"1700 - 1799" . . . . . . "Manuscript volume containing numerous excerpts from devotional, moral and inspirational works by various eighteenth-century authors, including Hester Chapone, William Wilberforce, James Beattie, and Soame Jenyns. The extracts are grouped under headings, including \"Self-Government,\" \"Friendship,' \"Fortitude of Spirit,\" and \"Affliction.\"" . "Quotations" . . . . . . . "Commonplace books" . . . . . "Commonplace book" . . . .