Beinecke Osborn c163
| Title | Untitled |
|---|---|
| Archive | Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library |
| Call Number | Beinecke Osborn c163 |
| Complete | Yes |
| Description | Anonymous, ca. 1770s. 19 items. Unbound booklet with some copy errors suggesting this may have been a first copying of materials for a later collection. Thematic focus on contentment, lack of ambition, choice of retirement and friendship over wealth and power. |
| Format | Quarto |
| Book Size | 21cm x 17cm |
| Filled Page Count | 28 pages |
| Item Count | 19 |
| Poem Count | 19 |
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| 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 |
“Beinecke Osborn c163.” Manuscript Verse Miscellanies, 1700–1820, edited by Betty A. Schellenberg, Simon Fraser University, https://mvm.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/manuscript/44. Accessed . |
| Created | 2019-09-04 1:13:44 PM |
| Updated | 2023-07-19 4:26:12 PM |
| Contributor | Role |
|---|---|
| [Anonymous] |
| First Line | Context |
|---|---|
| As those we love decay, we die in part |
p. 22. Local title: Verses occasioned by the death of a particular friend of the author. Attributed author: n/a Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: n/a |
| Blest be the Man! his Memory at least |
p. 4 Local title: Upon Writing. Attributed author: n/a Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: n/a |
| Oft I've implor'd the gods in vain |
pp. 15–17 Title: On Indifference Attributed author: Mrs. Greville Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: "to Lady Carlisle"; accompanied by Carlisle's Answer. |
| Without preamble, to my friend |
p. 18 Local title: Lady Carlisle's answer to Mrs. Greville. Attributed author: Lady Carlisle. Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: Preceded by Greville's "On Indifference" (pp. 15–17). |
| Feature | Note |
|---|---|
| Author attributions | Occasional. |
| Binding | Post-Bound (stitched). Only one stitched gathering (a quire), likely stitched together after transcription. No cover, no binding. |
| Hands | Single. |
| Indications of use | Some errors of words or lines that would occur in copying. Could be a first copying of materials for a collection. |
| Item formatting | Not much delineation between items – some endings marked by a series of horizontal dashes. |
| Page layout | Not much white space. |