Beinecke Osborn fc130 | Manuscript Verse Miscellanies

Title	Orders from Aug. 6 1771. Benjamin Finn.
Archive	Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Call Number	Beinecke Osborn fc130
Complete	Yes
Description	Benjamin Finn, ca. 1790. 26 poems. Occasional poetry, many copied from newspapers and dated. Mainly satirical, lighthearted verse, often political; several epigrams and poems about death and/or illness.
Format	Folio
Book Size	32.5cm x 20.8cm
Filled Page Count	17 pages
Item Count	28
Poem Count	27
Periods	1761-1790
First Line Index	Yes
Digitized	No
Region	Lancashire Norfolk Norwich, Norfolk
Additional Genres	Prose - dialogue
Print Sources	Bury Post Norfolk Chronicle, or, the...
Major Themes	Death, afterlife Humour, wordplay Local interest Public affairs Satire - political Major themes prominent among the manuscript contents in alphabetical order.
Minor Themes	Animals, pets Other themes of interest among the manuscript contents in alphabetical order.
Links	hdl.handle.net firstlines.folger.edu
Bibliography
Citation	“Beinecke Osborn fc130.” Manuscript Verse Miscellanies, 1700–1820, edited by Betty A. Schellenberg, Simon Fraser University, https://mvm.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/manuscript/123. Accessed 30 Dec. 2024.
Created	2019-09-04 1:13:44 PM
Updated	2023-12-15 10:43:48 AM

Contributor	Role
Benjamin Finn	Primary compiler

First Line	Context
Beneath this Stone lies Katherine Gray	p. 50 Local title: An epitaph written on a tomb in a country churchyard, on an old woman who sold earthen ware. Attributed author: n/a Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: n/a

First Line

Context

p. 50

Local title: An epitaph written on a tomb in a country churchyard, on an old woman who sold earthen ware.

Attributed author: n/a

Adaptation: n/a

Other variants: n/a

Other: n/a

Feature	Note
Author attributions	Rare.
Binding	Pre-bound paperbook. Multiple excisions; 20 blank pages at the end of the volume. Full parchment.
Decorations - hand-drawn	Occasional flourishes at the ends of items that finish the page.
Hands	Single.
Indications of use	Inside covers, front and back, annotated with numerous names and addresses. Pages clearly excised after p. 80, also likely excisions at the beginning of the book (though cleaner ones), based on the pagination, which begins with 45.
Item formatting	Several items copied from newspapers with newspapers attributed and dated. Lines between items.
Original poetry	Possibly, see the First Line Index items attributed to "G. W. L. jr.," Walker, and Welce.
Ownership mark	"Orders from Aug. 6 1771. Benjamin Finn" written on the front cover.
Page layout	Paginated 45–80 (but pages 59–80 are blank).