Princeton Taylor no. 87 | Manuscript Verse Miscellanies

Title	Poems and Songs upon Several Occasions.
Archive	Princeton University Library Special Collections
Call Number	Princeton Taylor no. 87
Complete	Yes
Description	Joshua Peart, 1726. 256 poems. A large eclectic book with a special concentration of pastoral poems and songs, political satire and other poems about politicians, and humorous poems; also contains multiple poems about alcohol and tobacco.
Format
Book Size	19 x 15cm
Filled Page Count	330 pages
Item Count	256
Poem Count	256
Periods	1701-1730
First Line Index	No
Digitized	No
Region	Lincoln, Lincolnshire Lincolnshire
Additional Genres
Print Sources
Major Themes	Alcohol, other beverages, t... Celebrities Courtship, marriage Death, afterlife Humour, wordplay Love Public affairs Satire - political Satire - social Major themes prominent among the manuscript contents in alphabetical order.
Minor Themes	Animals, pets Bodily functions Classical themes Conduct, morality Devotional writing, religio... Education Friendship Illness Imitation, parody Latin poetry Local interest Nature Passions, Sentiments Satire - religious Shakespeare Travel Visual arts Women Other themes of interest among the manuscript contents in alphabetical order.
Links	catalog.princeton.edu
Bibliography
Citation	“Princeton Taylor no. 87.” Manuscript Verse Miscellanies, 1700–1820, edited by Betty A. Schellenberg, Simon Fraser University, https://mvm.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/manuscript/394. Accessed 21 Dec. 2024.
Created	2022-07-20 12:32:10 PM
Updated	2023-07-25 11:50:12 AM

Contributor	Role
Joshua Peart (Sr.)	Primary compiler Major author

First Line	Context
A Man of Wisdom may disguise	pp. 92r–94v Local title: A Tale. Attributed author: n/a Adaptation: n/a Other variants: First line: A Man of Learning may disguise... Other: n/a
All in the Downs the fleet was moor'd	pp. 101v–103r Local title: Sweet William's farewell to Black ey'd Susan. Attributed author: n/a Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: n/a
God prosper long our noble King/ our lives and safeties all	pp. 44v–57r Local title: Chevy Chace. Attributed author: n/a Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: in English on versos and Latin on the rectos.
Thou who dost all my worldly Thoughts employ	pp. 19v–20r Local title: Doctor Welwood's Daughter's verses to her Husband Captain Molesworth. Attributed author: Doctor Welwood's Daughter ... [wife of] Captain Molesworth. Adaptation: n/a Other variants: First line: Thou, who does all my worldly thoughts employ... Other: n/a

Feature	Note
Author attributions	Occasional.
Binding	Calf.
Hands	Single.
Indications of use	Alphabetical tabs suggest the book was perhaps intended as a commonplace book, but was used instead as a poetry book. The answers to riddles appear directly underneath them, suggesting the book wasn't necessarily for social use. Footnotes on pp. 42v–43v, 98r, 120r, 124v, etc. Uniform presentation of titles etc. plus single date on the title page imply the book was compiled over a relatively short period of time.
Item formatting	Numbered stanzas. Lines under titles. Lines between items. Swirly lines next to certain lines of text for emphasis.
Organization	"Finis" written at the bottom of the last poem. The first half of the book shows more of a thematic interest in love and courtship, while the second half of the book is more satirical and contains a lot of poems about political celebrities. The index is mainly copied on the recto sides of pages.
Original poetry	Yes; the first two poems (which are about a Mrs. J—e M—ns) and the one on p. 65r about a Mrs. Frances Hargrave. There may be more, but my sense was that there were just these three.
Ownership mark	Bookplate: "Joshua Peart/ of the City of Lincoln/ Gentleman."
Page layout	Paginated by the compiler as folios.
Table of Contents	Yes; there is a lengthy alphabetical index at the beginning of the manuscript.
Title page	Yes: "Poems and Songs upon Several Occasions./ Joshua Peart/ June 18. 1726."