Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 91 and 92
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Title
Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 91 and 92
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 91
Overall Notes
91—Grenville killed in last fight of Revenge
1591—goes to relieve siege of Rouen, key to parts of Normandy—felt[?] Burl. betr[?]—(Knight—exp.—offend Q)
Endymion 1591 (anon.)
Aug.—E. sends Ess. To Norm with 4,000 men to aid Henry in besieging Rouen. By Oct, only 1500 were fit[?]—6 mos. Then Parma—’91—Parma dies
’91 Robt. Cecil in Council
Essex loses bro. Walter at siege of Rouen
’91 Hugh Roe O’Donnell-held by Eng. 5 years—escapes + expects help with [illegible] from Hugh O’Neill, Earl of Tyrone
Line 10
High birth: Hereford tries to get son made legit (heir to Tudor line)
Line 12
Boast: Boast of Ess
SONNET 92
Perroth trial probl (must be [illegible] of quarrel with q. over Ral. + sisters[)]
Death of Greene
92 Perroff [illegible] illeg[itimate] son Henry III—Treason and death
Essex letter? “I owe God a death”
Line 1
Steal: Stella = E? anagram
Line 2
Term: (term of school?)
SONNET 91
Overall Notes
91—Grenville killed in last fight of Revenge
1591—goes to relieve siege of Rouen, key to parts of Normandy—felt[?] Burl. betr[?]—(Knight—exp.—offend Q)
Endymion 1591 (anon.)
Aug.—E. sends Ess. To Norm with 4,000 men to aid Henry in besieging Rouen. By Oct, only 1500 were fit[?]—6 mos. Then Parma—’91—Parma dies
’91 Robt. Cecil in Council
Essex loses bro. Walter at siege of Rouen
’91 Hugh Roe O’Donnell-held by Eng. 5 years—escapes + expects help with [illegible] from Hugh O’Neill, Earl of Tyrone
Line 10
High birth: Hereford tries to get son made legit (heir to Tudor line)
Line 12
Boast: Boast of Ess
SONNET 92
Perroth trial probl (must be [illegible] of quarrel with q. over Ral. + sisters[)]
Death of Greene
92 Perroff [illegible] illeg[itimate] son Henry III—Treason and death
Essex letter? “I owe God a death”
Line 1
Steal: Stella = E? anagram
Line 2
Term: (term of school?)
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_91_92
Format
PDF
Original Format
Written Annotations
Citation
Demorest, Margaret; Shakespeare, William, “Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 91 and 92,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed September 5, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/9624.