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Ashley MS 3506 (3)
- Record Id:
- 040-001979509
- Hierarchy Root Ancestor Record Id:
- 032-001978147
- MDARK:
- ark:/81055/vdc_100000001448.0x0002a4
- LARK:
- SLARK:
- Format:
- ISAD(G)
- Reference (shelfmark):
- Ashley MS 3506 (3)
- Title:
- Scope & Content:
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'Liber Aureus'. Prose compositions; Oct. 1786-1799. Included are seven essays by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, apparently unpublished, viz:―
a. 'Temperance'; 6 June 1788. ff. 4, 4b.
b. 'Nil dictu faedum, visuque haec limina tangat, Intra quae puerest' ('The tender age of childhood requires the utmost care and attention . . .'); Nov. 1788. ff. 5-6.
c. 'Nec lusisse pudet, sed non incidere ludum ('Our first deviations from the paths of rectitude the natural imbecility of human nature may excuse'); Sept. 1790. ff. 6-7.
d. 'Exemplaria Graeca Nocturnê versate manu, versate diurnâ' ('In our literary pursuits the Greek Writers principally claim our attention. . .'); Oct. 1790. ff. 7-8b.
e. 'Was the loss of so many of the antient Authors a detriment or benefit to the present state of literature?'; 26 Nov. 1790. ff. 13b-15.
f. 'Quid fas Atque nefas, tandem incipiunt sentire, peractis Criminibus' ('Before the perpetration of those actions, in which the Vice is collected into one atrocious crime . . .'); 19 Jan. 1791. ff. 15b-16b.
g. 'Nesci meus hominum - servare modum rebus sublata secundis. Virgil.' ('The numerous instances, which History has preserved, prove the natural tendency of Prosperity to corrupt the human heart.'); 11 March 1791. ff. 17, 17b.
Quarto; ff. i+46.
Christ's Hospital; Horsham, Sussex: 'Liber Aureus' compiled from compositions of pupils at Christ's Hospital: 1783-1799.
Reverend James Boyer, Headmaster of Christ's Hospital: `Liber Aureus', compiled by Rev. J. Boyer from pupils' compositions: 1783-1799.
includes:
- ff. 1, 1b Arthur William Trollope, Headmaster of Christ's Hospital: Essays: Essay composed by A. W. Trollope while a boy at Christ's Hospital: 1786: Autogr. fair copy.
- ff. 4, 4b, 5-8b, 13b-17b Essays: Samuel Taylor Coleridge, poet and philosopher: Essays composed by S. T. Coleridge while a boy at Christ's Hospital: 1788-1791: Autogr. fair copies.
- ff. 9-13 Charles Valentine Le Grice, conversationalist and author: Essays: Essays composed by C. V. Le Grice while a boy at Christ's Hospital: 1790: Autogr. fair copies.
- ff. 18-19b Essays: Robert Allen: Essay composed by R. Allen while a boy at Christ's Hospital: 1792: Autogr. fair copy.
- ff. 20-23b Samuel Le Grice, brother of C V Le Grice: Essays: Essays composed by S. Le Grice while a boy at Christ's Hospital: 1793: Autogr. fair copies.
- ff. 23b-27b, 29b-33b Essays: Samuel Favell, army captain: Essays composed by S. Favell while a boy at Christ's Hospital: 1794, 1795: Autogr. fair copies.
- ff. 28-29b, 34-36 Essays: W. Thompson: Essays composed by W. Thompson while a boy at Christ's Hospital: 1795, 1796: Autogr. fair copies.
- ff. 36-37b, 39b-46 Essays: John Wood: Essays composed by J. Wood while a boy at Christ's Hospital: 1796, 1799: Autogr. fair copies.
- ff. 37b-39 Essays: Robert Gutch, Rector of Seagrave, county Leicestershire: Essay composed by R. Gutch while a boy at Christ's Hospital: 1796: Autogr. fair copy.
- Collection Area:
- Western Manuscripts
- Project / Collection:
- Ashley Manuscripts
- Hierarchy Record Ids:
- 032-001978147
036-001979506
040-001979509 - Is part of:
- Ashley MS A17-5768 : Ashley Manuscripts
Ashley MS 3506 (1)-(3) : 'Liber Aureus': three volumes used by the Rev. James Boyer, headmaster at Christ's Hospital 1776-1799, for the…
Ashley MS 3506 (3) : 'Liber Aureus'. Prose compositions; Oct. 1786-1799. Included are seven essays by Samuel Taylor Coleridge, apparently… - Hierarchy:
- 032-001978147[0825]/036-001979506[0003]/040-001979509
- Container:
- View / search within Archive / Collection: Ashley MS A17-5768
- Record Type (Level):
- File
- Extent:
- 1 item
- Digitised Content:
- Languages:
- English
- Scripts:
- Latin
- Start Date:
- 1786
- End Date:
- 1799
- Date Range:
- Oct 1786-1799
- Era:
- CE
- Access:
-
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- Names:
- Allen, Robert
Boyer, James, Reverend Headmaster of Christ's Hospital
Christ's Hospital, Horsham, Sussex
Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, poet and philosopher, 1772-1834
Favell, Samuel, army officer, fl 1791-1795
Gutch, Robert, of Seagrave, clergyman, ?1778-1851
Le Grice, Charles Valentine, conversationalist and author
Le Grice, Samuel, brother of C V Le Grice
Thompson, W
Trollope, Arthur William, Headmaster of Christ's Hospital
Wood, John