Poetry.
Found in 2772 Collections and/or Records:
Notebook of George Campbell Hay containing miscellaneous notes, chiefly on Norwegian poetry., [Circa 1961.]
The volume includes the draft of an article on Argyll intended for the 'Scotsman' (folio 15).
Notebook of George Campbell Hay containing notes for Hay's dictionary of Gaelic usage., 1940.
The notebook also contains drafts of stories and articles, notes on Irish history and current affairs, and a poem.
Notebook of George Campbell Hay containing traditional and original poetry in Gaelic and Icelandic., ?1938-?1947.
Notebook of George Crabbe containing the poem `Hester`., 1804.
This notebook is recorded under `Hester` in the section on George Crabbe`s verse in the `Index of English Literary Manuscripts`, volume 3, part 1, page 302 (London : Mansell, 1986).
Notebook of J B S Haldane., [?1916-?1920.]
The notebook is lacking a few leaves.
The notebook contains names of ironmongers and coal-suppliers, apparently in continuation of MS 20577(i). It was later used for studies in Arabic, including a glossary, written probably whilst J B S Haldane was serving in Mesopotamia; and afterwards for mathematical calculations. A poem on the experiences of Haldane in Mesopotamia is written at folio 40.
Notebook of James Hyman Singer, ‘Burns Singer’, containing chiefly poems., 1958-1961.
Some of the poems are translations published in ‘Five centuries of Polish poetry’, compiled by J Peterkiewicz and Burns Singer (London, 1960). Others are verses for children translated from German (folio 67). There is also a short reminiscence of Singer's childhood (folio 81).
Notebook of Joe Corrie, numbered 'Vol.4', containing manuscripts of poems, ideas for plays, drafts of scenes, and notes., 1928-1944, undated.
Notebook of John Douglas of Tilquhillie (died 1870), containing copies of poems principally by Scott, Byron, Hogg, Campbell and Moore., Early 19th century-mid 19th century.
Notebook of John Macghie containing lecture notes on logic written whilst a student at Edinburgh University, sermons, notes on works of William Pemble and Edward Stillingfleet and, at the back, poems on various subjects, notes on grammar and syntax, and theological notes., 1676.
Leaves have been cut out or torn out before folio 8, 11 and 112, and 12 reversed.
Notebook of John Pinkerton containing poems and some notes on literature., 1776-1777, 1788, undated.
Notebook of John Wilson ('Christopher North'), containing chiefly verse., 1811.
The notebook contains: lists of expenses and financial transactions (folios 2, 7); notes for a poem and an article (folios 24-25, 38); fragments of verse, possibly drafts for various projected poetical works, and unpublished in this form; and completed poems and sonnets. A number of the sonnets form part of a projected sonnet cycle on the Lake District which was apparently never completed.
Notebook of poems by John Willison.
Includes a Hebrew vocabulary and lexicon by Willison based on the published work of John Row.
Notebook of Robert Garioch Sutherland containing a collection of quotations titled ‘Powder and Shot’., 1936.
The quotations are followed by two lectures for schoolchildren on the Christian faith (folio l5), 'Poems of the Thirties', a collection (folio 22), and notes from Joseph Klausner, ‘Jesus of Nazareth’ (London, 1925) (folio 31).
Notebook of Robert Louis Stevenson.
Includes biographical notes on Jean Cavalier and drafts of "The Spaewife" and other poems.
Notebook of Robert Louis Stevenson containing drafts of poems, sketches, notes for ‘The black arrow’ and other jottings., ?1883.
The notebook includes 'Lord Nelson and the tar' (folio 2), as well as three other published and several unpublished poems. The sketches may be designs for woodblocks to illustrate the 'Moral emblems'.