Poetry.
Found in 2772 Collections and/or Records:
Journal, diaries and a notebook of Eliza, née Scott Plummer, wife of Sir Philip D Trotter., 1885-1886, 1918-1925, undated.
"Journal of a few days from home in the summer of 1856 with selected poetry and songs".
Journal of J Ker, Surgeon in the Royal Navy.
The Naval log is illustrated by sketches of ships, scenery, antiquities, etc., and accompanied by several poems and a dissertation on the putrid fever of St Lucia (folio 27). The scenes and incidents described include the West Indies, 1778-1779; Denmark and Zetland, 1780; the loss of the ‘Royal George’, 1782; and the battle of Cape St Vincent.
Journal of John Francis Campbell, in continuation of Adv.MS.50.2.2, containing Highland tales, poems and songs collected from various sources in the west of Scotland, particularly from Skye, most of them in English., 1870-1871.
Several letters to Campbell have been included all enclosing contributions to the collection of Highland Literature. Also included are notes on ‘The Story of Art MacCuinn, King of Ireland’ (folio 111-137).
Journal of Lieutenant David Aytoun, Royal Navy, on H.M.S. Dragon in the Mediterranean, with various notes, observations and copies of correspondence.
Journals and notebooks of and relating to various members of the family of Douglas of Tilquhillie.
Journals, letters, manuscripts, notes, verse and other papers of and relating to Alastair Cram.
‘Kirk manuscripts’, copies of papers on ecclesiastical history, originally marked ‘C’., 17th century-18th century.
‘Kirk manuscripts’, copies of very miscellaneous papers on ecclesiastical history.
According to the folio catalogue (F.R.186) the volumes were originally marked ‘A’, ‘B’, ‘C’, ‘D’.
The description of the manuscripts in the folio catalogue (F.R.186) includes the reference: Jac.5.7.7-10.
‘La tina, equivoci rusticali’ by Antonio Malatesti.
‘La tina, equivoci rusticali di Antonio Malatesti composti rella ana villa di Taiano il Settembre dell l’anno 1637. Sonetti cinquȃta. Dedicati all gelmo Signore et Padrone Onmo il Signor Giananni Milton Nobil’ inghilese’.
Prefixed to this manuscript written and presented to the illustrious Milton in 1637, is a note by Thomas Hollis Esq, respecting it, and an account of the author in the handwriting of Signor Baretti, in 1758.
Lament for Archibald of Keppoch., ca. 1945
Drafts of text and translation of "Cumha Ghille-Easbuig na Ceapaich" ("Lament for Archibald of Keppoch")
Late 10th-century manuscript, produced in England, which contains a selection of the poetry of Coelius Sedulius, with glosses in Latin and Old English.
Late 13th-century manuscript in Greek, written in Constantinople in the circle of Maximus Planudes, probably by Planudes himself, containing 'Meteora' by Cleomedes, and 'Phaenomena' by Aratus.
Late 14th- or early 15th-century manuscript of the ‘Roman de la Rose’, written in two stages by Guillaume de Lorris, circa 1230, and Jean de Meun, circa 1270.
Late 15th-century manuscript of 'Il Ninfale fiesolano' by Giovanni Boccaccio.
Late 15th-century manuscript of 'The oryginale cronykil of Scotland', or 'Original Chronicle', of Andrew Wyntoun.
Latin prose and verse exercises, chiefly by Andrew Fletcher of Saltoun, auditor of exchequer, while at Winchester and Oxford., 18th century.
Latin translation by Robert Macfarlane, partly in his autograph, of James Macpherson`s Gaelic manuscripts of the Ossian poems., 1804, or before.
There are `Arguments` only to `Cath Loduinn` Book III, `Caomh-mhala` and `Tighmora` Books I-II, IV-VIII.
Latin translation by Robert Macfarlane, partly in his autograph, of James Macpherson`s Gaelic manuscripts of the Ossian poems, volume I., 1804, or before.
Latin translation by Robert Macfarlane, partly in his autograph, of James Macpherson`s Gaelic manuscripts of the Ossian poems, volume II., 1804, or before.
Latin translation by Robert Macfarlane, partly in his autograph, of James Macpherson`s Gaelic manuscripts of the Ossian poems, volume III., 1804, or before.
Law book compiled by James Blair of Ballindean, Writer in Perth.
'Lay of the Last Minstrel' (London: John Sharpe, 1809) by Sir Walter Scott; with notes of William Beckford., 1809.
Beckfords's notes for the volume appear on i only. The rest of the copy is clean.
‘Lays and lyrics’ by Charles Gray (Edinburgh, 1841) with pencil and wash illustrations, 1846, of A A Ritchie.
At the back of the volume, “A familiar Epistle, addressed to Peter M'Leod, Esq., of Polbeth” by Charles Gray (Edinburgh, 1845) has been bound in.
There are also manuscript verses by A A Ritchie (folio 1), class certificates, 1833-1834, of Charles Gray's son, Charles E Gray, from St Andrews University (folio 3) and a newspaper article, 1845, on Gray's poetry (folio 9).