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Poems by a lady
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Poems by a lady, [1790].
Physical Description
1 v. (178 p.) ; 25 x 19 cm.
Language
English
Notes
Table of contents at end of manuscript.
Note by E. H. W. Meyerstein dated 1949 on verso of flyleaf regarding the manuscript.
Drawing on flyleaf: bust labeled "Ponpeo."
Binding: full calf; gilt decoration and stamped crest with motto "Hab Shar Virtus Maturuit."
In English.
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Summary
Manuscript, in a single hand, of about 40 poems on various subjects dated between 1772 and 1782. The collection includes epitaphs and occasional verse, several "Charades," an epistolary poem titled "Helen, An Old Scots Tale" which is prefaced by a historical account of a certain Helen Kirkconnell in Annandale, and a two-part poem titled "The Indian Maid, A Tale, Intended for a Companion to the Harp" about a young Indian captive, "written by Mr. Macneil." The volume also contains a 4-line stanza in the hand of the author's friend, Robert Riddle , signed "R.R., 1790," as well as the 4th stanza of "Sensibility How Charming," written in the hand of Robert Burns.
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Archives or Manuscripts
Added to Catalog
August 08, 2005
References
Helen Craik, Poems by a Lady. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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Helen Craik, Poems by a Lady. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
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