Poetry
Found in 73 Collections and/or Records:
Heroides, 1450 - 1499
ff. 1r-69v [Title:] publii ouidii nasonis epistolarum erodium liber primus penelope ulissi
Inc: Hanc tua penelope lento tibi mitit ulixe./ Nil me rescribas at tamen ipse ueni.
Expl.: Ut ualeant, alie ferrum patiuntur et ignes./ Fert aliis tristem sucus amarus opem.// f. 70 ruled but blank.
Ovid, Heroides 1-20, text breaks off at 20.186; the final 58 lines of 20, and all of 21 are lacking; H. Dörrie, ed., P. Ovidii Nasonis Epistulae heroidum (Berlin, 1971).
Hill family commonplace book
This commonplace book is attributed to an unknown member of the Hill family, and includes extracts of "Extraordinary Escape" and a copied letter from the Bishop of London to George the Third at his accession to the Throne. It also includes extracts on various topics, including hypochondriacs, dependents, despair, death, spring, learning, poets, fiction, friends, pride, ambition, religion, retirement, adversity, affectation, and war.
William and Mary Howitt Papers
William Howitt (1792-1879) and his wife, Mary Botham Howitt (1799-1888), were English Quaker writers of miscellaneous poetic and narrative materials for children and adults. The collection contains mainly personal correspondence. Some translations from Swedish are included. There are scattered references to their developing interest in spiritualism after the 1840s and manuscript copies of some of the poems and stories by both Howitts.
Infantile importance: or some general hints on the subject of religious education
This document is a poem by an unknown author about the education of a child.
Benjamin S. Jones papers
This collection contains correspondence related to the manuscripts of Benjamin Jones, as well as two of his typed manuscripts.
Eli and Sybil Jones letter
This collection contains a letter written to Eli and Sybil Jones.
Lavinia Lloyd Knight Papers
Lavinia Lloyd Knight (1816-1863) was a Quaker, of Wilmington, Delaware. The collection contains corresondence with Knight's sister, Elizabeth Knorr Knight (1814-1841), lesson book and journal kept as student (1830-1832) of Eli Hilles (1783-1863), essays, poems, biographical material, and other papers.
Mary Shakleton Leadbeater manuscripts
This collection is comprised of a number of handwritten manuscript works by Mary Shakleton Leadbeater.
Lloyd family commonplace books
The Lloyd family commonplace books include extracts, poetry, and literary quotes.
