Beinecke Osborn fc205 | Manuscript Verse Miscellanies

Title	Untitled
Archive	Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Call Number	Beinecke Osborn fc205
Complete	Yes
Description	Anonymous, 1781–1794. 66 pages. A collection of relatively common contemporary English poems, with an interest in natural landscapes, the ephemerality of life, Romantic themes of exile, hermits, etc. A few items related to music.
Format	Folio
Book Size	32cm
Filled Page Count	68 pages
Item Count	24
Poem Count	24
Periods	1761-1790 1791-1820
First Line Index	No
Digitized	No
Region	Oxford, Oxfordshire Oxfordshire
Additional Genres
Print Sources
Major Themes	Death, afterlife Domestic life Local interest Nature Passions, Sentiments Solitude, loneliness, retir... Theatre, drama Major themes prominent among the manuscript contents in alphabetical order.
Minor Themes	Illness Music, song, opera Other themes of interest among the manuscript contents in alphabetical order.
Links	hdl.handle.net
Bibliography
Citation	“Beinecke Osborn fc205.” Manuscript Verse Miscellanies, 1700–1820, edited by Betty A. Schellenberg, Simon Fraser University, https://mvm.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/manuscript/129. Accessed 1 Nov. 2025.
Created	2019-09-04 1:13:44 PM
Updated	2025-03-07 12:53:10 PM

Contributor	Role
[Anonymous]	Primary compiler

First Line	Context	Print Source
Dear Chloe, while the busy croud	pp. 27-30 Local title: The fire-side by Dr. Cotton. Attributed author: Dr. Cotton Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: n/a	Unknown
Made to engage all hearts and charm all eyes	pp. 30 Local title: Part of an Epitaph on Lady Lyttleton ~ Lyttleton Attributed author: Lyttleton Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other:	Unknown

Feature	Note
Author attributions	Frequent.
Binding	Contemporary full green-stained parchment; marbled paper lining of inside pastedown and opposing page.
Hands	Single.
Page layout	Freehand horizontal scalloped line between items. Only the first 3 pages of items are paginated.