[Commonplace book], [ca. 1750].

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[Commonplace book], [ca. 1750].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702175232

Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of several hundred primarily humorous or lighthearted poems, on such subjects as women, love, fashion, and pets. The collection includes entries by various 18th-century authors, among them David Garrick, Jonathan Swift, Matthew Prior, William Cowper, and Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th earl of Chesterfield. Other poems have been written by the compiler's acquaintances, such as a collection of epitaphs for a friend's pet dog; a poem on the death of Janetta, "Miss F Pettiward's favorite Dormouse" by J. Knight; and An impromptu on Miss Fraine's sleeve-knot, by G. B. The manuscript also contains a number of unattributed poems, including A dialogue between death and a macaroni; A letter from Miss Feathertop Fashion in town to her friend Miss Cherry Bean Blossom; The bumpkin and the pumpkin; and A fable by a young gentleman in his tenth year. The collection also contains a large number of riddles and epitaphs, many of them lighthearted, as well as a humorous alliterative letter titled An original letter to Mr Peter Pettiward of Putney - penny post paid; an account of the 1775 election of Cardinal Braschi as Pope Pope Pius VI, d. 1799); a humorous sermon; and a description of a masquerade ball.

1 v. (184 p.) ; 20 x 16 cm.

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Chesterfield, Philip Dormer Stanhope, 4th Earl, 1694-1773

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Born into the English aristocracy, the 4th Earl of Chesterfield had the family connections and wealth to live, in the words of the Dictionary of National Biography, as "politician, wit, and letter-writer." Upon the death of Queen Anne in 1714, his family connections enabled him to leave his life of travel and leisure to take up at the age of 20 what was the beginning of a fluctuating political career. Chesterfield was influential in government circles but the role of o...

Garrick, David, 1717-1779

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David Garrick was raised in Lichfield, England, and became a leading actor, playwright and theatrical producer in London. From 1747 to 1776, he was a partner in the Drury Lane Theatre. From the description of Papers, 1749-1778. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 85213417 David Garrick, English actor and playwright. Garrick frequently invested in land, and in 1756 he bought a large estate in Hendon, northwest of London. There is no evidence that Garrick ever lived at H...

Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745

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The attribution of this otherwise unknown poem to 'D. Swift' may indicate D[ean Jonathan] Swift, the poet and satirist. For fuller details of his life and achievements see the Dictionary of National Biography. From the guide to the A gentle echo on woman, attributed to D. Swift, ca. 1710-1720, (Leeds University Library) Epithet: Dean of St Patrick's Dublin, author British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000...

Cowper, William, 1731-1800

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William Cowper, English poet. From the guide to the William Cowper manuscript material : 32 items, ca. 1784-1799, (The New York Public Library. Carl H. Pforzheimer Collection of Shelley and His Circle.) English poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Weston Underwood, to William [i.e. Walter] Churchey, 1786 Dec. 13. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270531182 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Olney], to Lady Austen, 1782 Aug...

Prior, Matthew, 1664-1721

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English poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Hague, to William Blathwayt, "16th or 17th in the Morning." (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270619084 From the description of Receipt for his pension (incomplete) signed : Whitehall, 1696 June 18. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270619097 From the description of Autograph letters signed (11) : Westminster, to Sir Thomas Hanmer, 1706 Aug. 8-1716 Nov. 10. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270619089 Fr...