Poetry.
Subject
Subject Source: Local sources
Scope Note: Literary and oral genre rooted in the compressed and cogent imaginative awareness or associations of experiences, ideas, or emotional responses and arranged under an organized criterion of meaning, conscious and unconscious expression, symbolism, formal or informal pattern, sound, and rhythm. The genre encompasses narrative, dramatic, satiric, didactic, erotic, and personal forms. (AAT) All poetry, except ballads, was indexed under this heading in the published catalogues. (NLS) .
Found in 2772 Collections and/or Records:
Commonplace book of George Anderson, Glasgow.
Item
Identifier: MS.14276
Scope and Contents
As well as poetry, recipes and miscellaneous notes, the book includes instructions for road-making (page 3) and designs for a pump and a building for making lamp-black (pages 37, 66).
Dates:
1818-1827.
Commonplace book of George Lewis Augustus Douglas containing "jeus d'esprit", poems, anecdotes, riddles and drawings., 1799, 1808, 1819, undated.
Item
Identifier: MS.10363
Dates:
1799, 1808, 1819, undated.
Commonplace book of Harriet, Lady de Clifford, consisting of verse and prose., 1829.
Item
Identifier: MS.19440
Scope and Contents
Harriet, Lady de Clifford was a daughter of Admiral Sir Charles Elliot.
Dates:
1829.
Commonplace book of Helen Fergusson, consisting of miscellaneous verse., 1824-1831.
Item
Identifier: MS.25526
Dates:
1824-1831.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Charles Dalrymple, 5th Baronet of Kilkerran.
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Commonplace books of Helen Fergusson, daughter of Sir James Fergusson 4th Baronet of Kilkerran.
Commonplace book of Helen Fergusson, consisting of miscellaneous verse including a poem of Lord Hailes, together with prose compositions and drawings., 1816-1826.
Item
Identifier: MS.25525
Dates:
1816-1826.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir Charles Dalrymple, 5th Baronet of Kilkerran.
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Commonplace books of Helen Fergusson, daughter of Sir James Fergusson 4th Baronet of Kilkerran.
Commonplace book of James Gray, priest of the diocese of Dunblane.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.34.7.3
Scope and Contents
Composite manuscript produced in Scotland and compiled in the late 15th century, probably circa 1500, by James Gray, priest of the diocese of Dunblane and secretary to William Scheves, Archbishop of St Andrews. The manuscript is a commonplace book and consists of a variety of religious, historical, legal, and literary material. There are several hands evident throughout the manuscript. Anderson states that folios 1r-24v are written by very similar hands, and could...
Dates:
Late 15th century.
Commonplace book of Janet W M Stewart.
Item
Identifier: Acc.14402
Scope and Contents
Includes excerpts from the novels of Sir Walter Scott, the poetry of Lord Byron and John Milton, and the plays of Joanna Baillie. The volume also includes a number of drawings of buildings and landscapes and several illustrations of flowers.
Dates:
1820-1834.
Commonplace book of Mrs C E R Drummond-Hay, of Seggieden, containing religious verses and transcripts of letters from her son, Lieutenant (later Lieutenant-Colonel) James Adam Gordon Richardson Drummond-Hay while on active service.
Item
Identifier: MS.8907
Scope and Contents
The thirteen letters, written between February and April 1885, are addressed by James Drummond-Hay to his parents and other members of his family, and recount in diary form his experiences as a member of the Coldstream Guards contingent both on the voyage to the Sudan and on arrival there. There is much detailed description of military activity in the Suakin region.
Dates:
1868-1885.
Commonplace book of Nina, Countess of Minto, containing miscellaneous poetry and prose., 1850-1853.
Item
Identifier: MS.19458
Commonplace book of Patrick Turner containing ‘Bolg an t-Sholair’ and other miscellaneous verse in Gaelic.
Item
Identifier: Adv.MS.72.2.7
Scope and Contents
Commonplace-book (watermarked 1798) of Patrick Turner when he was a corporal in the Argyll Fencibles, dated Meath 1801 (folio 24 verso). The script is largely Roman, occasionally Gaelic, and the language of the text varies from Scotticised transliteration of Irish to pure Scottish Gaelic. Turner’s affidavit, Ingliston MS A.i.15 (g), states ‘that the manuscript in the Roman character and in his own hand writing, was transcribed from a manuscript in the possession of a Schoolmaster ten or...
Dates:
1801.
Commonplace book of Robert Edward., [?1635-?1670.]
Item
Identifier: MS.9450 [Manuscript]
Scope and Contents
The book originally belonged to Robert Edward's father, Alexander, a Dundee merchant, and a business account dated 1622 is on folio 1. The volume chiefly consists of songs, psalms, notes, and instrumental items, several of which appear twice or with parts separated, scraps on the history of music, and poetical items alone. Many of the pieces are of Scottish origin but English and Continental composers appear, as well as both pre- and post-Reformation music.The...
Dates:
[?1635-?1670.]
Commonplace book of Robina Chisholm, containing newspaper cuttings and transcripts of poems, chiefly of her brother Walter (1856-1877), a Berwickshire shepherd.
Item
Identifier: MS.20442
Dates:
1872-1881.
Commonplace book of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes., 1786-1788, undated.
Item
Identifier: MS.25427
Scope and Contents
The commonplace book includes verse, historical notes, accounts, and a recipe of 1786. (Folio 7 verso.) Of particular note is the Latin poem concerning Johnson and Boswell, undated. (Folio 6.) The volume served as an engagement diary for September-October 1788, and September 1789, undated. (Folios 1-2, 22-23.)
Dates:
1786-1788, undated.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes.
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Miscellaneous papers of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
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Notebooks and commonplace books of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
Commonplace book of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes, including legal case notes, family memoranda, Biblical notes and Greek verse., 1754-1755.
Item
Identifier: MS.25425
Dates:
1754-1755.
Found in:
National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division
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Papers of the Dalrymples of Hailes and Newhailes.
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Correspondence and papers of and concerning Sir David Dalrymple, 3rd Baronet, Lord Hailes.
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Miscellaneous papers of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
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Notebooks and commonplace books of Sir David Dalrymple, Lord Hailes.
Commonplace-book of Sir John Wedderburn, physician (1599-1679)., 2nd half of 17th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.6504
Scope and Contents
Sir John Wedderburn was a doctor of note and served both Charles I and Charles II as a royal physician. This volume contains miscellaneous material of the late seventeenth century some of which is of much interest. There are copies of poems, chiefly by John Donne (folio 3-90 verso, passim); on these, see "A new manuscript of Donne's poems" by Alan MacColl. Important medical material is unfortunately small in quantity. Sir John Wedderburn bought Gosford in 1659 for his favourite nephew, Sir...
Dates:
2nd half of 17th century.
Commonplace book of the Earl of Buchan.
Item
Identifier: MS.963
Scope and Contents
The comonplace book contains drafts of letters to the ‘Bee’, an inventory of the Earl of Buchan’s property, lists of Scottish portraits, an ode, ‘To the Shepherd of the Cot’, and notes and drafts of papers on the Scottish Peerage and other subjects. Included is a manuscript copy of ‘The New Order of Gooding and Manuring all sorts of Field Land with Common Salts’, by Archibald, afterwards 1st Lord Napier (said to have been printed by Robert Waldegrave), referring to the right to issue...
Dates:
1778-1791.
Commonplace book of the Reverend John Hunter, Minister of Ayr, containing sermons, verse, correspondence, and notes on mechanics., [Circa 1685-circa 1711.]
Item
Identifier: MS.2781
Commonplace Book probably compiled by C Shaw, York.
Item
Identifier: Acc.13514
Scope and Contents
Commonplace Book consisting largely of verse, but also with drawings of a Highland scene and pipers at Farr, botanical specimens from Farr and Edinburgh, and pasted in scraps from a visit to Scotland of 1826, and later visits to Switzerland and France.
Dates:
1826-1865, undated
Commonplace book, undated, compiled by James Glasford (died 1845).
File
Identifier: MS.8493
Scope and Contents
The contents include: extracts from personal letters, biblical commentaries, poems and translations of poems.
Dates:
Early 19th century.
Commonplace books of Dr Anna ('Nan') Shepherd., 1907-1970, undated.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.27439-27440
Dates:
1907-1970, undated.
Commonplace books of Emma, Lady Hislop, consisting of verse and prose., 1813-1820, undated.
Series
Identifier: MSS.19434-19439
Scope and Contents
Emma, Lady Hislop was the daughter of Hugh Elliot, Diplomatist.
Dates:
1813-1820, undated.
Commonplace-books of John Stuart Blackie, containing thoughts, poems, etc., 1884-1894.
Sub-Series
Identifier: MSS.2658-2663
Commonplace books of William Soutar containing miscellaneous notes, ideas and odd poems., 1918-1926.
Series
Identifier: MSS.8654-8659
Dates:
1918-1926.
‘Compendious comparison of the lives and lawes of the Senators of Rome with the lives and lawes of the Senators of the Colledge of Justice’ by Lieutenant-Colonel William Mercer.
Item
Identifier: ADV.MS.19.3.45
Dates:
1673.
Compendium containing copies of several treatises on Scots Law., 17th century.
Item
Identifier: MS.1951
Scope and Contents
The contents are as follows:(i) 'Institution of the Colledge of Justice', describing the foundation of the College, its procedure and personnel (page i), preceded by an index (folio ii); it appears to have been written after 1613;(ii) Hope's ‘Minor practicks’ (page 45), preceded by an index (page 41);(iii) 'Practiques observed befor The Lords of Sessione Collected alphabeticallie be (?)rj from 1627 to 1637' (page 141), preceded by an index (page 133);...
Dates:
17th century.