| Summary: | Description: A Commonplace book of the late 17th century. Contains an anonymous manuscript collection of verses, "wise saws", "sayings of heathens improved", etc. Bears the armorial stamp of the Trevor family with initials I.D. on cover. Signed on front end-paper, "E H Barker" and "Donum Francisci Stephens." Phillipps MS 18637. Contains 18 poems by Katherine Philips: pp41-42 On the 3d September 1651 (PsK280); p42 On the 1 of January 1657 (PsK269); pp43-44 Death (PsK56)pp45-46 2 Corinth.5.19.v. God was in Christ reconciling the world to himself (PsK531); pp47-52 L'accord du bien (PsK204); pp53-54 On the Welch Language (PsK284); p55 The Virgin (PsK548); p56 Orinda to Lucasia (PsK286); pp57-58 Invitation to the Countrey (PsK171); pp59-61 Submission (PsK351); pp62-67 Content, to my dearest Lucasia (PsK34); pp68-70 Happyness (PsK129); pp70-73 La Grandeur d'esprit (PsK183); pp73-74 Against Pleasure, set by Dr Coleman (PsK15); pp75-78 A Countrey Life (PsK43); pp78-80 Invitation to the Countrey (PsK172); pp80-81 Against Love (PsK5); p81 To my Lord Biron's tune of -- Adieu Phillis (PsK436).
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