Clark MS 1968.002
| Title | Untitled |
|---|---|
| Archive | Clark Library |
| Call Number | Clark MS 1968.002 |
| Complete | Yes |
| Description | Ann Bromfield, ca. 1740–1748. 42 poems. Sentimental poetry, epistolary fiction. |
| Format | Quarto |
| Book Size | 19.8 cm x 15.2 cm |
| Filled Page Count | 51 pages (first section) |
| Item Count | 48 |
| Poem Count | 42 |
| Periods | |
| First Line Index | No |
| Digitized | Yes |
| Region | |
| Additional Genres | Prose - letters, Recipes |
| Print Sources | |
| Major Themes |
Major themes prominent among the manuscript contents in alphabetical order. |
| Minor Themes |
Other themes of interest among the manuscript contents in alphabetical order. |
| Links | |
| Bibliography | |
| Citation |
“Clark MS 1968.002.” Manuscript Verse Miscellanies, 1700–1820, edited by Betty A. Schellenberg, Simon Fraser University, https://mvm.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/manuscript/200. Accessed . |
| Created | 2019-09-04 1:13:44 PM |
| Updated | 2023-07-20 3:50:14 PM |
| Contributor | Role |
|---|---|
| Ann Bromfield | |
| G.W. Newnham |
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| First Line | Context |
|---|---|
| Before creating Nature will'd |
pp. 11–12 Local title: n/a Attributed author: n/a Adaptation: n/a Other variants: Last line: Read and you have me for your pains. Other: n/a |
| Heav'n first taught letters for some wretch's aid |
p. 29 Local title: n/a Attributed author: n/a Adaptation: n/a Other variants: First line: "Heaven first taught Letters for some wretches aid" Other: n/a |
| Think not by rig'rous Judgment seiz'd |
p. 29. Local title: an Epitaph by mr Pope on two Lovers struck by Lightning. Attributed author: mr Pope. Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: n/a |
| Feature | Note |
|---|---|
| Author attributions | Rare; one Pope and one Shakespeare. |
| Binding | Pre-bound paperbook. Blank pages put to ulterior uses. Vellum. |
| Hands | Single in Ann Bromfield section (first 51 pages). 19th century coin collection table insertion and chart of important birthdays in different hands. |
| Indications of use | Some of the sentiments possibly material for the sentimental fiction that occupies the later portions of the book; blank pages or sections also used for “notes to self,” it seems. Sixty-two blank pages about two-thirds of the way through the book with scattered entries – containing directions on how to turn water into ice (pencil, later hand); list of birthdays (pencilled note suggests in G.W. Newnham’s writing); two pages of recipes (elder wine, quince marmalade, currant jelly) in Ann Bromfield’s hand; two page chart of coins in a collection, dated up to 1854. |
| Item formatting | Items not normally titled. Difficult to determine the starts and ends of items. Sometimes there is a faint dash at the end of a final line which indicates the end of the poem. |
| Organization | Divided into sections by genre, with poetry comprising the first section (51 pages). Followed by a long section that seems more like an epistolary fiction than personal correspondence – letters between Julia, Urania, Silvia. Then a lengthy section of recipes; back to the epistolary fiction, now involving a Lady Charlotte; [then a short section in a 19th-c hand consisting of a table of coins – presumably from a collection]; then more of the epistolary fiction. Note that the fiction sections contain a few interspersed passages of poetry, which seem to be part of the fiction. |
| Original poetry | Very likely given number of unattributed items. |
| Ownership mark | Front free endpaper inscribed "Ann Bromfield" with note by C.C. Newnham: "my gt. gt. grandmother, married W. Moore N. of Ash., C.C.N." The book contains inscriptions and bookplates by members of the Newnham family (possibly G.W's children, Ann Bromfield's great-grandchildren). Cover inscribed "E. Newnham, Dec. 1854, Kingsdon, Bath." Bookplate of C.C. Newnham on front paste-down endpaper. |
| Page layout | Endings of poems in the first few pages sometimes written sideways onto the page. |