Reference
L36/3
Title
Commonplace book of Henrietta Frances De Grey (1784-1848), Baroness Grantham, later Countess de Grey.
Date free text
c 1802-1813
Production date
From: 1802 To: 1813
Scope and Content
Volume bound in red Morocco leather with gold line decoration to boards and squares. Signed 'Henrietta Frances Grantham 1809' on the first flyleaf and Henrietta Frances Grantham 1811' on the reverse of the same leaf.
Contents include:
- Verses by Tom Sheridan addrest to Lord Forbes on a Sunday, while the latter was at Church.
- The Beauties An Epistle addressed to Lawrence the painter.
- A poem 'Dear Anne!...' by Mrs Oneil [?]
- Ode to the poppy.
- By Charles Fox to Mrs A on his 50th birthday.
- At sea 3 leagues off the Isle of Man, 6th May 1802.
- Written on my landing from Ireland To Ly H C's portrait.
- Poem by Evelyn James Stuart.
- Poem 'In ----'s bowers there blooms a Rose' by FW.
- Lines on a visit to Ireland by Frs Wrangham [title unclear].
- Introductory lament to Nette with a manuscript volume of Poems by FR.
- Lines to Ly Charlotte Rawdon from the bank of the River St Lawrence.
- Song (My lodging is on the Cold ground)[?]
- Sonnet by Mr Mitford.
- Lines addressed to Lady Grantham by FW 16 Nov 1813.
- Stanza addressed to Lady Grantham upon receiving from her a present of Childe Harold - Frs Wrangham, 1 May 1812.
- Acrostic NETTE by FW.
- Prologue to the Adelphi of Terence acted at Westminster school in 1759, translated from the Latin Frs Wrangham. 1812.
- Scarbro' Castle by Frs Wrangham.
- Lines recited at the London tavern on Mr Pitt's birthday 1802 (Mr Canning).
- Elijah's mantle.
- ? by Ld Byron.
- Poem sent to Grantham 11 Nov 1813.
- Lines to Ly Charlotte Rawdon from the bank of the River St Lawrence - with letter from F Wrangham.
- Address to a young lady by Lord Byron.
- Stanzas addressed to Mr Granville Penn on his lines to Childe Harold.
- Mrs Charlotte Smith in her Banished Mariages[?] - The Hon Mrs O'Neil was a dear dear friend, whose heart was as excellent as her talents were brilliant...
- ?
- The late Duchess of Devonshire in her poem entitled The passage over Gothard; has the following stanza...after these Mr Coleridge addressed to her Grace the following fine ode...
- April Stanza's written in November FW.
- To Lady Jersey on the P of W having replaced her portrait which was painted for the gallery of beauties...by Lord Byron.
- Alexander ? over the water to Charley[?]
- Sonnet from the station of Giambattista Cotta. 21 Dec 1814.
- Verses on the death of the Duchess of Buccleuch by the Ettrick shepherd.
- Epitaph on a dog by Lord Byron.
- On the death of Sir Peter Parker by Lord Byron.
- The skull goblet.
- On King Charles the 1st body having been found at Windsor by Lord Byron.
- To the memory of Sir G Parkenham copied from the Eire[?] newspapers.
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