Manuscript poem entitled: "Horace Ode 17 / To James Craig", early-mid 18th century
Item
Identifier: Coll-2023/1/3
Scope and Contents
Manuscript poem entitled: "Horace Ode 17 / To James Craig”. Published title (1850): "Horace, Book II., Ode XVII., Imitated. Inscribed to Mr James Craig". Note to the 1850 edition: "This Ode we print from the manuscript volume, it never having been before published."
There are some small differences between the present manuscript and the published version. Here are a few examples:
"Thy gents of his charge afraid", in this manuscript becomes "Thy genius for his charge afraid" in the published version.
"leave Suttie to her knight or peer" becomes "Leave Jeanie to her knight or peer;" (members of the Suttie family appear in two other poems in the collection).
"Be thine lifes humble social end", becomes "Be thine life's each familiar end".
"Since love and fate must have their way", becomes "Since fate must work its destin'd way".
"Submiss I hear and calm obey" becomes "I heard submissive and obey".
Dates
- early-mid 18th century
Creator
- Hamilton, William, 1704-1754 (Scottish poet and Jacobite) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
Folio. Single sheet, central horizontal fold. Text to both sides. 67 lines.
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Extent
1 folio
Bibliography
James Paterson ed., The Poems and Songs of William Hamilton of Bangour (Edinburgh: T.G. Stevenson, 1850)
Physical Description
Folio. Single sheet, central horizontal fold. Text to both sides. 67 lines.
Creator
- Hamilton, William, 1704-1754 (Scottish poet and Jacobite) (Author, Person)
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
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Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk