Commonplace book, circa 1756

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Title: Commonplace book, circa 1756
Abstract: Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of eleven English poems on such subjects as happiness, ambition, nature, and friendship. Titles include A pastoral tale; On happiness; Ode in praise of friendship; Meditations and reflections on a storm of thunder and lightning; and To a lady with some of the author's verses. The collection also contains sonnets on ambition and on the death of a child; and, pasted in, a poem in Latin titled On Holbein's picture of Lord Cromwell
Description: In English and Latin.
Inside front cover: bookplate of Philip Yorke, 2nd earl of Hardwick.
Marbled endpapers.
Binding: full red morocco; gilt decoration.
Provenance: For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
Extent: 1 24 x 19 cm. v. (ca. 80 p.) ;
Extent of Digitization: This object has been completely digitized.
Digitization Note: Covers and blank pages not scanned.
Language: English

Genre: Poetry
Commonplace books
Resource Type: unspecified
Subject (Geographic): Great Britain
Subject (Topic): Elegiac poetry, English
English poetry
Friendship
Nature
Occasional verse, English
Sonnets, English
Social life and customs
Subjects: Elegiac poetry, English
English poetry > 18th century
Friendship > Poetry
Nature > Poetry
Occasional verse, English
Sonnets, English
Great Britain > Social life and customs > 18th century
Hardwick, Philip Yorke, Earl, 1720-1790 > Bookplate

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Citation: Commonplace Book, Mid 18th Century. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.