Folger MS M.a.160
| Title | A Collection of Poems from Various Authours. JB |
|---|---|
| Archive | Folger Shakespeare Library |
| Call Number | Folger MS M.a.160 |
| Complete | Yes |
| Description | John Brewster, ca. 1770–ca. 1810. 130 poems. Frequent epitaphs, poems on death. |
| Format | Quarto |
| Book Size | 20cm x 17cm |
| Filled Page Count | 348 pages |
| Item Count | 138 |
| Poem Count | 130 |
| Periods | |
| First Line Index | No |
| Digitized | No |
| Region | |
| Additional Genres | Prose anecdotes |
| Print Sources | |
| 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. |
| Links | |
| Bibliography | |
| Citation |
“Folger MS M.a.160.” Manuscript Verse Miscellanies, 1700–1820, edited by Betty A. Schellenberg, Simon Fraser University, https://mvm.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/manuscript/333. Accessed . |
| Created | 2019-11-04 8:19:08 AM |
| Updated | 2023-07-25 10:57:52 AM |
| Contributor | Role |
|---|---|
| John Brewster |
| First Line | Context |
|---|---|
| How sleep the Brave, who sink to Rest |
p. 295 Local title: n/a Attributed author: Collins Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: n/a |
| I am monarch of all I survey |
p. 215 Local title: Verses suppos'd to be written by Alex Selkirk. Attributed author: Wm Cowper. Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: n/a |
| Take, holy earth, all that my soul holds dear |
p. 43. Local title: An Elegant Mont. with this Inscription is erected in Bristol Cathedral in Memory of Mrs. Mason. Attributed author: William Mason. Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: n/a |
| The sun sets in night, and the stars shun the day |
p. 196 Local title: Indian Song. Attributed author: n/a Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: n/a |
| When Tadloe walks the Streets, the Paviours Cry |
p. 146. Local title: On a fat Gent. of Oxford. Attributed author: n/a Adaptation: n/a Other variants: "Tadlow," not "Tadloe." Other: n/a |
| Feature | Note |
|---|---|
| Author attributions | Regular or frequent. |
| Binding | Post-bound, likely. Pages at some points written very close to the edge - trimmed later for binding? Writing occasionally goes right into the gutter [see p. 196]. Some loose bits of paper; at least one paper bound in. Papers, handwritten and printed, pasted-in. Plain marbled paper boards, even on spine. |
| Hands | Single, with a couple exceptions. |
| Ownership mark | Bookplate of the compiler engraved when he was a B.A., to which degree he graduated in 1775. [A later bookplate has his M.A. degree (1778) following his name (British museum, Franks coll., I, nos. 3648-49)]. |
| Printed items | Newspaper clippings pasted-in. |
| Table of Contents | Yes, titled "Index" but actually a Table of Contents. |