Beinecke Osborn c152 | Manuscript Verse Miscellanies

Title	Untitled
Archive	Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Call Number	Beinecke Osborn c152
Complete	Yes
Description	Mrs. Ogle, ca. 1747. 32 items. Sequence of names and hands suggests it was originally a book of 24 poems compiled by Mrs. Ogle as a gift; then the recipient, possibly Mary Dyott, added 8 items, and a later hand contributed a few additions. Lighthearted poems about love; some satire of manners, marriage.
Format	Quarto
Book Size	33cm x 20cm
Filled Page Count	76 pages
Item Count	36
Poem Count	34
Periods	1731-1760
First Line Index	Yes
Digitized	No
Region	[Unknown]
Additional Genres	Prose letters, Word games
Print Sources
Major Themes	Conduct, morality Love Nature Satire - social Women Major themes prominent among the manuscript contents in alphabetical order.
Minor Themes	Celebrities Death, afterlife Devotional writing, religio... Literature Other themes of interest among the manuscript contents in alphabetical order.
Links	firstlines.folger.edu
Bibliography
Citation	“Beinecke Osborn c152.” Manuscript Verse Miscellanies, 1700–1820, edited by Betty A. Schellenberg, Simon Fraser University, https://mvm.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/manuscript/37. Accessed 1 Dec. 2025.
Created	2019-09-04 1:13:44 PM
Updated	2024-10-07 4:02:30 PM

Contributor	Role
Mary Dyott	Owner Also added eight items to the manuscript (middle section); hand apparently that of Mary Dyott. Recipient Apparently the recipient of the partially filled book as a gift from Mrs. Ogle. Also added eight items to the manuscript (middle section); hand apparently that of Mary Dyott.
Mrs. Ogle	Primary compiler

First Line	Context	Print Source
Cries Celia to a reverend Dean	p. 44 Local title: n/a Attributed author: n/a Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: n/a	Unknown
Mistaken fair, lay Sherlock by	p. 31 Local title: On the right honble Countess of Walsingham's reading Sherlock upon death Attributed author: n/a Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: n/a	Unknown
Stop, passenger! until my life you read	p. 76 Title: "Curious epitaph from a monument in Dunkeld Abbey Scotland" Attributed author: Marion Scott Adaptation: n/a Other variants: First line is "Stay, passenger, until my life you read..." Other: n/a	Unknown
The Counsels of a Friend, Belinda, hear	pp. 1-5 Local title: Advice to a Lady Attributed author: Littleton Esqr Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: Space left before 'Littleton', seemingly with hope of later filling it in. Dated 1732 after name.	Unknown
When Delia on the Plain appears	p. 32 Local title: The doubtful shepherd. Attributed author: n/a Adaptation: n/a Other variants: n/a Other: n/a	Unknown

Feature	Note
Author attributions	Regular.
Binding	Pre-bound paperbook, given as a gift; about half the volume is blank. Contemporary paneled calf; gilt decoration. The front cover is detached.
Catchwords	Yes.
Hands	At least three; sequential compilation by Mrs. Ogle (pp. 1-45); recipient of Mrs. Ogle's gift (pp. 48-72); later hand (pp. 74-76).
Indications of use	The opening notations and Table of Contents suggest the book was given as a gift, already compiled, by Mrs. Ogle. Manuscript seems to have been passed down and used for different purposes: contains later annotations by the recipient, then contributions by a different owner, followed by its use as a container for pasted-in letters.
Item formatting	Ruled horizontal lines at ends of items.
Ownership mark	Written on flyleaf: "This book was given me by Dear Mrs Ogle January the 15 1747." Written on flyleaf: "My brother Willm & Family came to my mother April the 26 1808 Retd from May the 26 1808 left July the 10th." Autograph inside front cover: "Mary Dyott 10 Febry 1792."
Page layout	Dry-ruling of margins adjusted to item; however, there are cases of corrections (e.g. omitted line).
Table of Contents	Yes, partial index at the end for pages 1–45.