Clark MS 1956.002 | Manuscript Verse Miscellanies

Title	A Poetical Miscellany. In two parts. /by S. Greatheed.
Archive	Clark Library
Call Number	Clark MS 1956.002
Complete	Yes
Description	Samuel Greatheed, 1772–1773. 24 poems. A good example of a miscellany by one author/compiler; includes some imitations and translations.
Format	Octavo
Book Size	17.9 cm x 11.9 cm
Filled Page Count	174 pages
Item Count	24
Poem Count	24
Periods	1761-1790
First Line Index	No
Digitized	Yes
Region	London, Middlesex Middlesex
Additional Genres
Print Sources
Major Themes	Conduct, morality Education Humour, wordplay Satire - social Major themes prominent among the manuscript contents in alphabetical order.
Minor Themes	Animals, pets Classical themes Imitation, parody Other themes of interest among the manuscript contents in alphabetical order.
Links	calisphere.org
Bibliography
Citation	“Clark MS 1956.002.” Manuscript Verse Miscellanies, 1700–1820, edited by Betty A. Schellenberg, Simon Fraser University, https://mvm.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/manuscript/198. Accessed 7 Nov. 2025.
Created	2019-09-04 1:13:44 PM
Updated	2024-12-05 4:54:12 PM

Contributor	Role
Samuel Greatheed	Primary compiler Major author

Feature	Note
Author attributions	Rare, except when translating a French work (gives title and author of source).
Binding	Pre-bound paperbook. S[maltese cross]G pages written right to the outer edges, but line breaks before the ends of lines. Vellum, wallet style (with front flap tucking into back slot). Marbled endpapers.
Catchwords	Yes.
Decorations - hand-drawn	Illustrations in pencil and in ink on several pages throughout volume, especially following longer poems. Calligraphic embellishments of titles and capitals.
Hands	Single; elaborate and neat.
Item formatting	Numbered lines. Fairly decorative titles for many items, though others just have *** and a headnote.
Organization	Volume divided into sections by genre.
Original poetry	Yes, all by or translated by Samuel Greatheed.
Ownership mark	"S.G." inscribed upside down on front cover. Bookplate of Samuel Greatheed on front paste-down endpaper. "R. Dec. 10. 1774" on front free endpaper.
Page layout	Paginated.
Table of Contents	Yes; on p. 41 for first part; on p. 174 for second part.
Title page	Three title pages — first for the book, "A Poetical Miscellany. In two Parts.[with motto from Virgil;] By S. Greatheed." Then, for the first part, "A Poetical Miscellany Part the First. Containing Poems on several Occasions. Mostly Written In the Year MDCCLXXII." Then on p. 43, for the second part: "A Poetical Miscellany. Part the Second. Containing Novels & Tales in Verse. With the Advantages of Adversity. A Poem Translated from the French. Written A.D.1773."