Folger MS W.a.118
| Title | Untitled |
|---|---|
| Archive | Folger Shakespeare Library |
| Call Number | Folger MS W.a.118 |
| Complete | Yes |
| Description | Anonymous, ca. 1765. 29 items. Coz. Widow Davis gives compiler a Shenstone manuscript ca. 1752. Lighthearted poems (many about public affairs) with some social satire. |
| Format | Octavo |
| Book Size | |
| Filled Page Count | 22 leaves |
| Item Count | 29 |
| Poem Count | 29 |
| Periods | |
| First Line Index | Yes |
| Digitized | No |
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| 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. |
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| Bibliography | |
| Citation |
“Folger MS W.a.118.” Manuscript Verse Miscellanies, 1700–1820, edited by Betty A. Schellenberg, Simon Fraser University, https://mvm.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/manuscript/261. Accessed . |
| Created | 2019-09-04 1:13:45 PM |
| Updated | 2023-07-25 11:10:40 AM |
| Contributor | Role |
|---|---|
| [Anonymous] | |
| William Shenstone |
| First Line | Context |
|---|---|
| The Curfew tolls the Knell of parting Day |
f. 12v. Local title: An elegy written in a country churchyard. Attributed author: Thomas Gray, author of The cat and vase. Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: n/a |
| Feature | Note |
|---|---|
| Author attributions | Regular or frequent; some even note how the compiler acquired the items. |
| Binding | Post-bound. Filled, the writing goes completely into the gutter, and even subsequent pencil notes go into the gutter, so bound very late. Originally a slim notebook or set of gatherings. Modern binding. |
| Hands | Single |
| Indications of use | Editorial changes to first few items (but later entries cleaner). |
| Item formatting | Occasional flourishes at ends of poems. |
| Ownership mark | No name, but Coz. Widow Davis gives the compiler a Shenstone manuscript around 1752. |