[Commonplace book], [1790 and later].

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[Commonplace book], [1790 and later].

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702177870

Manuscript, in a single hand, consisting primarily of several dozen original poems by Mary Cornwallis, with occasional contributions by other members of her family. Many of the poems are occasional, including several poems written for the birthdays of her daughter, Caroline Frances Cornwallis, and one for the birthday of her husband, Reverend William Cornwallis. Other poem titles include The laurel bower; Written during a storm 1790; Elegy; and One the death of the Princess Charlotte. The collection also includes poems by her children, including The oak and the bramble, "by Sarah Cornwallis, aged 12 years," and translations of poems by Caroline Frances Cornwallis; and a poem by Mary Cornwallis's relative, Dorothea Harris Senior, titled A receipt for a good husband. Many newspaper clippings have been pasted into the volume. Most of the clippings are of poetry; other items include epitaphs; notices of the death of Princess Charlotte; and news of the royal family. The volume also contains many drawings, including a detailed pencil drawing of a peacock; several detailed watercolors of birds by John Harris; a pen sketch of Duns Scotus accompanied by a humorous poem; strips of colored braided paper; and a series of colored sketches labeled "Drawn by Caroline when a little girl on hearing a conversation upon the powers of the absorbent vessels in the human frame."

1 v. ; 31 x 20 cm.

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Cornwallis, Mary Harris, ca. 1755-ca. 1835.

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Mary (Harris) Cornwallis, author, married Reverend William Cornwallis (1751-1827), rector of Elham and Wittersham in Kent. She wrote and published several religious works, including Observations, Critical, Explanatory and Practical on the Canonical Scriptures (1817) and A Preparation for the Lord's Supper...Intended for the Use of Ladies (1826). She had two daughters, Sarah Cornwallis (1779-1803), and Caroline Francis Cornwallis (1786-1858). The latter became a feminist author of works on Christ...

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