Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 7 and 8
Item Metadata
Title
Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 7 and 8
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 7
Overall Notes:
Cecil called “victrix orientis” [Latin: victrix is the feminine form of the word for champion or victor; orientis means "of the east"]
’07 Anne C.[?] born[.] Her father is Earl of Wiltshire
7 – Number 7 is Virgin, sign of Minerva + Pallas, the moon goddess
Line 1:
Lo: Marlowe symbol
Line 2
Eye: eyes = Leicester
Sonnet 8
Overall Notes:
’08 Mary Tudor m. (by proxy) to Archduke Charles Sidney – theorist on “music”
8 = Vulean[?] – Symbol of muse of spheres
Will Somers was court fool and confidante of Henry VIII – supposedly had[?] joined court 1525 – James Hil[?] was chief singer
Sonnet 7
Overall Notes:
Cecil called “victrix orientis” [Latin: victrix is the feminine form of the word for champion or victor; orientis means "of the east"]
’07 Anne C.[?] born[.] Her father is Earl of Wiltshire
7 – Number 7 is Virgin, sign of Minerva + Pallas, the moon goddess
Line 1:
Lo: Marlowe symbol
Line 2
Eye: eyes = Leicester
Sonnet 8
Overall Notes:
’08 Mary Tudor m. (by proxy) to Archduke Charles Sidney – theorist on “music”
8 = Vulean[?] – Symbol of muse of spheres
Will Somers was court fool and confidante of Henry VIII – supposedly had[?] joined court 1525 – James Hil[?] was chief singer
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_07_08
Format
PDF
Original Format
Written Annotations
Citation
Demorest, Margaret; Shakespeare, William, “Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 7 and 8,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed August 20, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/9583.