Leeds Brotherton Lt 45
| Title | Untitled |
|---|---|
| Archive | Brotherton Library |
| Call Number | Leeds Brotherton Lt 45 |
| Complete | Yes |
| Description | Anonymous, ca. 1743–1767. 280 items. Subject matter mainly religious, contemplations of death; some are not squarely religious, praising virtue, friendship, science, etc.; some Jacobite-related material. |
| Format | Quarto |
| Book Size | |
| Filled Page Count | 416 pages. |
| Item Count | 280 |
| Poem Count | 280 |
| Periods | |
| First Line Index | Yes |
| Digitized | Yes |
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| Major Themes |
Major themes prominent among the manuscript contents in alphabetical order. |
| Minor Themes |
Other themes of interest among the manuscript contents in alphabetical order. |
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| Bibliography | |
| Citation |
Leeds Brotherton Lt 45. Manuscript Verse Miscellanies, 1700-1820, 2021, ed. Betty A. Schellenberg, Simon Fraser University, https://dhil.lib.sfu.ca/mvm/manuscript/299.
Accessed 6 Dec. 2023.
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| Created | 2019-09-04 1:13:45 PM |
| Updated | 2023-07-25 11:37:53 AM |
| Contributor | Role |
|---|---|
| Joseph Addison | |
| [Anonymous] | |
| Moses Browne | |
| Thomas Fitzgerald | |
| John Norris | |
| John Pomfret | |
| Alexander Pope | |
| Elizabeth Singer Rowe | |
| Edward Young |
| First Line | Context |
|---|---|
| Deign, gracious God, to hear my feeble lays |
p. 390 Local title: The following lines, being the dictates of a grateful heart for a signal deliverance, April 9, 1747. The author was buried in the ruins of a scaffold on Tower Hill for several minutes, during which time he entirely despair'd of life [identical to Gentleman's Magazine title] Attributed author: Anonymous Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: n/a |
| Hark! my gay friend, that solemn toll |
pp. 285–287. Local title: The unknown world. Verses occasion'd by hearing a pass-bell. Attributed author: n/a Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: n/a |
| How are thy servants blest, O Lord! |
pp. 180-181 Local title: How are thy servants blest O Lord! Attributed author: n/a Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: n/a |
| Indulgent God, whose bounteous Care |
p. 210 Local title: An Evening Hymn Attributed author: n/a Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: n/a |
| It must be done, my Soul; but 'tis a strange |
pp. 287–288 Local title: The meditation Attributed author: John Norris Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: n/a |
| Soon as the morn salutes your eyes |
p. 210 Local title: Pious Rules For Daily Practice. Attributed author: n/a Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: n/a |
| This Preacher, silent yet severe |
pp. 282–283. Local title: On seeing a scull. Attributed author: n/a Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: n/a |
| Ye Nymphs of Solyma! begin the song |
pp. 65–67 Local title: Messiah. A sacred eclogue. Attributed author: Alexander Pope. Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: n/a |
| Feature | Note |
|---|---|
| Author attributions | Frequent; many poems attributed, but not all, even when the author is now known. |
| Binding | Seemingly vellum on boards, front piece partly torn away, black cloth spine of later date. Seems to have been bound after compilation (very tight trimming of tops and bottoms of pages). |
| Hands | Single; at the end of the manuscript the writing is looser, but it seems to be the same hand (writer is possibly elderly). |
| Indications of use | "X" mark in at least one margin. |
| Item formatting | Freedrawn horizontal lines between poems. |
| Organization | Sections sometimes organized by theme, e.g. series of Christmas hymns; mementos of death; praise of religious writers, etc. |
| Ownership mark | Signature in blue ink on the inside front cover pastedown: "McClenaghan." |
| Page layout | Paginated. Ruled margins. Pages neatly but closely written. Omitted lines sometimes written vertically in margins – eg pp. 14-15. |
| Table of Contents | Yes, index to pp. 1–245. |