'The Mouse-Trap', by E. Holdsworth and Samuel Cobb, 2nd ed., and 'The Chase', by William Somerville, 3rd ed.
Single Item
MS. Eng. poet. e. 154
The Mouse-Trap, by E. Holdsworth and Samuel Cobb, 2nd ed., 1720, and The Chase, by William Somerville, 3rd ed., 1735, bound together for Sir Edward Boughton. Verses were added, p. 133 ‘A Hunting Song’ in two hands of which the second wrote an early version of ‘The Progress of Discontent’ by Thomas Warton the younger on pp. i-iv. A revised version was pr. in The Student, 1750.
Dates
- 1720-1750
Extent
136 pages
Language of Materials
- English
Preferred Citation
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Shelfmark:
MS. Eng. poet. e. 154
Collection ID (for staff)
CMD ID 21280
Abstract
'The Mouse-Trap', by E. Holdsworth and Samuel Cobb, 2nd ed., and 'The Chase', by William Somerville, 3rd ed.
Biographical / Historical
Samuel Cobb (bap 1675-1713) was a schoolmaster and author. For more details see Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
William Somervile [Somerville] (1675–1742) was a poet. For more details see Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
William Somervile [Somerville] (1675–1742) was a poet. For more details see Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, 1979.
- Title
- 'The Mouse-Trap', by E. Holdsworth and Samuel Cobb, 2nd ed., and 'The Chase', by William Somerville, 3rd ed.
- Status
- Published
- Author
- EAD version 2021 by Hannah Jordan
- Date
- EAD version 2021
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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