Sonnets 11 and 12

Item

Title
Sonnets 11 and 12
Description
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 11
General Notes:
(11) (a) Prince of Wales [illegible] lives 7 wks
Tho. More was estate of Nalsey[?]
Sir Thomas Egerton is keeper of the gov. seal of Eng.

Line 7
Cease: Cecil?
Line 13
Seal: of state (authorizes) written records

Overall Notes
’12 Naval incident – loss by fire of ships that were fighting – caused Henry to improve gun positions
’52 Somerset executed by Northumberland
’12 Birth of James V?

Line 1
Count: (pun) Compton courted/married gentlew. Anne
Line 3
Violet past prime: Symbol of faithfulness
Subject
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Sonnets; Sonnets, English -- History and criticism
Is Part Of
Margaret Demorest Papers, CCA 10.2011.1. Casper College Archives and Special Collections.
Date Created
1968
Language
Primarily English; some Latin
Format
PDF
Identifier
CCA 10.2011.01_Sonnets_11_12