Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 79 and 80
Item Metadata
Title
Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 79 and 80
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 79
Overall Notes
’79-Death of Gresham (rob-pay-lend-stole-afford-owes-pay)
’79-Seminary “of Martyrs” opened in Rome (Cath.)
’79-Alencon comes for 1st visit—“The Frog”
Gaping Gulf 1579
Maybe there are friends of Sh. in the Tower
Line 9
He stole that word: other poets invent good qualities + thereby steal from her
SONNET 80
Overall Notes
’80-- Sidney writes Arcadia
’80—Campion tortured, exec. – Burghley takes chg. of propaganda
Main = code that was involved in Raleigh’s trial
Sh’s father summoned to London court
’80 Raleigh in Ireland; partakes in massacre
Line 14
My love was my decay: Telling truth (from love) may ruin S.
SONNET 79
Overall Notes
’79-Death of Gresham (rob-pay-lend-stole-afford-owes-pay)
’79-Seminary “of Martyrs” opened in Rome (Cath.)
’79-Alencon comes for 1st visit—“The Frog”
Gaping Gulf 1579
Maybe there are friends of Sh. in the Tower
Line 9
He stole that word: other poets invent good qualities + thereby steal from her
SONNET 80
Overall Notes
’80-- Sidney writes Arcadia
’80—Campion tortured, exec. – Burghley takes chg. of propaganda
Main = code that was involved in Raleigh’s trial
Sh’s father summoned to London court
’80 Raleigh in Ireland; partakes in massacre
Line 14
My love was my decay: Telling truth (from love) may ruin S.
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_79_80
Format
PDF
Original Format
Written Annotations
Citation
Demorest, Margaret; Shakespeare, William, “Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 79 and 80,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed September 5, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/9618.