Folger MS M.b.21
Title | Miscellany of prose and poetry of Mary Gay, 1801-1809. |
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Archive | Folger Shakespeare Library |
Call Number | Folger MS M.b.21 |
Complete | Yes |
Description | Mary Gay, 1801–1809. 324 items. Preference for humorous pieces; some riddles. |
Format | Folio |
Book Size | 36.5cm x 25cm |
Filled Page Count | 466 |
Item Count | 324 |
Poem Count | 324 |
Periods | |
First Line Index | No |
Digitized | No |
Region | |
Additional Genres | Educational exercises, Prose |
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 |
“Folger MS M.b.21.” Manuscript Verse Miscellanies, 1700–1820, edited by Betty A. Schellenberg, Simon Fraser University, https://mvm.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/manuscript/255. Accessed . |
Created | 2019-09-04 1:13:45 PM |
Updated | 2023-07-25 11:08:24 AM |
Contributor | Role |
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William Cowper | |
Charles James Fox | |
Mary Gay | |
William Wordsworth |
First Line | Context |
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His Time was quick, his Touch was neat |
p. 13 Local title: On a Musician and Dancing Master who decamped with cash subscribed for a Musical Publication. Attributed author: n/a Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: n/a |
How sleep the Brave, who sink to Rest |
p. 107 Local title: n/a Attributed author: Collins Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: n/a |
I'm a strange composition as e'er was in nature |
pp. 139–140. Local title: A Prize Riddle. Attributed author: n/a Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: n/a |
Feature | Note |
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Author attributions | Occasional; often given on transcription page when absent from the index. |
Binding | Vellum with gold decoration. |
Hands | Single hand throughout; large and loose. Some items pasted in are in different hands. |
Indications of use | Riddle given on page 373 with instructions to see the following page for answer. Inserted slips of paper containing scraps of poetry in French and Greek with translations. Other scraps of paper perhaps used as bookmarks. |
Item formatting | Very free horizontal line at end of every item. Every new item begun on a new page. |
Organization | The last leaf of text contains the inscription "Finis—M Gay—July 22d 1809." |
Original poetry | Likely some, but could be from magazines. |
Ownership mark | A fly-leaf contains the inscription "Mary Gay/ Rainthorpe Hall/ Norfolk/ AD 1801." |
Page layout | Paginated. Triple-ruled margins (seem to be hand-drawn, since slight variations in line joins). Lots of white space. |
Table of Contents | Yes, an index on the inside back cover. |
Title page | Yes, and also a final page after entries. |