Manuscript poem, untitled, early-mid 18th century
Item
Identifier: Coll-2023/1/15
Scope and Contents
Manuscript poem, unrecorded and apparently unpublished.
First and last lines:
"Cupid! What sounds invade my Ear / Dotheythus treat my faithful Peer"
...
"That keep Wit Down & knowledge under / And seen in Heaven but for a Wonder".
Dates
- Creation: early-mid 18th century
Creator
- Hamilton, William, 1704-1754 (Scottish poet and Jacobite) (Author, Person)
Language of Materials
English
Conditions Governing Access
Open. Please contact the repository in advance.
Full Extent
1 folio
Physical Description
Octavo. Single sheet. Torn along folds. 28 lines.
Genre / Form
Repository Details
Part of the University of Edinburgh Library Heritage Collections Repository
Contact:
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk
Centre for Research Collections
University of Edinburgh Main Library
George Square
Edinburgh EH8 9LJ Scotland
+44(0)131 650 8379
heritagecollections@ed.ac.uk