Poetry.
Found in 2772 Collections and/or Records:
Two copies of a typescript of "Olaf's son", books XI-XVI, 'final revision', by George Donald Valentine, with manuscript corrections., [1936, or before.]
Two copies of part II of ‘Mock poem, or Whiggs supplication’ by Samuel Colvil.
Two copies of 'The Cheltenham ladies college magazine', containing a poem and an article by Janet Adam Smith., 1922-1923.
Two Latin poems, 1617, by John Malcolm, minister of Perth, inserted between pages 140-141 of ‘The muses welcome to the high and mighty prince James... King of Great Britaine’ (Edinburgh, 1618).
The poems were presented to King James in honour of his visit to Scotland, but were not published. The second poem was sent to St Andrews to be printed but does not appear in ‘Antiquissimae celeberrimaeque academiae Andreanae Χαριστερια’ (Edinburgh, 1617).
Two letters, 1817-1824, to John Aitken.
With a poem, 1832, of James Hogg, "The Sky Lark".
Two letters, 1893, of William Anderson to his colleague Hugh Goldie; fragments of his journal, 1889; copy of letters, 1841, of Mrs Margaret Cowan, Jamaica, to his aunt; and copies of poems., 1841-1893.
Two letters and four poems of Ian Hamilton Finlay to Heather Scott, with various publications given by Finlay to Scott.
A small collection of papers, publications and artefacts of and relating to Ian Hamilton Finlay. The donor of the collection, Heather Scott (née Fretwell), was a friend of Finlay’s in the 1960s, and much of the material dates from this period.
Two letters and typescripts of four poems of George Bruce.
Includes typescript recollection of George Bruce by the Rev Alasdair W Macdonell.
Two letters of Hugh MacDiarmid to T J Williams and Joyce Williams.
On the Breton nationalist Andre Geffroy and MacDiarmid's efforts to establish a Scottish Committee.
A signed copy of "A Drunk Man looks at the Thistle" (Edinburgh: Castle Wynd Printers, 1956) for Joyce Williams is also included.
Two letters of James Carnegie, 9th Earl of Southesk, to John Young.
Acknowledging and commenting on Young`s, "Lochlomond Side and Other Poems" (Glasgow, 1872), and "Pictures in Prose and Verse" (Glasgow, 1877).
Bound with copies of the books.
Two manuscript copies of the satirical verse, 'My boy Hobby' by Lord Byron in an unidentified hand., Circa 1832, undated.
Two manuscripts from the library at Newbattle Abbey: Persian astrological calendar, probably 19th century; and a manuscript of the 'Ishqnama-i Gulbadan o Naunihal' (The loves of Naunihal and Gulbadan), circa 1200 A.H. (1785 A.D.)., Circa 1785, 19th century.
Two notebooks, one containing poetry and the other a few legal and financial jottings of Lord Milton., 18th century.
In both volumes each page has been ruled in three columns, each column headed by three letters in an alphabetical sequence. The purpose for which this was intended has not been carried out and the volumes have been adapted for other uses.
Two parodies of poems, 1818, of John Dryden and of 'Monk' Lewis by William Clapperton, teacher of French in Edinburgh, and translations, 1821, of Scots songs into Latin by James Beattie, writer in Edinburgh., 1818, 1821.
There are notes on the authors (folios 6, 15) by George R Kinloch.
Two photographs of Isobel Wylie Hutchison, with an illustrated notebook of her poems.
Two poems, 1838, 1841, concerning a riot involving students at Edinburgh University, inserted in a bound volume of printed broadsides of poems on the same event., 1838, 1841.
Two poems, 1881, 1893, by William Macgonagall, entitled 'The wreck of the Thomas Dryden', and 'Little popeet, the lost child', inserted in a volume of printed broadside poems of Macgonagall., 1881, 1893.
Two poems by Alexander Hutchison.
Includes Gaelic translation by Rody Gorman.
Two poems concerning Augusta Stanley., Circa 1876.
(i) Manuscript of a poem, "Dying Words", by an unknown author, ?inspired by an observation made by Augusta Stanley; and,
(ii) printed poem, "In memory of the Lady Augusta Stanley", by Elizabeth "Bessie" Charles. The poem has been inscribed to Madame
Loyson.
Two poems entitled 'The merchant a la mode', circa 1711, and 'Hamilton races', circa 1798, inserted in a volume of printed broadside poems., [Circa 1711, circa 1798.]
Two poems, "Her Birthday" and "Reid Reid Rose", by Sydney Goodsir Smith.
Two poems of John Warrack, shipowner, Leith, and author, in typescript., 1902, undated.
‘Two songs in imitation of the Welch poetry’ by Sir Walter Scott and in his autograph, namely, ‘The Norman Horse-Shoe’ and ‘The Dying Bard’.
Two-volume commonplace book compiled by David R Robertson for his daughter Helen Stewart.
A commonplace book in two volumes compiled by David R Robertson and inscribed to his daughter Helen Stewart for her birthday: 'two volumes of memorials and happy memories; comprising notes and sketches of my father's and mother's country and also of our familiar holiday haunts'. The volumes contain poetry, paintings and drawings, illuminated lettering, and extracts from books on history and Scottish folklore.