MS being a choice farrago of new poems lately collected from the papers of that wonder-worker S. Simpson of Coventry, Weaver....in his garret in the High Street, 1773 Jul 10.
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Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library > MS being a choice farrago of new poems lately collected from the papers of that wonder-worker S. Simpson of Coventry, Weaver....in his garret in the High Street, 1773 Jul 10.
Description
- Title
- MS being a choice farrago of new poems lately collected from the papers of that wonder-worker S. Simpson of Coventry, Weaver....in his garret in the High Street, 1773 Jul 10.
- Creator
- Simpson, Stephen
- Abstract
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Manuscript in Simpson's hand containing fair copies of 26 poems in a variety of genres, many labeled as "Imitations" of published pieces. Titles include "Dedication: To Miss Sally Leaper;" "A Monody in Imitation of Milton's Lycidas;" "The Almshouse: An Elegy in Imitation of Jerningham's Magdalen and Nun;" "A Song Written at School;" "The Servants: A Tale;" "The Degree below Mediocrity;" "To Aurelia--Written Immediately upon Perusal of Pope's Eloisa to Abelard;" "Lorenzo, in Imitation of Parnell's Hermit; and "The Charms of Contentment." "The Happy Quadrumvirate: A Tale" is annotated with the names of the friends described and the comment, "Written when really happy on a suppositious plan of a journey to Oxon."
This group of poems is followed by a short verse and the note: "Stephen Simpson and Miss Sarah Leaper were married in St. Werburgh's by the Revd. Mr. Hope on the 27th of June 1776." The volume concludes with "Edwin," signed and dated "21 April 74."
- Description
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Front flyleaf signed, "Ste. Simpson."
Spine title reads "Poems."
Binding: contemporary (?) full calf; banded and gilt-stamped spine. Red morocco label. - Provenance
- For information on the source of acquisition, consult the appropriate curator.
- Extent
- 1 14 x 9 cm. v. (108 p., with blanks) ;
- Extent of Digitization
- This object has been completely digitized.
- Language
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English
Collection Information
- Repository
- Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library
- Call Number
- Osborn c563
Subjects, Formats, And Genres
- Genre
- Poetry
- Resource Type
- unspecified
- Subject (Geographic)
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Great Britain.
Great Britain
Coventry (England) - Subject (Topic)
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English poetry
Occasional verse, English
Weavers
Working class
Books and reading
Intellectual life - Subjects
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English poetry > 18th century
Occasional verse, English
Weavers > Great Britain
Working class > Great Britain > Books and reading
Working class > Great Britain > Intellectual life
Working class > Great Britain > Poetry
Coventry (England)
Access And Usage Rights
- Access
- Public
- Rights
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- Citation
- Stephen Simpson, MS Being a Choice Farrago of New Poems. James Marshall and Marie-Louise Osborn Collection, Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library, Yale University.
Identifiers
- Orbis Record
- 7041029
- Object ID (OID)
- 31910989