1. Add MS 73540
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Add MS 73540
- Title:
- MISCELLANY OF RESTORATION POEMS AND VERSE-SATIRES; circa 1655-1679. Copies. The collection consists of forty-one satirical and lyric poems dating mostly from the 1670s, of which some twenty-six are of established authorship. The great majority are by or attributed to Andrew Marvell (d. 1678) and John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (d. 1680), being printed posthumously. The earliest datable piece is Edmund Waller's panegyric on Cromwell (ff. 43v-48), of 1655, and the latest 'The Character' (ff...
- Scope & Content:
- includes: ff. 1-32v, 50-54v, 57-58v Poetry ENGLISH: Andrew Marvell, poet: `Last Instructions' and other satires by Andrew Marvell: circa 1679: Copies.ff. 39-43 Poetry ENGLISH: Charles Sackville, 6th Earl of Dorset and 1st Earl of Middlesex; Lord Buckhurst: Poem `Colon': circa late 17th cent...
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Languages:
- English
- Date Range:
- c 1655-1679
- Extent:
- 1 item