‘Poems’ by Allan Ramsay, volume 1 (Edinburgh, 1721), with, inserted at the front, a manuscript of two poems in Ramsay's hand, and two pen sketches of heads., 1721, undated.
File
Identifier: MS.9749
Scope and Contents
Tipped in to page 269 is a press cutting (folio 2) concerning the song ‘Polwart on the green’. On page xxviii is a contemporary note of the numbers of subscribers to the ‘Poems’.
Dates
- Creation: 1721, undated.
Conditions Governing Access
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Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
217 Leaves
Arrangement
xxviii, 400 pages + 3 folios.
Bibliography
The manuscript poems, 'The Roundell to her health' and 'Bogi-Dow', have been published in ‘The Works of Allan Ramsay’ (‘Scottish Text Society’, 1951-1974), volume iv, pages 262, 273.
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk