Ramsay, Allan, 1686-1758 (Scottish poet and bookseller)
Person
Dates
- Existence: 15 October 1686 - 7 January 1758
Found in 2 Collections and/or Records:
Bound manuscript entitled "A Collection of choice Songs English and Scots In Two Parts", compiled by John Robinson
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-2081
Scope and Contents
This is a bound collection of Scottish and English popular songs and ballads assembled and transcribed by John Robinson, an alumnus of Appleby Grammar School, who later served as Member of Parliament for Westmoreland.The volume is divided in two parts: part one, "Chiefly English", starts on p. 1, and ends on p. 74. The very first poem, entitled "Dedication", is taken from Scottish bookseller-poet Allan Ramsay's Tea-table miscellany:...
Dates:
1765
Commonplace book entitled 'Fugitive Pieces', collected by Richard Gall (1776–1801)
Fonds
Identifier: Coll-2935
Scope and Contents
Commonplace book of Richard Gall, made up of clippings with occasional manuscript notes. Initial entries focus on the recent death of Robert Burns (1759-1796), but branch out into examples of Burns' work, and poems by other authors that centre generally on Scottish life and the city of Edinburgh.Identifiable authors and subjects of their work:
E. [Ellen] Hyslop (1766-1852)William Roscoe (1753-1831)Edward Rushton (1756-1814)Eaglesfield...
Dates:
1649-1799
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- Subject: Songs X