Add MS 61688

Vol DLXXXVIII (ff. 118). Literary papers; 1705-aft. 1727, n.d. Mostly autograph. Partly Latin and French. Comprises: — (1) Drafts, memoranda, etc., for: — (a) Epitaph on Robert, 3rd Baron Lucas; 1705. Latin. See Aitken Life of Steele, I, p. 107. f. 1; — (b) The Englishman's Thanks to the Duke of Marlborough (?), 1712. f. 2; — (c) Early numbers of The Guardian; 1713. ff. 3-4b; — (d) The Guardian Nos. 66 and 105; 1713. See Aitken, Life of Steele, I, p. 316, and The Guardian, ed. J. C. Stephens, 1982, p. 663. ff. 5-6; — (e) The Importance of Dunkirk Consider'd (?), 1713. ff. 7-11; — (f) Unpublished paper for The Guardian; 1713. ff. 12-14; — (g) Proposed periodical to be called The Scavenger or The Dustman; [1713-1714?]. See Steele's Periodical Journalism, pp. 325-326. ff. 15-17; — (h) Preface to The Crisis; 1714. ff. 18-19; — (i) Town Talk No. 3; 1715. See J. Loftis, 'The Blenheim Papers and Steele's Journalism, 1715-1718', Proceedings of the Modern Language Association of America, LXVI, 1951, pp. 198-199. f. 20; — (j) Town Talk No. 4; 1716. See ibid., pp. 199-200 and idem., 'Richard Steele's Censorium', Huntington Library Quarterly, XLV, 1950-1951, pp. 56-60. ff. 21-22; — (k) Reply to Addison's The Freeholder, No. 25; 1716. See Loftis, 'The Blenheim Papers and Steele's Journalism', pp. 203-206. ff. 23-28; — (1) Paper on William Shippen, originally intended for The Freethinker; 1718. Followed by revised introduction to this paper, apparently made in order to include it in a revived version of The Guardian. See ibid., pp. 207-210. ff. 29-35; — (m) Proposed continuation of The Spinster (?); circ. 1719. ff. 36b-37b; — (n) The Joint and Humble Address of the Tories and Whigs Concerning the Bill of Peerage, 1719. ff. 38-44; — (o) Preface to The Conscious Lovers, 1723. ff. 45-48; — (p) The School of Action, 1723. See The Plays of Richard Steele, ed. G. Aitken, Mermaid Series, 1894, pp. 364-398. ff. 49-52b; — (q) A dialogue between two servants, Parmeno and Pythias; n.d. See Aitken, Life of Steele, II, p. 278n. ff. 53-54; — (r) 'A dialogue between Mrs. Prudentia & her Cousin Miss Giddy', concerning marriage, n.d. f. 55.

(2) Drafts, memoranda, notes, etc., relating to unidentified works; 1702, n.d. ff. 56-99b.

(3) Miscellaneous verse, comprising: — (a) Early autograph drafts for prologues by Steele, viz: — (i) Prologue to be recited by Eugene Steele at the Censorium; bef. 1723. See J. Loftis, 'Richard Steele's Censorium', p. 65; and Steele's Occasional Verse, p. 117. ff. 100-101; — (ii) Prologue, beg. 'What Aristophanes or Terence writ', with other memoranda, not included in Steele's Occasional Verse; n.d. f. 102; — (iii) Prologue, beg. 'Our Hardy Author this last project drew', not included in Steele's Occasional Verse; n.d. ff. 103-104b; — (b) Verses not by Steele, viz: — (i) 'To Sir Richard Steele; on His incomparable Play, call'd The Conscious Lovers', by Joseph Harris; circ. 1723. f. 105; — (ii)'To Sir Samuel Garth', by'B. W.', beg.'As Heavens gay gleam, & Aethers purer ray'; [1714-1719]. ff. 106-107b; — (iii) 'Mr [William] Tonstals Answer to Mrs Ms Song She Sent him. ' 1716. See First Line Index of Poetry in the Bodleian Library, B 271 and M 686, and D. Foxon, English Verse, 1701-1750, T 553. f. 108; — (iv) 'Mr Hopkins the Poets dying Words', couplets beg. 'To Thee Great God at length, tho' late I turn'; n.d. f. 109; — (v) Six quatrains, with refrain, beg. 'I am a Saucy Scribbler'; aft. 1727. See Egerton MS. 2560, f. 94, where it is described as 'A new Ballad to the tune of a Begging we will go'. f. 110; — (vi) 'A Hymn to the Name of Jesus', beg. 'Awake my Soul, my Glory rise, and sing'; n.d. ff. 111-112; — (vii) 'The Deluge', an English version of the fable from Ovid's Metamorphoses, Lib.I, beg. at line 262, 'The North with every Cloud-dispersing Wind'; n.d. ff. 113-114b; — (viii) 'In Clericum totâ in urbe Notissimum, famosissimum, &c', sent to Steele by 'Tim. Philoroy', apparently as a contribution to Chit-Chat, beg. 'Qui Dominae cunnum tibi vili vendidit olim'; circ. 1716. See Aitken, Life of Steele, II, pp. 87-88. ff. 115-116b; — (ix) Epitaph by Theodore Beza on Pierre Lamoignon, son of Charles Lamoignon, French counsellor of state; circ. 1584. Latin. Copy. See Beza's Poemata Varia, 1614 ed., p. 56. Followed by an extract from a letter in French of François Eudes Mézerai to — de la Sigougne, 1648. ff. 117-118.

includes:

• f. 1 Epitaphs: On Lord Lucas: 1705.: Lat.
• f. 1 Robert Lucas, 3rd Baron Lucas of Shenfield: Epitaph on: 1705.: Lat.
• f. 2 Political Tracts: Sir R. Steele: 'The Englishman's Thanks to the Duke of Marlborough': 1712.: Draft.
• ff. 10O-104b Poetry ENGLISH: Sir R. Steele: prologues, etc.: 1705-bef. 1723, n.d.: Autogr. drafts.
• ff. 23-28 Joseph Addison, dramatist and essayist: Reply, to his 'Freeholder', No. 25, by Sir R. Steele,: 1716: Draft.
• ff. 29-35 William Shippen, MP: Paper rel. to: 1718.
• ff. 36-37b Trade and Commerce: Paper by Sir R. Steele on wool trade: circ. 1719.
• ff. 45-55, 100-104b Drama: Notes, etc., by Sir R. Steele rel. to dramatic works: 1723, n.d.
• f. 90 William III of England: Unattributed eulogy on, with autogr. corrections by Sir R. Steele: 1702.
• f. 93 Thomas Brown, satirist: 'Short Character of Mr Tho. Brown': aft. 1704.
• ff. 105-114b Poetry ENGLISH: Miscellaneous verse: 18th cent.
• ff. 115-116b Poetry LATIN: 'Tim. Philoroy': 'ln Clericum tota in urbe Notissimum, famosissimum &c.', attrib. to: circ. 1716.
• f. 117 Pierre Lamoignon, son of Charles Lamoignon, French Counsellor of State: Epitaph on: circ. 1584.: Lat.: Copy.
• f. 117 Epitaphs: On Pierre Lamoignon, by Theodore Beza: circ. 1584.: Lat.: Copy.
• f. 117 Poetry LATIN: T. Beza: epitaph on P. Lamoignon: circ. 1584.: Copy.
• f. 117 François Eudes de Mezeray, Historian, Secretary to the French Academy: Letter to - de la Sigougne: 1648.: Fr.: Extract.