Author attributions

Never.

Rare.

Regular.

Regular.

Never.

Frequent (4/7).

Regular; sometimes in the Table of Contents when not with the poem itself.

Never.

Never.

Occasional.

Occasional.

Regular.

Frequent; commentary provides attributions of numerous items to "Amynta," who is Hannah Wakeford.

Rare.

Occasional.

Some items associated with William, George, Eliza Huddesford of Oxford.

Frequent. Many poems copied from journals and magazines with their sources and dates identified.

Note next to one of the poems that they "were given to me by the author Sneyd Davies," accompanied by a pasted-in newspaper clipping of his death.

Occasional; first poem is by "Mr. B--y," and the third is addressed to him as the author of first poem.

Occasional.

Regular.

Rare.

Never.

Regular. Often at the end of an item, name(s) written diagonally. 

Never.

Rare; a few attributions as part of a title, e.g. Pope's Works; other attributions seem fictional or pseudonymous.

Occasional.

Rare.

Regular; indicated by the title page and cross-references to sources.

Occasional, sometimes quite elaborate. 

Never.

Occasional.

Regular.

Occasional.

Regular, by initials.

Occasional; later addition of references to Pope and Swift miscellany of 1731.

Regular, often by surname.

Rare.

Yes, regular (all poems except those in the Miscellaneous section).

The sections organised by author include the attribution as part of the section title and do not repeat the author next to the title of each individual poem.

Occasional.

Occasional.

Frequent.

Rare.

Frequent. 

Occasional.

Never.

Frequent. 

Rare, though most of the material seemingly original.

Rare.

Occasional.

Rare.

Frequent.

Occasional across all volumes.

Frequent, often as part of the header. Some print sources also attributed.

Rare.

Frequent.

Regular.

Presumably regular or frequent given the attributions to personal acquaintances, and the number of featured authors listed in the catalogue description. 

Frequent.

At least occasional given the examples provided in the catalogue description.

Rare.

Regular. Original poetry generally marked with initials and frequently with a location and date. Also occasional source attributions, including to a manuscript source, the "Crewe Hall Album."

Author attributions almost always appear as part of the title.

Never.

Seemingly frequent or occasional from the catalogue description, a few poems signed only with initials, others attributed to members of Charles James Fox's circle. 

Rare; only one author attribution (in volume two). 

Occasional. As the catalogue states, the poems "mostly unattributed, with some attributed to Maria Banks (Woodley) Riddell two of which are dated 1789, and some attributed to 'W' and to 'L.'" Having said that, the other (unattributed) poems are presumably by the compiler, so they may not have felt the need to sign them.

A couple of the poems are said to be inspired by stories from Anne Grant's Essays on the Superstitions of the Highlanders of Scotland (1811).

Mostly poems unattributed. 

Never.

Occasional; many original poems are attributed to Mary Cornwallis and her family, but many attributions are also scratched out by the compiler or neglected entirely.

Rare.

Regular; many popular poets, notably popular female poets.

Frequent.

Frequent.

More than none, less than all (catalogue mentions some anonymous items but gives no indication how many are unattributed). 

More than none, less than all given that two poems in the catalogue description are singled out as "anonymous." 

Occasional (probably around half). When authors are attributed, it is either as part of the title or at the end of the poem.

Rare.

Unclear from catalogue description, but certainly print source attributions. 

Regular; if author unknown or pseudonymous, the journal source and the pseudonymous name are generally given.

Frequent or occasional.

Rare; but titles often reference the author (by pseudonym) and who they are addressing (by pseudonym). 

Regular. 

Regular; four unattributed items seem to be by the compiler.

Frequent. 

Frequent or occasional; many of the early items presented without attribution, whether by the main individuals or by others; in general attributions are provided once the Bate sequence begins; poems from that point on seem to be by the compiler or her friends in most cases.

Regular; author and/or source generally indicated in abbreviated form after poem title.

Occasional; more frequent when items are attributed to his own social circle.

Rare.

Regular, each item signed some variation of Mary Allanson.

Frequent; mostly Dibdin, with some printed songs which indicate who sang them rather than who wrote them.

Rare, some as part of title.

Regular; in some cases where author is not known to compiler, indication of source.

Never, although the heading on p. 196 implies all the poetry was by Ashley Cowper.

Rare, if ever.

Frequent; generally appears next to the title of each poem.

Frequent. For the most part regular, but less towards the end of the book.

Regular, but all indicated by initials alone.

Frequent, as part of the title.

Regular.

Regular; since all original poetry however, attributions are frequently implied rather than explicitly stated. 

Regular; nearly every poem is also captioned with information about its source (including volume and page numbers). 

Rare, except when translating a French work (gives title and author of source).

Rare; one Pope and one Shakespeare. 

Rare; primarily for series by famous writers such as Pope or Garrick, usually as part of the title. Sometimes inaccurate. 

Regular. The compiler is scrupulous about attributing author and/ or source, including for the recipes.

Rare.

Rare. 

Never.

Regular; seemingly whenever the author is known. With the exception of many of the hymns, almost all the poetry is attributed.

Regular; though sometimes just the print source, not the author’s name.

Regular; author or source identified regularly, though not always correctly.

Rare; mostly of the form of “by a lady” unless the poet is very well known, like Lyttelton – but even Gray’s cat poem is not attributed.

Occasional or rare; not many for the satiric items, which is typical for early eighteenth-century political poetry; exceptions include Mrs. Sansom; Pack; Francis Hawes himself.

Regular. Many poems signed "Mary Woodyeare," "Mary Tibbits," or "MW." Other poems at the end of the volume attributed to "Dr. Drake" or "Francis Drake." 

Regular. Items very clearly designated as the compiler's poems; in one case co-authored, in another case possibly by his daughter or sister, Miss S—(vol. 3).

Vol. 1: Frequent; also occasional indications of print sources for anonymous or pseudonymous works.

Vol. 2: Occasional.

Vol. 3: Frequent at the beginning, then it drops off.

Regular; all Pope, as indicated by title page.

Frequent or occasional; if part of the title. Many items necessarily unattributed.

Rare; a few are part of the header’s contextualization and there is one signature of initials.

Rare.

Never.

Occasional; normally as part of the title.

Regular; often initials (e.g. J.H., I.H.B., T.N.). Normally at the end of the poem.

Regular; often part of item heading.

Occasional; most signed or initialed by Williams so difficult to tell, thou these marks are seemingly an indication of copying, not authorship. 

Frequent or occasional, but not well-organised. 

Frequent, generally as part of the header.

Regular or frequent.

Occasional or rare. 

Rare.

Regular.

Frequent.

Occasional, including some newspaper sources.

Occasional. 

Rare; if attributed, in header of the poem. 

Regular.

Occasional or rare. 

Occasional; generally well known authors, references to periodical sources.

Occasional; some in header or at the end of the poem, some added at a later date.

Rare.

Occasional. 

Rare, but most poems seem to be original. 

Never.

Occasional, as part of the title. 

Frequent, some seemingly inserted later.

Occasional or rare. 

Occasional; often given on transcription page when absent from the index. 

Regular; simply the name at the end of the piece. Anecdotes often unattributed. 

Regular; two attributed commendatory letters, and the rest of the work is original to the compiler—though not individually attributed, this is understood from the preface.

Frequent or occasional, mostly as part of title. 

Regular or frequent; some even note how the compiler acquired the items. 

Regular or frequent; unattributed items are very short extracts only; otherwise, author or source seem to be given.

Frequent, most often in headers. 

Occasional; at the end of items.

Regular, but incorrect for 2/3 items.

Regular, and for the majority of the volume twice for each item—once at the beginning and again at the end, with the addition of place (Harvard Uni) and date of composition. 

Never.

Never.

Never.

Rare; only four items.

Regular; if she doesn't remember or know the author, she'll make a guess.

Rare.

Occasional; if included, most often as part of the title or by initials at the end of the poem.

Regular.

Rare.

Frequent; plus occasional source attributions. 

Occasional/ frequent with occasional/ frequent source annotations, frequently including date of publication and page numbers. Sometimes the compiler notes his source, and then adds later publications of the same item later. 

Rare.

Frequent.

Frequent, often as part of the title. 

Frequent.

Regular because all original. 

Frequent, with many unattributed items presumably by Piozzi.

Rare.

Regular.

Frequent. Author attributions mostly written across from the title on the right side of the page, sometimes (increasingly towards the end of the manuscript) at the end of the item. 

Frequent; frequent source attributions as well.

Occasional; often as part of the title. 

Regular; rare until f. 81, but these are all the poems original to Pinnell, then other attributions are regular.

Occasional; include some source attributions. 

Never.

Occasional, and sometimes incorrect.

Frequent; approximately 60/87 items. Names indicated by title and initials only.

Altogether frequent; occasional in first hand section, though female authors named regularly in poem headers; regular in the second hand section. Print source and date attributions also frequent in second hand. 

Rare, though the first few items (all longer poems, up to p. 55) are attributed.

Rare.

Regular; though lots of the Pope items are unattributed for some reason.

Occasional.

Rare, and some false.

Regular, since poems by the same author are grouped together, and the first poem by any new author is always attributed, the rest seem to be assumed. Only the two poems in the second hand are fully unattributed.

Frequent; many poems attributed, but not all, even when the author is now known.

Rare; though he frequently implies his own authorship, almost no other authors are ever attributed. 

Regular; only three unattributed items. Most attributions include a detailed source attribution (including page numbers, and sometimes publication date).

Rare; generally not attributed unless as part of the title. 

Frequent; also many references to print sources.

Occasional; some original items initialed, the print sources of Edward the Second noted, and items frequently dated, but author attributions less common. More importance is given to the year of composition (even when not an original piece) than the author.

Occasional.

Rare. Two attributions in titles. 

Yes, but rare. 

Regular; also includes regular source attributions. Attributions typically appear at the end of an item in the bottom right-hand corner of the last page.

Regular, including two source attributions (to the Spectator).

Occasional.

Note the list at the end of the Table of Contents of "Most of the Authors from whom these Poems were collected."

Rare. Essentially none, one reference to another miscellany and another to an author identified as A.M. 

Frequent.

Rare.

Yes, rare.

Frequent; includes frequent source attributions and occasionally notes the format of the source text (4to, 12mo, etc.).

Frequent, though mainly by initials.

Frequent.

Yes, occasional. 

Occasional.