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Prose and verse essay in praise of wine, dedicated to Henry St. John, later Viscount Bolingbroke, by Joshua Barnes, 1708

Title: Prose and verse essay in praise of wine, dedicated to Henry St. John, later Viscount Bolingbroke, by Joshua Barnes 1708

ArchivalResource: 1 vol. (108 ff.), manuscript.

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Boswell's Life of Johnson : including Boswell's Journal of a tour to the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of a journey into North Wales, edited by George Birkbeck Hill, extra-illustrated, 1464-1897 (inclusive), 1724-1874 (bulk).

Title: Boswell's Life of Johnson : including Boswell's Journal of a tour to the Hebrides and Johnson's Diary of a journey into North Wales, edited by George Birkbeck Hill, extra-illustrated, 1464-1897 (inclusive), 1724-1874 (bulk).

Printed books with hundreds of inserted manuscripts and prints relating to the text, compiled and bound by collector Robert Borthwick Adam.

ArchivalResource: 31 volumes (7.7 linear ft.)

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Barnes, Joshua, 1654-1712. Prose and verse essay in praise of wine, dedicated to Henry St. John, later Viscount Bolingbroke, by Joshua Barnes.

Title: Prose and verse essay in praise of wine, dedicated to Henry St. John, later Viscount Bolingbroke, by Joshua Barnes. 1708.

Contains 90 eighteenth-century English poems by Joshua Barnes in praise of wine, occasioned by Bolingbroke's gift to him of a hogshead of 'red Portugal' in the late summer of 1705. The text is interspersed with English prose and many quotations from Latin and Greek classical authors with some translations of the same into English and references given in the margins.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (108 ff.), manuscript.

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[Collection of verse], [late 17th and early 18th century].

Title: [Collection of verse], [late 17th and early 18th century].

Manuscript, in multiple hands, of a collection of several dozen poems by various authors, many of which are satirical treatments of religion and politics. The English poems include An epistle to my lord chamberlain by Charles Montague, earl of Halifax; To the honble madam Bridget Noel by Joshua Barnes; and works by John Dryden; Mr. J. N., perhaps John Norris; Dr. Elliot, perhaps Sir Gilbert Elliot, Lord Minto; Mr. Wolsly, perhaps Robert Wolseley; and Matthew Prior. Titles of English poems include Epitaph on the duke of Grafton; Advice to a painter; A congratulatory poem to his majesty's return; and The character of the certain Whigg. The English poems are followed by a collection of serious poems in Latin, with such titles as Mors Achillis and On Sir Richard Bulstrode's translation of most of the gospells into Latin verse; and then by several poems in French, including Prologue des facheux par Mercure pour le jour de naissance du roy, and Traduction d'Horace.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (180 p.) ; 21 x 17 cm.

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[Commonplace book], [late 17th century].

Title: [Commonplace book], [late 17th century].

Manuscript, in a single secretary hand, of a collection of several dozen satirical poems and, dos-a-dos, several dozen household recipes. The poetry is mainly political, anti-Catholic, and academic, and includes works of Henry Denne of Trinity College and Joshua Barnes, as well as such titles as On a papist's ghost; On the queen being with child; The man of honour; England's triumph at sea in Sept. 1691; and The prologue to the music speech spoken in the Theatre July 8, 1693, being the time of the act, by Mr Smith of University College. Other items include an epitaph on Thomas Shadwell and a list of anagrams on the word "Parliament." Dos-a-dos are several dozen primarily cooking recipes, for such dishes as barley broth, cherry wine, and lemon cream; as well as instructions on fishing. At the beginning of the manuscript are recipes for making ink and treating chilblains.

ArchivalResource: 1 v. (168 p.) ; 10 x 16 cm.

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