Houghton MS Eng 1323 | Manuscript Verse Miscellanies

Title	Loisir
Archive	Houghton Library
Call Number	Houghton MS Eng 1323
Complete	Yes
Description	Sambrooke Freeman, 1737. Resembles a scrapbook; includes hand-coloured print illustrations. 95 poems. Copies of verses, riddles, short stories, and newspaper clippings.
Format	Folio
Book Size	32.3cm x 20.9cm
Filled Page Count	179 pages
Item Count	114
Poem Count	95
Periods	1731-1760
First Line Index	No
Digitized	Yes
Region	Fawley, Hampshire Hampshire
Additional Genres	Prose
Print Sources
Major Themes	Courtship, marriage Family Humour, wordplay Satire - political Major themes prominent among the manuscript contents in alphabetical order.
Minor Themes	Animals, pets French poetry Illness Nature Public affairs Other themes of interest among the manuscript contents in alphabetical order.
Links	digitalcollections.library.harvard.edu
Bibliography
Citation	“Houghton MS Eng 1323.” Manuscript Verse Miscellanies, 1700–1820, edited by Betty A. Schellenberg, Simon Fraser University, https://mvm.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/manuscript/282. Accessed 16 Apr. 2024.
Created	2019-09-04 1:13:45 PM
Updated	2023-07-25 11:18:29 AM

Contributor	Role
Samuel Bishop	Major author
Sambrooke Freeman	Primary compiler

First Line	Context
A Knife, dear Girl, cuts Love, they say	p. 4. Local title: Verses sent by a Gentleman to his Lady, with a Present of a Knife. Attributed author: a Gentleman. Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: Print cut-out pasted in under the heading "POETS CORNER."
Thee, Mary, with this Ring I wed	p. 4. Local title: To Mrs. —, with a Ring. Attributed author: n/a Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: From a print paste-in headed, "POETRY./ Mr. Editor, A Gentleman, on the late anniversary of his wedding day, presented his wife with a ring, and the following lines. I doubt not you will be obliged to me for a copy; particularly when you know they are by the same hand who presented a knife and verses on a former anniversary of his wedding./ I am,/ Your Constant Reader." Attributed date: January 1, 1779.
To thee dear wife,—and all must grant	pp. 62, 64. Local title: To Mrs B—p with a pocket Looking Glass. Attributed author: n/a Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: Initialed J[?]B.

First Line

Context

A Knife, dear Girl, cuts Love, they say

p. 4.

Local title: Verses sent by a Gentleman to his Lady, with a Present of a Knife.

Attributed author: a Gentleman.

Adaptation: n/a

Other variants: n/a

Other: Print cut-out pasted in under the heading "POETS CORNER."

Thee, Mary, with this Ring I wed

p. 4.

Local title: To Mrs. —, with a Ring.

Attributed author: n/a

Adaptation: n/a

Other variants: n/a

Other: From a print paste-in headed, "POETRY./ Mr. Editor, A Gentleman, on the late anniversary of his wedding day, presented his wife with a ring, and the following lines. I doubt not you will be obliged to me for a copy; particularly when you know they are by the same hand who presented a knife and verses on a former anniversary of his wedding./ I am,/ Your Constant Reader." Attributed date: January 1, 1779.

To thee dear wife,—and all must grant

pp. 62, 64.

Local title: To Mrs B—p with a pocket Looking Glass.

Attributed author: n/a

Adaptation: n/a

Other variants: n/a

Other: Initialed J[?]B.

Feature	Note
Author attributions	Rare.
Binding	Pre-bound paperbook. Many blanks. Leather binding with gold tooling. Marbled endpapers.
Decorations - printed	Handcoloured printed illustrations on pp. 19, 23, 28, 31, 37.
Hands	Various unidentified hands.
Indications of use	Many handwritten items have been pasted-in. Some blank areas where other articles used to be pasted; the spaces are seemingly clean (of glue), but show shadows the size of other paste-in items eg. p. 29.
Organization	Versos were seemingly being saved for print additions which were added later on.
Original poetry	Yes, "The first Visit," and possibly the other items by Rev. T Powys[?].
Page layout	Paginated. Guiding pencil lines drawn on pp. 98, 100, 102, 104, 106, 108, 110.
Printed items	Contains newspaper clippings and hand-coloured print illustrations on p. 19, 31, and 37.
Table of Contents	Yes, though probably the least useful Table of Contents on this database. Titled "Explanation," p. 177.