Sonnets 69 and 70
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Title
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Sonnets 69 and 70
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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 69
General Notes
’69—Sp. (+Alva) the enemy
Book of Commonplaces—Praise of Henry (changes script[?] as Cath. H. wed)
69—North Reb. with Norfolk a [illegible]. He is sent to Tower, Oct.
’69 shift of power over succession question jeopardizes Cecil’s position
May 16—1568—Mary goes to England
’68 or ’9: Assass. of Regent Moray by Hamiltons—“soiled life” warning letter from E to M [Moray was the half brother of Mary Stuart, and served as regent when her toddler son James VI inherited the throne of Scotland following her abdication.]
68—queen visits Dr. Dee—see his magic “glass”
Line 6
Give thee so thine own: phrase from Cecil
Line 9
Look into the beauty of thy mind: Essex phrase
SONNET 70
’70—entire navy mobilized (for 1st time) but no fighting
E. issues decl. of relig. leniency if law obeyed
’70 Earl of Moray assass. _ Mary [Stuart, former queen of Scotland] rejoices
Victor: code name for James
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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_69_70
