Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 69 and 70
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Title
Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 69 and 70
Date Created
1968
Subject
Shakespeare, William, -- 1564-1616 -- Sonnets; Sonnets, English -- History and criticism
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 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
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
Type
Text
Creator
Demorest, Margaret; Shakespeare, William
Language
ENG, LAT
Is Part Of
Margaret Demorest Papers, CCA 10.2011.01 WyCaC US. Casper College Archives and Special Collections.
Identifier
CCA 10.2011.01_Demorest_Sonnets_69_70
Format
PDF
Original Format
Written Annotations
Citation
Demorest, Margaret; Shakespeare, William, “Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 69 and 70,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed September 5, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/9613.