Sonnets 113 and 114
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Title
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Sonnets 113 and 114
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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 113
1613(!)--festivities of marriage of Princess Eliz. included fireworks: some were hunting hounds pursuing a hart–Also a great sea battle was staged–Christians against Turks, with “divers… maymed and hurt” and “one lost both his eyes.” The next stanza 114–includes “Palate” as if referring to the groom[?]--from the Palestine[?]
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Form: foreign
Heart: Cath. Parr?
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Deformed’st: Poem by E. on deformed
SONNET 114
In 1614 the poisoning of Lord Overbury takes place
Bibl. Echo in “doth prepare the cup[”] (Last Supper?)
Is this period of writing against Jesuit and Catholicism at James’ order?
About ’35–Mary fearful of poison. Her ill-suspicions possibly center of plot–[illegible] marry Pole–[illegible] war. Anne’s alchemy feared–
In 1614 Overbury was poisoned by Lady Essex + Somerset–D. used as lawyer
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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_113_114
