Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 107 and 108
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Title
Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 107 and 108
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 107
Saturn, Jupiter + Mars in eclipse of sun–Feb
2 total eclipses of moon: March + Augh.
Balm in Venus + Adonis is sweating palm of Ad. adrn. By Venus as “balm”
’07–Death of Penelope = Stella
Founding of Jamestown
Lady Southampton (Harvey) dies 1607
SONNET 108
[Illegible] or Marlowe or Kyd = Queen’s “sweet boy”
1604 – Robt Jones proven on[?] death for page of Lady South
Possibly E. dies here + portions that follow are written later than Dark Lady series
Suggest clue to new method of numbering paralleling – what sources?
SONNET 107
Saturn, Jupiter + Mars in eclipse of sun–Feb
2 total eclipses of moon: March + Augh.
Balm in Venus + Adonis is sweating palm of Ad. adrn. By Venus as “balm”
’07–Death of Penelope = Stella
Founding of Jamestown
Lady Southampton (Harvey) dies 1607
SONNET 108
[Illegible] or Marlowe or Kyd = Queen’s “sweet boy”
1604 – Robt Jones proven on[?] death for page of Lady South
Possibly E. dies here + portions that follow are written later than Dark Lady series
Suggest clue to new method of numbering paralleling – what sources?
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_107_108
Format
PDF
Original Format
Written Annotations
Citation
Demorest, Margaret; Shakespeare, William, “Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 107 and 108,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed September 5, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/9632.