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American poetry -- 1801-1850, Sentimentalism in literature, Nature -- Poetry, American poetry, Nature, Sentimentalism in literature, Commonplace books, Poems, and Poetry

Favorite poems of the period, such as "The Bride's Farewell" and "Death of an Infant," as well as poems by Mrs. F. S. Osgood and Mrs. Hemans.

English literature -- 19th century, Leipzig, Battle of, Leipzig, Germany, 1813, Napoleonic Wars, 1800-1815 -- Poetry, Occasional verse, English, Religious poetry, English, Seasons -- Poetry, Sentimentalism in literature, Treaty of Paris (1815), Waterloo, Battle of, Waterloo, Belgium, 1815 -- Poetry, Diplomatic relations, English literature, Occasional verse, English, Religious poetry, English, Seasons, Sentimentalism in literature, Commonplace books, History, and Poetry

Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of over a hundred poems, by various authors, chiefly copied from The Weekly Entertainer, with some also copied from the Western Luminary. The majority of the poems have nationalistic subjects, and many address the Napoleonic Wars. Poems such as Liberty triumphant; The extinction of tyranny; Wellington's victory; Ode to my country; War song; On the prospect of renewal of hostilities; and Peace refer to Napoleon Bonaparte; Arthur Wellesley, Duke of Wellington; the Battle of Leipzig, the Battle of Waterloo; and the Peace at Paris. The volume also contains several poems on the War of 1812, including a poem titled Peace with America, dated April 1815, and another on the death of General Robert Ross, killed in America in 1814. The other poems in the collection focus primarily on serious and sentimental subjects such as the seasons; death; friendship; and the Christian religion.

English drama -- 18th century, English drama (Comedy), Sentimentalism in literature, English drama, English drama (Comedy), and Sentimentalism in literature

Manuscript of a comedy of courtship set in London and featuring Sir Cholerick Willful, Lord Wouldlove, Modeall, Mrs. Leadeape, and Sir Willful's niece Disdania.

Sentimentalism in literature, English literature -- 19th century, Women authors, English literature, Sentimentalism in literature, Women authors, and Commonplace books

Manuscript containing a poem, "Letter from an Oxford Student to his Mother," a short prose piece concerning a student's difficulties, and a variety of entries on such topics as "Sorrow", "Temper", "Ridicule", and "Self-Control".

Criticism, English poetry -- 19th century, Sentimentalism in literature, Criticism, English poetry, and Sentimentalism in literature

Manuscript, in a single hand, of annotations written in a printed edition of poems by Samuel Rogers. The annotations consist of often unflattering commentary on the poems, biographical notes about Rogers, copies of verses "to which Rogers stands indebted," and notes on similarities in imagery or phrasing to other poets, including Oliver Goldsmith, John Dryden, Thomas Gray, Walter Scott, Samuel Taylor Coleridge, and Edmund Spenser. The collection also contains a copy of an essay by William Hazlitt on Rogers.

Elegiac poetry, English, English poetry -- 19th century, Sentimentalism in literature, Women authors, Elegiac poetry, English, English poetry, Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.), Sentimentalism in literature, Women authors, and Commonplace books

Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of 71 primarily sentimental entries, consisting of poems on such subjects as sorrow, love, and exile, and copies of letters and verses relating to Major John André and Anna Seward. In addition to poems by Byron, Thomas Moore, William Cowper, Luis Camoens, Robert Burns, Walter Scott, Oliver Goldsmith, and Mary Robinson, and others, the collection also includes a poem titled The birch, "by the late Revd. T. Wilson, many years Head Master of the Free Grammar School at Clitherol Lancashire." Finally, the collection also includes a prose piece eulogizing the actor John Henderson by "Dr. Currie."

Elegiac poetry, English, English literature -- 19th century, English poetry -- 19th century, Sentimentalism in literature, Women authors, Elegiac poetry, English, English literature, English poetry, Sentimentalism in literature, Women authors, and Commonplace books

Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of about 200 entries of primarily sentimental, elegiac, moral, and philosophical verse and prose, on such subjects as love, solitude, virtue, and grief. The volume includes prose excerpts from the works of Samuel Johnson; Giovanni Battista Zappi; and François-René de Chateaubriand, as well as a letter from Don Juan Padilla to his wife before his execution and an Enigmatical description of a mountain. The verses in the volume include one on virtue; another on the grave; a translation of Richard West's Elegy to Gray; and an elegy by William Shenstone. A substantial number of the entries are in French and Italian. Laid into the volume is a page of travel notes, on the reverse of which is an address to George Jones, Esq., 10 New Cavendish Street, Portland Place, London.

Death -- Poetry, Elegiac poetry, English, English poetry -- 19th century, Religious poetry, English -- 19th century, Sentimentalism in literature, Women authors, Death, Elegiac poetry, English, English poetry, Marriage, Religious poetry, English, Sentimentalism in literature, Women authors, Commonplace books, and Poetry

Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of 68 poems by various authors, primarily on the subjects of love and death. Most poems are attributed, and several are annotated with the place of publication; for example, the poem titled A Dirge is labeled "Dublin University Magazine October 1857." Other poems include Ode To Yimmang River by "An Australian"; Thanatopsis by William Cullen Byrant, "an American"; The Seminolee's Dirge; The Sleeping Palace by Alfred Tennyson; Benecite Hymn by Agnes Strickland; and an anonymous Latin poem in honor of Victoria and Albert's wedding. Other poets in the collection include George Byron; Felicia Hemans; Victor Hugo; Henry Longfellow; Hannah More; and William Wordsworth.

Elegiac poetry, English, English poetry -- 19th century, Friendship -- Poetry, Sentimentalism in literature, Women authors, Elegiac poetry, English, English poetry, Friendship, Influence (Literary, artistic, etc.), Manners and customs, Sentimentalism in literature, Women authors, Commonplace books, and Poetry

Manuscript, in multiple hands, of a collection of about 75 poems, primarily sentimental treatments of such subjects as friendship, love, deaths of loved ones, flowers, and farewells. The volume includes numerous poems by Byron and Thomas Moore, as well as Emily Bronte's Remembrance, an excerpt from Wordsworth's Lines Left Upon A Seat In A Yew-Tree, and a poem attributed to Lady Caroline Lamb on her neglected lyre.

English literature -- 19th century, English poetry -- 19th century, Friendship -- Poetry, Riddles, Sentimentalism in literature, Women -- Conduct of life, Women authors, English literature, English poetry, Friendship, Manners and customs, Riddles, Sentimentalism in literature, Women authors, Women -- Conduct of life, and Poetry

Manuscript, in multiple hands, of a collection of about 51 verses by various authors on sentimental subjects, written into the album by the owner's friends. Several poems are addressed to Sarah, including a poem signed W. F. which declares, "May [angels] conduct you to th'Almighty's throne; Lead you to realms where pleasures never cloy, Pleasures that Virtue & that Sarah can enjoy!" Other poems include Sir Thomas Moore's Written in the Blank Leaf of a Lady's Commonplace Book; Byron's Lines Written in an Album, at Malta, signed "Eleonora Sophia [Milward]" and addressed "To Sarinka"; as well as original verses such as A Prayer by F. D. Brown, "aged 9" and a poem addressed to "Miss Fitz John" comparing her to a rosebud by "Mary Ann G." The manuscript also contains a drawing of a colored map of England labeled with riddles instead of county names.

Acrostics, Children -- Poetry, English poetry -- 19th century, Families -- Poetry, Occasional verse, English, Sentimentalism in literature, Women authors, Acrostics, Children, English poetry, Families, Manners and customs, Occasional verse, English, Sentimentalism in literature, Women authors, Commonplace books, and Poetry

Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of several dozen primarily lighthearted occasional poems, composed for friends and family members. Many of the poems have been written to and by members of the Macfie family, including To Miss Jessy Macfie, the woodland nymph; On leaving Sweden, by Ann Macfie; and To Misses Macfie, written line and line about, by Marquis and Rogers. Other poems are addressed to members of the Marquis and Rogers families, among others, and include acrostics and birthday poems. Several poems have been annotated with the circumstances of their composition, such as one by Robert Gilfillan "written expressly for Miss B. Macfie's album."

English poetry -- 18th century, Sentimentalism in literature, Women authors, English poetry, Sentimentalism in literature, and Women authors

Manuscript volume containing 13 poems by Miss White (later Mrs. John Pixel), the daughter of the rector of Edgbaston, and a neighbor and friend of the poet William Shenstone. The poems include "Elegy", "Rural Group", two "Pastorals", three hymns, and "The Mother, in Imitation of Spencer."

English fiction -- 18th century, Sentimentalism in literature, English fiction, and Sentimentalism in literature

Manuscript of a sentimental fiction concerning "Catherine Villars" and her attendance at a dance.

English drama (Comedy), English drama -- 18th century, Sentimentalism in literature, Women -- Drama, English drama, English drama (Comedy), Sentimentalism in literature, Women, and Drama

Bound manuscript of a romantic comedy in three acts.

English poetry -- 19th century, Love-letters, Sentimentalism in literature, English poetry, Love-letters, Manners and customs, and Sentimentalism in literature

The collection consists of Pratt's letters to Penelope Sophia Weston, later Mrs. Pennington, apparently all written between March and August of 1779. Often lengthy, the letters describe Pratt's feelings for her and concern over her health and situation; social news of Bath and other locales; and Pratt's works and reading, including commentary on the writings of Rousseau and Richardson.

Authors, English -- 18th century, English fiction -- Translations into French. -- 18th century, English literature -- Translations into French, French literature -- Translations from English, and Sentimentalism in literature

Manuscript in an unidentified hand of a French translation of Hugh Kelly's sentimental novel, Memoirs of a Magdalen (1767).

Elegiac poetry, English, Pen drawing, Poetry, English -- 19th century, Sailors -- Diaries, Sentimentalism in literature, Slave trade, Women authors, and Diaries

Holograph journal of the author's naval service from 1845 to 1861, with some verses dated 1867. The volume begins with a summary of his service on the HMS Seaflower, sailing between Jersey and northern France, as well as on the steam ship Sidon. He then describes his service on the HMS Orestes, with which he sails to Mozambique, Zanzibar, and Mauritius. He mentions the weather and routine ship duties, as well as shoots gazelles and hippopotami and chases various vessels, including a number of slave ships. On November 19, 1851, they begin to chase a brig, but gives up when it hoists American colors; in January 1852, they chase and take the Maryanne, a brig from Havana equipped for the slave trade, whose crew the writer describes as all seeming to be "hardened slavers." The manuscript also contains his subsequent appointments on the HMS Excellent and HMS Terrible, and further naval service in Cornwallis, Brunswick, and Cambridge; as well as extensive records of his activities on land, in which he describes primarily routine social events, such as visits to his aunt Sarah and other friends; subscribing to the library; dancing; and flute lessons.
The manuscript also includes 8 pen and ink sketches, 2 pencil sketches, 21 poems, 5 newspaper clippings tipped in, and 1 clipping laid in. The sketches are accompanied by explanatory text, and are primarily of naval scenes, consisting of a drawing of "a Spanish Slaver laughing at HMS Orestes Nov 5th 1851"; an illustration of the HM Boat Ima'm; a series of three sketches illustrating the boat of HMS Carter destroying the slave "barraccoons" in the Angorha River, "a noted spot for slaves"; boats on Luabo River; a Portuguese Polacre rigged off Quilimane Mozambique Channel, and taken by HMS Orestes in 1851; Scorpion, disguised as an American Man of War, and "one of a series of drawings, formed into a story by Mr. Samwell", accompanied by a short verse; HMS Orestes on shore at Zanzibar; and the shipes Orestes, Pantaloon, and Dart in company off Cape Fitzwilliam, Mozambique Channel. The pencil sketches, both initialed "W.S.", are of Restormal Castle, Cornwall, "ancient seat of the present Samwells," and the Orestes in a "midnight gale." The newspaper clippings consist of portraits of officials such as General Charles Windham, Matthew Talbot Baines, and General Pierre Bosquet; a scene from Faust; and an engraving of a ship called the Ocean Monarch. The poems included in the manuscript are primarily of a sentimental nature and address such issues as love, death, and resignation; titles include Secrets; Dying child's dream; The forsaken; Old grammer Gruffel, by Charlotte Young; Resignation, from Longfellow's Poems; A wind storm at night; Lines written before death; a poem of admiration for "Sarah"; another love poem "to L. E. Y."; and a humorous poem about the new year.

Elegiac poetry, English, English wit and humor, Epigrams, Epitaphs, Occasional verse, English, Sentimentalism in literature, Verse satire, English, Women authors, Women -- Conduct of life, and Commonplace books

Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of about 390 entries in verse and prose, which present satirical as well as sentimental and elegiac perspectives on the subjects of love, women, religion, and death. Titles include A reflection on death; On the death of a mother; Written in consequence of the execution of a young man for forgery, by Mrs. Taylor; Hymn by Miss Scott; To a lady who sung in too low a voice; On kissing; On female neatness after marriage; Advice to a young lady lately married; Unbeliever's creed; Sir Isaac Newton's creed; and numerous humorous epigrams and epitaphs. Several anonymous poems are labeled "Forton Prison" and dated 1795; the collection also includes poems by Tobias Smollett, Samuel Bishop, Samuel Rogers, Samuel Butler, and William Cowper.

Dry-goods, Methodist Church -- Clergy -- History -- 19th century, American poetry -- 19th century, Schools -- History -- 19th century, Sentimentalism in literature, Sermons, American -- History -- 19th century, and Women -- Education -- History -- 19th century

Correspondence, financial and legal records, poems, essays, and sermons, financial and legal records, and arithmetic books. Correspondence concerns business matters, family deaths, and conditions at private girls' schools in the late 19th century. Financial records document a dry-goods business and the cost of private education. Poems, most by Benson, are both light-hearted and sentimental. Benson's sermons follow biblical texts.

Elegaic poetry, English, English poetry -- 19th century, Occasional verse, English, Sentimentalism in literature, Women authors -- 19th century, Albums, and Commonplace books

Album in two volumes containing copies of popular elegaic, sentimental and romantic verse in a single hand. Poets represented include Lord Byron, Anna Letitia Barbauld, L.E.L. (Letitia Elizabeth Landon), Thomas Moore, Thomas Campbell, James Montgomery, James Beattie, Sir Walter Scott, Henry Neele, and Thomas Kibble Hervey.