Manuscripts of four poems in the hand of Allan Ramsay.
Scope and Contents
The poems are apparently extracted from a volume, the pages being numbered 89 to 104.
The titles are: 'The general mistake', published in ‘Poems’, 1728; and 'The Gods of Egypt', 'Ane epistle to A R on the poverty of the poets', and 'Answer', all three published in ‘Poems’, 1729.
The manuscript texts vary very little, except in spelling and punctuation, from the printed texts; that of 'The general mistake', however, lacks the first part of the final printed version.
Dates
- Creation: [1728, or before-1729, or before.]
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
26 Leaves ; Quarto.
Language of Materials
Undetermined
Arrangement
xviii + 8 folios.
Custodial History
The manuscripts were bought by the National Library of Scotland with the aid of the Reid Fund.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Edmiston's, Glasgow, 17 June 1952, lot 129.
Bibliography
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
- Description rules
- International Standard for Archival Description - General
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
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