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Record Id:

032-001962084

Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:

032-001962084

MDARK:

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ISAD(G)

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Add MS 61842

Title:

LITERARY COMMONPLACE-BOOK in several hands; circa 1783. Partly printed. Included in the original core of the book, now ff. 66-166, 172, are

(ff. 89-93v, 96-97) verses by William Hayley and Anna Seward mostly relating

to her visit to Eartham, co. Suss., in August 1782, and verses by (ff. 67-69v) Oliver Goldsmith, (ff. 70-71v, 80-85) Rev. T. Penrose, (ff. 73v-75v) William Shenstone, (ff. 94-95v, 157) William Mason, (ff. 107v-110v) John Pomfret, and (ff. 168-168v) Thomas Chatterton. Also included are prose and poetical extracts from Beattie, Boswell, Chesterfield, Dryden, Fielding, Johnson, La Bruyere, Milton, Rousseau, Warburton and Warton. Foremost among several insertions at the beginning of the volume are (ff. 39-54) copies of verses by Anna Seward composed in 1768-1779. Other insertions contain verses by (ff. 14-15) William Collins, (ff. 17-17v) Samuel Bishop, (ff. 18-27v, 36-38v) John Gay and (ff. 55-56) Thomas Gray, and (ff. 12-14, 57-62) two declamations by Roger Mainwaring Ellerker, of Trinity College, Cambridge. Near the end of the volume is (ff. 164v-166v) a description of a pageant organised in 1783 by Sir Brooke Boothby, 7th Bart., for the painter Henry Fuseli, including verses by Miss [Elizabeth] Ryves. Armorial bookplate with engraved inscription 'E Libris Jos. Coltman' [?Rector of Beverley, 1803-1813] and manuscript pressmark 'Sd.3', f. i. Purchased of Richard Hatchwell, 8 Aug. 1980.

Paper; ff. ii+175. 230 x 185mm. Binding of 20th cent. half brown calf over contemporary card boards.

Scope & Content:

Commonplace Books: Literary commonplace book: circa 1783.

includes:

f. i Bookplates and Book-stamps: Coltman (Joseph): early 19th cent.
ff. 8, 89-92v, 93v, 96-97 William Hayley, poet: Poetry ENGLISH: Verses by William Hayley: late 18th cent.: Copies.
ff. 14-15 Poetry ENGLISH: William Collins, poet: `Dirge in Cymbeline' and two Odes by William Collins: late 18th cent.: Copies.
ff. 17-17v Poetry ENGLISH: Samuel Bishop, poet: Two poems by Samuel Bishop: late 18th cent.: Copies.
ff. 18-27v, 36-38v John Gay, poet: Poetry ENGLISH: `The Fan' and `Extracts from Trivia' by John Gay: late 18th cent.: Copies.
ff. 28-35, 97v-107 Laurence Sterne, author: `The Story of Le Fever' from `Tristram Shandy', and `Story of Yorick' by Laurence Sterne: late 18th cent.: Copy.
ff. 39-54, 92v-93 Poetry ENGLISH: Anna Seward, poet: Verses by Anna Seward: 1768-1782, n.d.: Copies.
ff. 55-56 Thomas Gray, poet: Poetry ENGLISH: Verses on Lord Holland by Thomas Gray: late 18th cent.: Copy.
ff. 67-69v Poetry ENGLISH: Oliver Goldsmith, author: `Retaliation' by Oliver Goldsmith: late 18th cent.: Copy.
ff. 70v-71v, 80-85 Poetry ENGLISH: Reverend Thomas Penrose, poet: Verses by Rev. Thomas Penrose: late 18th cent.: Copies.
ff. 72-73 Laurence Sterne, author: Correspondence with Ignatius Sancho of Laurence Sterne: 1766, 1767: Copies.
ff. 73v-75v William Shenstone, poet: Poetry ENGLISH: Elegy by William Shenstone: late 18th cent.: Copy.
ff. 94-95v, 157 Reverend William Mason, poet and musician: Poetry ENGLISH: `The Tale' and `Epitaph on Miss Drummond' by Rev. William Mason: late 18th cent.: Copies.
ff. 107v-110v Poetry ENGLISH: John Pomfret, poet: `The Choice' by John Pomfret: late 18th cent.: Copy.
ff. 124-124v Henry Fielding, novelist: Part of 'A Fragment of a Comment on L. Bolingbroke's Essays' by Henry Fielding: circa 1783: Extract. Copy.
ff. 164v-166v Sir Brooke Boothby, 7th Baronet: Henry Fuseli, painter: Description of a pageant in 1783 , organised by Sir Brooke Boothby for the entertainment of Henry Fuseli: late 18th cent.: Copy.
ff. 168-168v Poetry ENGLISH: Thomas Chatterton, poet: Verses by Thomas Chatterton: late 18th cent.: Copies.

Collection Area:

Western Manuscripts

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Additional Manuscripts

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032-001962084

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Record Type (Level):

Fonds

Extent:

1 item

Digitised Content:

Languages:

English

Scripts:

Latin

Start Date:

1778

End Date:

1788

Date Range:

c 1783

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Names:

Bishop, Samuel, poet
Boothby, Brooke, 7th Baronet
Chatterton, Thomas, poet
Collins, William, poet
Fielding, Henry, writer and magistrate, 1707-1754
Fuseli, Henry, painter
Gay, John, poet and playwright, 1685-1732
Goldsmith, Oliver, author, ?1729-1774
Gray, Thomas, poet and scholar, 1716-1771
Hayley, William, poet, 1745-1820
Mason, William, Reverend poet and musician
Penrose, Thomas, Reverend poet
Pomfret, John, poet
Seward, Anna, poet
Shenstone, William, poet
Sterne, Laurence, author