Folger MS M.a.180

• Primary compiler
• Major author

p. 81

Local title: The Squirrells of Hagley Park, to Miss Warburtons Squirrell. 

Attributed author: Lord Littleton

Adaptation: n/a

Other variants: n/a

Other: n/a

pp. 26–28.

Local title: Advice from a young Lady to her female acquaintance lately married.

Attributed author: n/a

Other variants: First line: Hear, Peggy, since the single state. . .

Other: n/a

pp. 121–123

Local title: Greville's Ode to Indiff.

Attributed author: Greville

Adaptation: n/a

Other variants: n/a

Other: Note at the bottom "Vide p. 153," which is "Answer to Mrs. Grevilles Ode on Indifference by Lady Carlisle." 

pp. 31–32.

Local title: Letter from a Young Lady at School, to her Brother, at Coll:

Attributed author: Rev: M:G:R.

Adaptation: n/a

Other variants: n/a

Other: Shows signs of correction.

p. 185. 

Local title: Epitaph. Written by Mr Mason, On the monument of his Wife in Bristol Cathedral.

Attributed author: Mr Mason.

Adaptation: n/a

Other variants: n/a

Other: n/a

pp. 84–88.

Local title: Describing the Sorros of a friend on the Melancholy event of a licentious amour. Elegy 26th.

Attributed author: Shenstone.

Adaptation: n/a

Other variants: n/a

Other: n/a

p. 153

Local title: Answer to Mrs. Grevilles Ode on Indifference.

Attributed author: Lady Carlisle.

Adaptation: n/a

Other variants: n/a

Other: Preceded by "Ode to Indiff" (pp. 121–123). 

p. 105.

Local title: Suppos'd to be wrote by Miss Jenny Hamilton (going to be married to Mr: More the Poet) to Miss Duck, daughter of Stephen Duck, and friend to Miss Hamilton.

Attributed author: Miss Jenny Hamilton.

Adaptation: n/a

Other variants: n/a

Other: n/a

Occasional or rare. 

Pre-bound paperbook. Thirty-one blank leaves at the end of the book, and marbled edges.

Original sprinkled calf, gilt; paper has marbled edges.

Single primary (Gilchrist), another organizational hand (responsible for the prose extracts and the writing exercises), as well as additional hands. 

Book taken over by an “organizing hand” who pays tribute to Elizabeth Gilchrist, fills in material on verso pages that were originally blank, provides explanatory notes to first poem, etc. Likely expected an audience and sought to preserve Gilchrist's work. 

Not a very decorative book per se; but attempt to indicate where poems continue when using verso pages.

When 2-4 lines of poem remaining at bottom of page, often written sideways in margins.

Yes, likely a lot. None of the unattributed poems show up in the First Line Index.

At the end of p. 1 is written "Miss Elizabeth Gilchrist's Collection."