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Commonplace book containing poetry by Elizabeth Le Noir and others

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Commonplace book containing poetry by Elizabeth Le Noir and others, circa 1810

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Mixed materialPermit needed Pforz MSSchwarzman Building - Pforzheimer Collection Room 319

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Additional Authors
  • Carey, Henry, 1687?-1743.
  • Dent, John, 1760-1826.
  • Hanway, Jonas, 1712-1786.
  • Le Noir, Elizabeth Anne, 1754-1841.
  • Lloyd, Robert, 1733-1764.
  • Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744.
  • Smart, Christopher, 1722-1771.
  • S. & C. Wise, papermaker.
Description
38 manuscript pages (20 total leaves) ; 32 cm
Summary
Sewn notebook with semi-stiff marbled covers, containing over fifty poems and extracts in a single, neat, unidentified hand. The first sixteen pieces are copied from Elizabeth Anne Le Noir's Village Anecdotes (1804). Most of the other pieces are, or appear to be, copied from contemporary periodicals; named sources include the European Magazine, the Lady's Magazine, and the Lewes Journal. Identified or identifiable authors include Robert Lloyd, John Dent (M.P. and banker), Christopher Smart, Jonas Hanway, and Alexander Pope. Nine of the pieces could possibly be original and unpublished: "On a Neighbour's Decease," page 17; "Found Written in the Prayer Book of Miss B.," page 23; "On the Harrow Band," page 24; "To the Miss Grah-ms of Chelsea, By a Naval Officer," signed "H.E.B.," page 25; "Song" ("In infant years, e'er my poor panting heart"), page 25; "Song" ("To freedom born young Pressail's heart"), page 26; "On a late Festival at the Crown at H---w to the Miss B's," page 33; "Morning" ("The clock proclaims the day to country sleepers"), page 34; and "Origin of Oyster Eating" ("He who at first converted me to meat"), page 35. The paper bears the watermark of S. & C. Wise, paper manufacturers of Maidstone, Kent, and is dated 1810.
Subjects
Genre/Form
  • Commonplace books.
  • Poetry.
Note
  • Pforzheimer Manuscript (MISC 4335); filed under "Le Noir."
Access (note)
  • Restricted access;
Call Number
Pforz MS
OCLC
957062576
Title
Commonplace book containing poetry by Elizabeth Le Noir and others, circa 1810
Access
Restricted access; Pforzheimer Collection; Permit must be requested at the division indicated.
Added Author
Carey, Henry, 1687?-1743.
Dent, John, 1760-1826.
Hanway, Jonas, 1712-1786.
Le Noir, Elizabeth Anne, 1754-1841.
Lloyd, Robert, 1733-1764.
Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744.
Smart, Christopher, 1722-1771.
S. & C. Wise, papermaker.
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