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Stowe MS 972

Record Id:
040-001953820
Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
032-001952775
MDARK:
ark:/81055/vdc_100000000534.0x0001fc
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ISAD(G)
Reference (shelfmark):
Stowe MS 972
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COLLECTIONS Of poems and verses by various authors, including:-

1. "The 139th Psalm Paraphrased. By Mr. Standen," beg. "O dread Jehovah ! thy all peircing eye." f. 1.

2. "The Progress of Life," beg. "How gayly is at first begun." f. 2.

3. "Love's Defence," beg. "When, dully-wise, the Grave disdain." f. 3.

4. "To Signora Cuzzoni. By Mr. [John?] Philips," beg. "Little Syren of the Stage" (cf. No. 971, f. 3). f 4.

5. Lines "Written by Mrs. Cooper in her brother's Coke upon Littleton," beg. "O thou who labourest in the rugged mine." f. 4 b.

6. "Mr. Harvey's answer to a lady, who asked him, What is Love?," beg. "Love's no irregular Desire." f. 4 b.

7. "Translation of a passage in Mr. Pope's Essay on Criticism, by Dr. Samuel Moreland." Lat. f. 5.

8. "A Farewell to the Vanities of the World, said to be written by Sr Henry Wotton." Ascribed also to Sir W. Raleigh (see Poems by Sir H. Wotton and Sir W. Raleigh, ed. Hannah, 1845, p. 111). f. 5.

9. "The Milk-maid's mother's answer to Mr. [Christopher] Marlow's Milk-maid's song [Come live with me]. Written by Sir Walter Raleigh." See op . cit., p. 128. f. 6.

10. "The Rev. Dr. [Jabez] Earle to Mr. Wm. Harris [Presbyterian minister, D.D. of Edinburgh, 1728] on his Degree." f. 6 b.

11. "Dr. [Isaac] Watts on the ceiling of Lady Abney's Summer- House, where he had drawn lines for a kind of Sun-Dial," beg. "Little sun, upon the ceiling." f. 7.

12. "To the Memory of Mrs. [Anne] Oldfeild" (ob. 1730),beg. "Stay, passenger, awhile; reluctant see." f. 7.

13. Lines "to Mr. Stephen Duck, by . . . Mr. Byatt," beg. "On rattling floors did late thy flail rebound." f. 7 b.

14. "On Contentment," by Sir Henry Wotton. See his Poems, ed. Hannah, 1845, p. 28, under the title "The Character of a happy life." f. 8.

15. Lines "to the Honour of Mr. Locke. Imitation of Horace's Integer Vitæ, etc.," beg. "Great Shade, He needs not, who is read in Thee." f. 10.

16. Lines "to Lady Sunderland, at Tunbridge Wells, 1712. By Dr. I[saac] Watts." See Anderson's British Poets, xiii. 73. f. 13.

17. "To the Queen. By [George Granville] Lord Lansdown." See his Works, in op cit., vii. p. 723, under the title "The Muse's last Dying Song." f. 14.

18. "On the Queen's Hermitage," beg. "Locke, Newton, Clarke, and Wollaston are seen." f. 15.

19. Lines "left with a silver Standish on Dean Swift's Desk," beg. "Hither from Mexico I came." f. 15 b.

20. Epitaphs in prose and verse. Lat. and Engl. ff. 16 b-27 b (reversing the volume).

21. Amatory and other verses selected from the works of John Gay, Tho. Parnell and others; many, however, having no title or name of author. f. 28. Paper; ff. 32. XVIIIth cent. Small Quarto.

Poetry: Amatory and other verses: 18th cent.

includes:

  • f. 1 Standen: Ps. 139 paraphrased by: 18th cent.
  • f. 1 Bibles Bible Histories, Paraphrases and Abridgments: Psalm 139 paraphrased by - Standen: 18th cent.
  • f. 4 Francesca Cuzzoni, Actress: Lines on: circ. 1722-1728.
  • f. 4 John Phillips: Lines on F. Cuzzoni: circ. 1722-1728.
  • f. 4 b Mrs Cooper: Verses: 18th cent.
  • f. 4 b Harvey: Verses: 18th cent.
  • f. 5 Dr Samuel Moreland: Translation of a passage in Pope's Essay on Criticism: 18th cent.: Lat.
  • f. 5 Alexander Pope: Passage of his Essay on Criticism translated by Dr. S. Moreland: 18th cent.: Lat.
  • f. 6 Sir Walter Ralegh, alias Raleigh; military and naval commander; author: Reply to Marlow's "Milkmaid's song " by: 18th cent.
  • f. 6 b Dr Jabez Earle: Lines to Rev. W. Harris on his taking his Doctor's degree: 18th cent.
  • f. 6 b William Harris, DD, Presbyterian Minister: Lines to, on his taking his degree: 18th cent.
  • f. 7 Mrs Anne Oldfeild: Lines to her memory: circ. 1730.
  • f. 7 Isaac Watts, hymnist: Lines on the ceiling of Lady Abney's summer house: 18th cent.
  • f. 7 b Stephen Duck: Lines to, by - Byatt: 18th cent.
  • f. 7 b Byatt: Lines to S. Duck: 18th cent.
  • f. 8 Sir Henry Wotton, Ambassador to Venice, and (1623) Provost of Eton: Lines "on contentment": 18th cent.
  • f. 10 John Locke: Verses to: 18th cent.
  • f. 13 Anne Spencer, wife of Charles, Earl of Sunderland: Lines to, by Dr. Watts: 18th cent.
  • f. 13 Isaac Watts, hymnist: Lines to Lady Sunderland at Tunbridge Wells: 1712.
  • f. 14 George Granville, Baron Lansdowne: Verses to Qu. Caroline: 18th cent.
  • f. 14 George II of England: Verses to Qu. Caroline, by Lord Lansdowne: 18th cent.
  • f. 15 b Jonathan Swift, Dean of St Patrick's, Dublin; author: Lines "left with a Standish on Dean Swift's desk": 18th cent.

Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Project / Collection:
Stowe Collection
Hierarchy Record Ids:
032-001952775
036-001953794
040-001953820
Is part of:
Stowe Ms 1-1085 : Stowe Manuscripts
Stowe MS 947-980 : CLASS XXI.POETRY, AND PROSE DRAMA.

 

Stowe MS 972 : COLLECTIONS Of poems and verses by various authors, including:- 1. "The 139th Psalm Paraphrased. By Mr. Standen," beg. "O…
Hierarchy:
032-001952775[0021]/036-001953794[0026]/040-001953820
Container:
View / search within Archive / Collection: Stowe Ms 1-1085
Record Type (Level):
File
Extent:
1 item
Digitised Content:
Languages:
English
Latin
Scripts:
Latin
Start Date:
1700
End Date:
1799
Date Range:
18th century
Era:
CE
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Names:
Byatt, of Stowe MS 972
Cooper, Mrs
Cuzzoni, Francesca, Actress
Duck, Stephen, poet, ?1705-1756
Earle, Jabez, Presbyterian minister, c 1673-1768
George II, King of Great Britain and Ireland, 1683-1760
Granville, George, Baron Lansdowne, of Stowe MS 250
Harris, William, DD, Presbyterian Minister
Harvey, of Stowe MS 972
Locke, John, of Stowe MS 748
Moreland, Samuel, Dr
Oldfeild, Anne, Mrs
Phillips, John, of Stowe MS 971
Pope, Alexander, of Stowe MS 180
Raleigh, Walter, courtier, military and naval commander and author, 1554-1618,
   see also http://isni.org/isni/0000000113957336
Spencer, Anne, wife of Charles, Earl of Sunderland
Standen, of Stowe MS 972
Swift, Jonathan, Dean of St Patrick's Dublin, author, 1667-1745
Watts, Isaac, hymnist
Wotton, Henry, diplomat and writer, 1568-1639