Manuscript, in multiple hands, of a collection of poems dated between 1780 and 1798; and a collection of memoranda on horticulture, soil preparation, animal husbandry, vegetables, fruit trees, flowers, and shrubs dated in the 1840s. The first part co...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain., Great Britain, United States., and United States
Subject (Name):
Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790., George III, King of Great Britain, 1738-1820., Lindley, John, 1799-1865., Marie Antoinette, Queen, consort of Louis XVI, King of France, 1755-1793., McIntosh, Charles, 1794-1864., Pindar, Peter, 1738-1819., Pye, Henry James, 1745-1813., and Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745.
Subject (Topic):
Anecdotes, English poetry, English wit and humor, Epigrams, Epitaphs, Fruit-culture, Gardening, Horticulture, Plant-soil relationships, Recipes, Satirical verse, English, Foreign relations, and Politics and government
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of about 390 entries in verse and prose, which present satirical as well as sentimental and elegiac perspectives on the subjects of love, women, religion, and death. Titles include A reflection on death; ...
Elegiac poetry, English, English wit and humor, Epigrams, Epitaphs, Occasional verse, English, Sentimentalism in literature, Verse satire, English, Women authors, Women, Conduct of life, and Religious life and customs
Manuscript, in a single hand, of about 40 poems on various subjects dated between 1772 and 1782. The collection includes epitaphs and occasional verse, several "Charades," an epistolary poem titled "Helen, An Old Scots Tale" which is prefaced by a hi...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Name):
Burns, Robert, 1759-1796., Craik, Helen, 1750?-1824., and Meyerstein, Edward Harry William, 1889-1952.
Subject (Topic):
English literature, English poetry, Epitaphs, Love songs, Occasional verse, English, and Women authors
Manuscript on paper (various watermarks) of a Collection of the letters and papal bulls of Pope Pius II. With other texts concerning the Pope's life and prayers for him after his death. The manuscript section of the codex is divided into 13 sections. ...
Description:
In Latin.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Pius II, Pope, 1405-1464.
Subject (Topic):
Bulls, Papal, Epitaphs, Letters, Papal, and Manuscripts, Medieval
Manuscript, in a single hand, of a copy of Dickens' poem Bill of Fare, a parody of Oliver Goldsmith's Retaliation. Written for a private dinner party, the poem imagines a dinner party in which the guests are to be eaten; declares each guest to be a c...
Description:
Paper WM 1825.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain. and Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Dickens, Charles, 1812-1870., Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774., and Winter, Maria Sarah Beadnell, 1811 or 12-1886.
Subject (Topic):
Dinners and dining, English poetry, English wit and humor, Epitaphs, Parodies, English, Verse satire, English, and Social life and customs
Manuscript on paper (coarse, thick) of 1) Commentary on selections from Seneca the Elder, Controversiae, beginning imperfectly in I.3. 2) 300 exempla. 3) Gualterus Angelicus, Fabulae. 4) More than 100 extracts about the Virgin Mary, and other topics. ...
Description:
In Latin.
Subject (Geographic):
Connecticut and New Haven.
Subject (Name):
Burlaeus, Gualterus, 1275-1345?, Gregory I, Pope, approximately 540-604., Mary, Blessed Virgin, Saint., and Seneca, Lucius Annaeus, approximately 55 B.C.-approximately 39 A.D.
Subject (Topic):
Conduct of life, Epitaphs, Exempla, Manuscripts, Medieval, and Scholia
Manuscript on paper, in a single hand, of a collection of 226 primarily secular verses and songs. Entries include William Strode’s Uppon An Infant Unborne Whose mother Dyed in Travell; Walton Poole’s On A Gentlewoman with Black Eyes; and An Epitaph Up...
Description:
Binding: full morocco; gilt decoration. On spine: "Common place book."
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain --Politics and government --1603-1649 and Great Britain --Religious life and customs --17th century
Subject (Name):
Corbet, Richard, 1582-1635, Jonson, Ben, 1573?-1637, and Strode, William, d 1600 or 1601-1645
Subject (Topic):
Elegiac poetry, English, English poetry --17th century, English wit and humor, Epigrams, Epitaphs, Occasional verse, English, Religious poetry, English, and Satirical verse, English
Manuscript on paper, of about 58 verse and prose pieces. Most of the poems concern love, including An Amorous Catch; Solicitation to a Married Woman; and Ben Jonson's In Defence of Women's Inconstancy. Other verses include The Tragedy of Mr. Christoph...
Description:
31 pages at the beginning and end of the volume contain various accounts of payments received and made for various goods and services, including medicines, physicians' visits, hats, wool, and paper. This section also includes a list of names and birth...
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain--Religious life and customs--17th century and Scotland--Description and travel
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 two hands, of a collection of about 150 poems. Many are satirical, including A Satyr On Wedlock & Women; several poems by John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester; a prose essay titled The Character of a Quaker; and several attributed t...
Description:
In English.
Subject (Geographic):
Great Britain
Subject (Name):
Caroline, Queen, consort of George II, King of Great Britain, 1683-1737., Cibber, Colley, 1671-1757., Cowley, Abraham, 1618-1667., Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744., and Rochester, John Wilmot, Earl of, 1647-1680.
Subject (Topic):
Elegiac poetry, English, English poetry, English wit and humor, Epitaphs, Occasional verse, English, Quakers, Satirical verse, English, and Social life and customs
