Poet, essayist, and editor of The British Novelists (1810) and Samuel Richardson’s correspondence; popular miscellany poet and contributor to magazines such as the Annual Review and her brother’s Monthly Magazine.

Early eighteenth-century poet whose poems, such as “The Assembly,” “Abelard to Eloisa,” and “The Virgin Queen” were printed in various miscellanies.

Cleric of the Church of England, novelist, and humorous poet who was generally known by the pseudonym Thomas Ingoldsby; compiler of a multi-lingual manuscript verse miscellany.

Schoolmaster, Church of England clergyman, poet and translator; friend of Samuel Johnson and Edward Cave; frequent contributor to the Gentleman’s Magazine.

Sister of Sally Bate and friend of Eleanor Peart; author or addressee of several poems in Peart’s compilation.

Poet and friend of Eleanor Peart; author or addressee of numerous poems in Peart’s compilation.

Author of a series of rebuses in Frances, Viscountess Montague’s manuscript verse miscellany.

Compiler of a collection of Virgil’s pastorals and georgics followed by a set of miscellaneous verses. 

Compiler of a poetry collection perhaps gifted to his wife, Ann Beere; author of multiple poems in this collection, many of a satirical or epigrammatic nature. 

Owner of a poetry collection compiled and partially authored by her husband, Robert Beere. 

Miscellaneous writer; author of a series of fables included in the anonymous manuscript verse miscellany Beinecke Osborn c186.

Unidentified owner of Clark MS 1983.002, based on an inscription on the cover. Possible first name Jenny. 

Duchess of Portland after marriage; collector of art and natural history specimens and patron of arts and sciences; before marriage, dedicatee and recipient of a manuscript verse miscellany compiled by Soame Jenyns.

Compiler of a large miscellaneous poetry collection; based in Liverpool; probably a Quaker.

Compiler of histories and biographer; friend and collaborator of Philip Yorke, 2nd earl of Hardwicke. 

Headmaster and poet whose anniversary poems to his wife frequently appear in manuscript verse miscellanies.

Philanthropist and leading figure in the Methodist Church in Ireland; mother of Mary Blanchford Tighe, and member of the Tighe family coterie. 

Childhood acquaintance of Hannah More; primary compiler of two manuscript verse miscellanies reflective of the Bristol-based Hannah More circle; sister of Elizabeth Blandford Brickenden and Honour Mary Blandford.

Childhood acquaintance of Hannah More and addressee of several of More’s poems featured in her sister, Anne Blandford’s, manuscript verse miscellanies; also a sister of Elizabeth Blandford Brickenden.

Norfolk-based wife of Rev. Thomas Calthorpe Blofeld and friend of William Heath Marsh, with whom she exchanged poetry.

Norfolk-based clergyman and husband of Mary Caroline Grose Blofeld; acquaintance of Rev. William Heath Marsh.

Friend of Alexander Pope and addressee of his poem, “To Mrs. B on her Birthday.”

Politician and writer.

Dramatic actor and author of “Sweet are the charms of her I love…”, a love song that appears in multiple manuscript verse miscellanies.