Commonplace book containing poetry, circa 1780-1790.

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Commonplace book containing poetry, circa 1780-1790.

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/702197159

Manuscript volume, in at least two hands, containing mainly occasional, comic, and sentimental poems, most by late 18th-century poets, including Charlotte Smith, William Mason, Christopher Anstey, William Cowper, and George Colman. Items related to Samuel Johnson and his circle include a copy of Colman's "A Posthumous Work of S. Johnson. An Ode;" a translation of Johnson's "Ode on the Isle of Skye" by a Miss Leigh; prose anecdotes of Samuel Johnson and of David Garrick; an extract from Goldsmith's work and a copy of his epitaph; and a prose "Short History of the Percy Family." The volume also contains two poems by Marvell; several theater-related poems, including "Verses Addressed to Mrs. Siddons on Her Going into Ireland;" and a description of the actress Mrs. Esten's first stage appearance in London.

1 v. (circa 100 p.) ; 29 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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SNAC Resource ID: 8026875

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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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...

Siddons, Sarah, 1755-1831

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Sarah Siddons was a famous 18th century British actress, best known for the role of Lady Macbeth; Miss Coates of Glasgow was her friend. From the description of Sarah Siddons letters to Miss Coates, 1795-1802. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 755229191 English actress. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to Mrs. [Prince?] Hoare, [1816] July 11. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270663260 From the description of Autograph tic...

Mason, William, 1725-1797

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English poet. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Nuneham, to William Burgh, 1777 Oct. 27. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270606797 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Aston, to Dr. Charles Burney, 1789 June 8. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270605470 From the description of Sonnet : [n.p.] : autograph manuscript unsigned, 1796 May 24. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270609611 From the description of Autograph letter signed : York...

Goldsmith, Oliver, 1730?-1774

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Irish author. From the description of AL : London, to Thomas Cadell, [ca. 1771]. (Rosenbach Museum & Library). WorldCat record id: 122645561 ...

Smith, Charlotte, 1749-1806

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English poet and novelist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : [London], to her publisher [Cadell], 1798 Jan. 29. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270663279 From the description of Autograph letter signed : Weymouth, to Messrs. Cadell and Davies [London publishing firm], 1796 Sept. 22. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270664068 Charlotte Smith was a British poet and novelist. From the description of Letter, Petworth, to Thomas Cadell, and engra...

Percy family

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Esten, Harriet Pye, ca. 1765-1865.

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Anstey, Christopher, 1724-1805

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Colman, George, 1732-1794

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The Spanish barber was first performed at the Haymarket Theatre in London on 30 Aug. 1777. From the description of The Spanish barber : or the fruitless precaution, a comic opera / by George Colman : manuscript, [ca. 1777]. (Harvard University). WorldCat record id: 612774129 Colman was an English dramatist; his son, George Colman the younger, was also an English dramatist. From the description of Correspondence with Bow Street magistrates, 1773-1823. (Harvard Uni...

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...

Johnson, Samuel, 1709-1784

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Samuel Johnson (1709-1784) was one of the leading literary figures of eighteenth-century England. He is best remembered for compiling the first comprehensive dictionary of the English language, published in 1755. Prominent among his diverse other works, he also wrote the satirical History of Rasselas, Prince of Abyssinia (1759), edited The Dramatic Works of William Shakespeare (1765), and produced the important Prefaces, Biographical and Critical, to the Works of the English Poets (first collect...