Copy of poems by Sir Thomas Fairfax [manuscript], 1660s?

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Copy of poems by Sir Thomas Fairfax [manuscript], 1660s?

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An early family copy of Thomas Fairfax's predominantly religious poetry, in the hand of Charles Fairfax. "The table of soliloquies and poems in this booke" at the beginning of the volume categorizes the contents into 6 categories: 1. Sacred as scripturall 2. Divine 3. Morall 4. Elegiacall 5. Facecious 6. Satyricall. Includes many Biblical paraphrases, chiefly the Psalms and the Song of Solomon, but also from Exodus, Deuteronomy, Samuel, Luke, and Proverbs, along with hymns and other religious and moralistic verse. Also secular poems: "Of vertue" (p. 380); "Of Impartial Fate" (p. 387); "To the Lady Cary upon her verses on my Deare wife AF" (p. 390); "Upon a Virago" (p. 407); "Upon Appleton-house" (p. 409).

1 v. (452 p.)

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Crowder, Charles Fairfax, 1859-

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Fairfax, Charles, 1597-1673

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Fairfax, Thomas Fairfax, Baron, 1612-1671

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Parliamentary general. From the description of Copy of the original letter : to Lord Hopton, 1646 Mar. 5. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270536304 Epithet: Councillor of the North British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000818.0x00018b Epithet: of Menston British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000818.0x00017c Epithet: of...