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Collection of Miscellaneous 18th and Early 19th Century Poetry and Prose, 1738-1835

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William Mason, "The Courtier's Watch: a Tale"circa 1785Box 48, Folder 1
"On Lord Mansfield's falling with Lady Edward Bentinck, from a bench in the Ball Room at Tunbridge Wells" / "An Invocation to the Nymph of the Spring at Tunbridge Wells, on Lord Mansfield's having express'd an intention of leaving the Place"undatedBox 48, Folder 2
David Mallet (1705-1765), "The Apparition or Chatham's Ghost"1784Box 48, Folder 3
William Mason, "To the Memory of Frances Maria..." / "Epitaph by the Revd Mr. Mason on Mr. Fountayne who died in the 21st year of his age after a lingering illness"circa 1777Box 48, Folder 4
"From Charles Fox to Mrs. Crewe"undatedBox 48, Folder 5
"Lines wrote on a Stone erected by Lady Yonge in memory of a favourite Spaniel at Waltham House in Essex."1774 September 25Box 48, Folder 6
"On a stormy first of May"undatedBox 48, Folder 7
"Epigram on Jack Robinson, the new Surveyor of the Forests, ordering a large fall of Timber to be made"circa 1780Box 48, Folder 8
"Song by Miss Rich of Sunning for the Wargrave Masquerade"1790Box 48, Folder 9
Jonathan Shipley (1713-88), "Verses on the death of Queen Caroline by Mr Shipley, afterwards Bishop of St Asaph"circa 1738Box 48, Folder 10
"To Lady T---l"late 18th centuryBox 48, Folder 11
George, Lord Lyttelton (1709-73), "The Squirrels of Hagley to Miss Warberton's Squirrel"1763 MayBox 48, Folder 12
"To His Holyness the Pope upon the Duchess of Kingston's being at Rome, said to be written by Mr Anstee"circa 1775-1799Box 48, Folder 13
"To Mr. Onslow"undatedBox 48, Folder 14
William Mason, "Epitaph in the Cathedral at Bristol: In memory of Mrs. Mason who died at the Hotwells in 1767"1767Box 48, Folder 15
Soame Jenyns (1704-1787), "Epitaph on Dr. Johnson By Soame Jennings Esqr."mid 18th centuryBox 48, Folder 16
"An Epitaph"undatedBox 48, Folder 17
Thomas Gray, "When sly Jemmy Twitcher had smugg'd up his Face..."1764-1777 February 25Box 48, Folder 18
David Mallet (1705-1765), "Where spreads a green expanse of plains..."mid 18th centuryBox 48, Folder 19
"Air. The good old days of Adam and Eve"circa 1834Box 48, Folder 20
"Believe me I have been long enough acquainted with that country (speaking of Courts) to give you a pretty exact account of its inhabitants..."undatedBox 48, Folder 21
"Near this place lies Pelham Warren M.D. F.R.S."circa 1835Box 48, Folder 22
"The following inscription is to be plac'd on the Stone erected by William Baker Esqr. in Hertfordshire, in honour and commemoration of Lunardi, where he finally descended..."circa 1784Box 48, Folder 23
"Publius Lentulus, a Heathen, being President of Judea: gives this Testimony Concerning our Saviour, to the Senate, and People of Rome..."undatedBox 48, Folder 24

Collection Overview

Collection Description & Creator Information

Scope and Contents

Consists of a disparate collection of manuscript copies of poems and short prose writings from the 18th and early 19th centuries, including poems by William Mason, David Mallet (1705-1765), Jonathan Shipley (1713-88), George, Lord Lyttelton (1709-73), Thomas Gray, and other unidentified poets and writers. Many of the poems are about public figures and society events.

The collector of these materials is unknown, and some items may have come from different sources. The manuscripts are written in various hands, though some in the collection are in the same hand.

Arrangement

Arranged alphabetically by author or collector.

Collection History

Acquisition:

AM 2018-28

Purchase, 2017 .

Appraisal

No materials were separated during 2003 processing.

Processing Information

This collection was processed by Sylvia Yu and Teresa Basler in 2002-2003. Finding aid written by Sylvia Yu and Teresa Basler in 2002-2003.

Finding aid updated periodically with new accessions by Kelly Bolding, Faith Charlton, and Chloe Pfendler, 2013-2017.

Access & Use

Conditions Governing Access

The collection is open for research.

Conditions Governing Use

Single copies may be made for research purposes. To cite or publish quotations that fall within Fair Use, as defined under U. S. Copyright Law, no permission is required. For instances beyond Fair Use, it is the responsibility of the researcher to determine whether any permissions related to copyright, privacy, publicity, or any other rights are necessary for their intended use of the Library's materials, and to obtain all required permissions from any existing rights holders, if they have not already done so. Princeton University Library's Special Collections does not charge any permission or use fees for the publication of images of materials from our collections, nor does it require researchers to obtain its permission for said use. The department does request that its collections be properly cited and images credited. More detailed information can be found on the Copyright, Credit and Citations Guidelines page on our website. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact us through the Ask Us! form.

Physical Characteristics and Technical Requirements

For preservation reasons, original analog and digital media may not be read or played back in the reading room. Users may visually inspect physical media but may not remove it from its enclosure. All analog audiovisual media must be digitized to preservation-quality standards prior to use. Audiovisual digitization requests are processed by an approved third-party vendor. Please note, the transfer time required can be as little as several weeks to as long as several months and there may be financial costs associated with the process. Requests should be directed through the Ask Us Form.

Credit this material:

Collection of Miscellaneous 18th and Early 19th Century Poetry and Prose; Robert H. Taylor Collection of English and American Literature, RTC01, Manuscripts Division, Department of Special Collections, Princeton University Library

Location:
Firestone Library
One Washington Road
Princeton, NJ 08544, USA
(609) 258-3184
Storage Note:
  • Firestone Library (hsvm): Box 48

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Bibliography

See the double issue of The Princeton University Library Chronicle devoted in its entirety to a survey of the Taylor Collection: Robert J. Wickenheiser, "The Robert H. Taylor Collection" (Vol. XXXVIII, no. 2 and 3; Winter-Spring, 1976-77), contains 13 articles by such scholars as G. E. Bentley, James Thorpe, Mary Hyde, Charles Ryskamp, E.D.H. Johnson ("Romantic, Victorian, and Edwardian: Part Two-Manuscripts, Letters, and Drawings," pp. 212-224), H. W. Liebert, Richard M. Ludwig, John V. Fleming, Earl Miner, and Thomas P. Roche. Also, the entire Winter, 1986 issue of the Princeton University Library Chronicle focuses on the Robert H. Taylor Collection. See also: Robert H. Taylor, "Contemporary Collectors III: The Robert H. Taylor Library" in the Book Collector Vol. 3, no. 4 (Winter, 1954); "Association Copies from the Collection of Robert H. Taylor" in the Gazette of the Grolier Club [New series], (June, 1969), no. 10; and A.D. Wainwright, "Robert H. Taylor" in the Gazette of the Grolier Club [New series], (1986), no. 38.

Names:
Beerbohm, Max, Sir (1872-1956)
Byron, George Gordon Byron, Baron (1788-1824)
Pope, Alexander. (1688-1744)
Shaw, Bernard (1856-1950)
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley (1751-1816)
Strachey, Lytton (1880-1932)
Thackeray, William Makepeace (1811-1863)
Trollope, Anthony
Wilde, Oscar (1854-1900)
Woolf, Virginia (1882-1941)