Hampshire
Beinecke Osborn c170
| Title | Untitled |
|---|---|
| Period | 1701-1730 |
| Archive | Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library |
Anonymous, ca. 1712.
15 items.
Comic and satirical poems, often political; items directly related to political issues of late reign of Queen Anne.
Original productions of the Oxford-Winchester school circle.
Chawton House 4946, MAN WIL
| Title | Untitled |
|---|---|
| Period | 1731-1760 , 1761-1790 |
| Archive | Chawton House |
Elizabeth Sarah Wilmot, 1744–1784.
52 poems.
Original compositions of Elizabeth Sarah Wilmot and her mother, Sarah Wilmot. Many poems about female friends and family.
Folger MS M.a.186
| Title | A Collection of Poems |
|---|---|
| Period | 1761-1790 |
| Archive | Folger Shakespeare Library |
Mr. Stocker of Portsmouth, ca. 1753–1780.
Lots of orginial material.
260 poems.
Much local content; clearly a supporter of the Opposition in the 1730s and 40s.
Houghton MS Eng 1323
| Title | Loisir |
|---|---|
| Period | 1731-1760 |
| Archive | Houghton Library |
Sambrooke Freeman, 1737.
Resembles a scrapbook; includes hand-coloured print illustrations.
95 poems.
Copies of verses, riddles, short stories, and newspaper clippings.
Oxford-Winchester School circle
A group of school friends writing between the sister schools New College Oxford and Winchester School, known as the “St. Mary Winton” colleges, c. 1712. Contributors are named by surname at the end of each poem of Beinecke Osborn c.170.