Sonnets 77 and 78

Item

Title
Sonnets 77 and 78
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 77
’77—1st hanging of missionary priest: Cuthbert [illegible] under treason act of ’41[;] 2 more ’78
’77—comet appears + Dee expounds to E.
Perhaps E. is writing her own life story with her deeds

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Glass: Sonnets are her picture
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Children: she was urged to have children

SONNET 78
’48-Cranmer’s Eng. version of Prayer Bk.
Bothwell dies ’78 – [illegible] – in Denmark
’78—Doughty beheaded by Drake
’78—Alencon courtship begins seriously[;] “an upstart crow beautified with our feathers”—Greene
’78 Argyll + Atholl[?] persuade 11-yr. old Jms. to take kingdom himself, deposing Morton
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Muse: Muse is Eliz.
Line 8
Double majesty: Bigamy
Line 14
Rood: “Rood”—public burnings (’38) of images: Rood of Grace [A "rood" is a cross or crucifix.]
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_77_78