Sonnets 97 and 98
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Title
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Sonnets 97 and 98
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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 97
’97—still another Armada attempted
40th year of E’s reign—Essex refuses to come to celeb[ration]
Donne with fleet in ’97—Azores
’97—Lord Howard (not Es) is named Lord Admiral + now named Earl of Nottingham + Essex compensated as Earl Marshall
’97—Essex tries to arrange marr. bet. Lady Hatton + Bacon; Coke wins
1597—Sept-Azores [illegible] by Essex (Ral. quarrel)—treas. loss (seizure of cochineal [a dye derived from insects]) makes for loss of real treas. ships
Donne served under Lord Tho. Howard in Azore
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Fleeting: Howard[?]: ship fleet commander
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Teeming: Fleet [illegible] in Oct
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Decease: Cecl
SONNET 98
’98—Coke marries Lady Hatton
1598 = Cecil succeeds Burl.
Wedding: Lady Southh. + Wm Hervey
’98 Eliz. Vernon pregnant South marries her secretly
Partial Cause of E’s anger—Es’s promotion of disgraced South
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Vermillion: blush
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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_97_98
