[Poems], 1732-1755.

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[Poems], 1732-1755.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702176287

Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of religious and occasional verse. Religious poems include hymns written for Christmas, Whitsunday, and Easter; occasional verse and poems addressed to friends and acquaintances include "To Miriam on her birth-day," "verses I wrote 1719, on monsieur de nous's anatomical waxworks," and a meditation on the death of his "great patron the duke of Montagu." The collection is interspersed with numerous original watercolor drawings, with titles such as "The chapel of the holy nativity at Bethlehem" and "A Picture of Heaven."

1 v. (85 p.) ; 20 x 16 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Stukeley, William, 1687-1765

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English antiquary. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Stanford?, to Jo. Cawdron, 1737 Jun. 30. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270575891 From the description of Autograph manuscripts (2) of different versions of a hymn, [n.d.]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270580437 William Stukeley (1687-1765), antiquary and natural philosopher, born in Holbeach, Lincolnshire, friend of Sir Isaac Newton and a fellow of the Royal Society. In 1722 Stukeley was one of ...