Manuscript poem entitled: "Hamlet.”, early 1746
Scope and Contents
Manuscript poem entitled: "Hamlet.”, written early in 1746 and inserted anonymously in the Scots Magazine for June of the same year. Published in Hamilton's Poems (1760) under the title "A Soliloquy. In Imitation of Hamlet.”
This transcription of the poem is annotated at the end: "This very incorrect but as it only existed in my Memory I send it you — Tell Vertue for itself begins to move / And servile Fear replies melts into filial Love”.
Dates
- Creation: early 1746
Creator
- Hamilton, William, 1704-1754 (Scottish poet and Jacobite) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Physical Description
Quarto. Bifolium. Textto 3 sides. 40 lines, plus 4 lines of annotations. A few corrections.
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Extent
2 folios
Bibliography
Physical Description
Quarto. Bifolium. Textto 3 sides. 40 lines, plus 4 lines of annotations. A few corrections.
Creator
- Hamilton, William, 1704-1754 (Scottish poet and Jacobite) (Author, Person)
Repository Details
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