Sonnets 7 and 8
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Title
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Sonnets 7 and 8
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Description
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The following transcription of Demorest's annotations was selected and transcribed by Casper College Student and Archives staff member Grace MacPherson in January of 2024.
Sonnet 7
Overall Notes:
Cecil called “victrix orientis” [Latin: victrix is the feminine form of the word for champion or victor; orientis means "of the east"]
’07 Anne C.[?] born[.] Her father is Earl of Wiltshire
7 – Number 7 is Virgin, sign of Minerva + Pallas, the moon goddess
Line 1:
Lo: Marlowe symbol
Line 2
Eye: eyes = Leicester
Sonnet 8
Overall Notes:
’08 Mary Tudor m. (by proxy) to Archduke Charles Sidney – theorist on “music”
8 = Vulean[?] – Symbol of muse of spheres
Will Somers was court fool and confidante of Henry VIII – supposedly had[?] joined court 1525 – James Hil[?] was chief singer
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Subject
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Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Sonnets; Sonnets, English -- History and criticism
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Is Part Of
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Margaret Demorest Papers, CCA 10.2011.1. Casper College Archives and Special Collections
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Date Created
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1968
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Language
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Primarily English; some Latin
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Format
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PDF
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Identifier
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CCA 10.2011.01_Sonnets_07_08
