Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 147 and 148
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Title
Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 147 and 148
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 February of 2024.
SONNET 147
E sent her plays to Es.
Essex longed for death “I owe God-”
Next time this phrase belongs to Raleigh
147 Regret at writing series?
158 Recog. of impossibility of knowing truth?
Love is illness
Love is unsure of truth
Perhaps this is Essex spkg. + #152 is E. spkg.
Error he thinks he has committed–but not sure
SONNET 148
Bacon forgives
Harrington letter (wr. by Rob. Markham) spies
Could be Eliz. to Mary
Truth difficult
Poet uncertain as to what is so– (emotion + time-blinded)
Line 13
Blind: Cupid
SONNET 147
E sent her plays to Es.
Essex longed for death “I owe God-”
Next time this phrase belongs to Raleigh
147 Regret at writing series?
158 Recog. of impossibility of knowing truth?
Love is illness
Love is unsure of truth
Perhaps this is Essex spkg. + #152 is E. spkg.
Error he thinks he has committed–but not sure
SONNET 148
Bacon forgives
Harrington letter (wr. by Rob. Markham) spies
Could be Eliz. to Mary
Truth difficult
Poet uncertain as to what is so– (emotion + time-blinded)
Line 13
Blind: Cupid
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_147_148
Format
PDF
Original Format
Written Annotations
Citation
Demorest, Margaret; Shakespeare, William, “Margaret Demorest Sonnet Annotations: Sonnets 147 and 148,” Goodstein Foundation Library Western History Center Digital Collections, accessed August 22, 2025, https://caspercollege.cvlcollections.org/items/show/9652.