Miscellan. poems, [1750s].

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Title: Miscellan. poems, [1750s].
Abstract: Manuscript collection of poems probably compiled by a member of the Tytler family. The poems include many rhyming riddles; epigrams; fables; prologues and epilogues from plays performed in London in the early 1750s; an "Ode on the Eclipse of the Sun July 4th 1748;" and pieces such as "An Evening Thought" and "A Sailors Extempory Description of a Storm and Shipwreck."
Description: Index in the hand of Alexander Fraser Tytler, Lord Woodhouselee.
Title from spine.
Binding: contemporary reverse calf; red morocco spine tag.
Provenance: For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
Extent: 1 20 x 15 cm. v. (164 p., with blanks) ;
Language: English

Genre: Poetry
Resource Type: unspecified
Subject (Topic): English literature
English poetry
Occasional verse, English
Prologues and epilogues
Riddles
Solar eclipses
Subjects: English literature > 18th century
English poetry > 18th century
Occasional verse, English
Prologues and epilogues
Riddles
Solar eclipses > 1748 > Poetry

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Citation: Miscellan. Poems. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.