Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 119 and 120
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Title
Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 119 and 120
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 119
S. lost his perspective in V. + Ad in WHA – reproved – he returns here
Rouen–aid to Henry of Navarre
Appt. as Mast of Ord?
Ills = feigning illness (Leic + Essex de Lun[?] see p. 87)
Sirenical gentlemen
’20 = Mutual forgiveness now necessary–each has wronged the other
Always E. bribed returning Leicester + Essex after [illegible]
SONNET 120
Could refer to big storm, earthquake
Oct ’79–sea storm
Could this be friendship bet. Cath + Margaret Countess of Salisbury–whose bro. Warwick was exec (White Rose of Eng.) as Sp. allian, made 01?
Line 4
Brass: E desc. as “brass”
SONNET 119
S. lost his perspective in V. + Ad in WHA – reproved – he returns here
Rouen–aid to Henry of Navarre
Appt. as Mast of Ord?
Ills = feigning illness (Leic + Essex de Lun[?] see p. 87)
Sirenical gentlemen
’20 = Mutual forgiveness now necessary–each has wronged the other
Always E. bribed returning Leicester + Essex after [illegible]
SONNET 120
Could refer to big storm, earthquake
Oct ’79–sea storm
Could this be friendship bet. Cath + Margaret Countess of Salisbury–whose bro. Warwick was exec (White Rose of Eng.) as Sp. allian, made 01?
Line 4
Brass: E desc. as “brass”
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_119_120
Format
PDF
Original Format
Written Annotations
Citation
Demorest, Margaret; Shakespeare, William, “Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 119 and 120,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed August 19, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/9638.