Commonplace book, 1769-1792.

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Commonplace book, 1769-1792.

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Commonplace book containing entries in three unidentified hands. Entries in the first hand begin with "Verses on the Town of Stratford Upon Avon" and "Verses spoken in the character of a Corsican at Shakespear's Jubile, at Stratford upon Avon Sep.t the 6th 1769 by James Boswell, Esq." and continue with over forty pages of "Select thoughts Taken from Shakespear." Items in the second hand include "The Epilogue to Alonzo;" "On Publishing a list of the Realities at Scarborough;" "Epitaph of y.e Duke of Buckingham by Himself;" "Prologue to the Prince of Tunis spoken in Scotland" and "Plato's Advice." Contributions in the third hand include "A Farewell Sermon preach'd at Sunbury Sep.t 25th 1774 by y.e Rev.d M. Money" and "Extract from Reflections on the Revolution in France."

1 v. (ca. 100 p.) ; 33 cm.

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