few pages are missing.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Religious life and customs
Subject (Topic):
Bible. O.T. Psalms, English literature--17th century, English poetry--17th century, Religious poetry, English, and Women authors
Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of 78 poems by Jane Cavendish. Many are addressed to family members, including one titled "On my sweete brother Charles," another called "On my Noble Uncle Sr Charles Cavendish Knight," and several to her father,...
Description:
Binding: full black morocco; gilt decoration.
Subject (Geographic):
England--Social life and customs--17th century
Subject (Name):
Cavendish family, Cheiney, Jane Cavendish, Lady, Egerton, Elizabeth Cavendish, 1626-1663, and Newcastle, William Cavendish, Duke of, 1592-1676
Subject (Topic):
English literature--17th century, English poetry--17th century, English poetry--Women authors, and Nobility--Great Britain
