Houghton MS Hyde 35 (4) | Manuscript Verse Miscellanies

Title	Untitled
Archive	Houghton Library
Call Number	Houghton MS Hyde 35 (4)
Complete	Yes
Description	Hester Thrale Piozzi, ca. 1810. 50 poems. Entirely or almost entirely original poetry, many occasional.
Format	Quarto
Book Size
Filled Page Count	119 pages
Item Count	50
Poem Count	50
Periods	1791-1820
First Line Index	No
Digitized	No
Region	Denbighshire, Wales Wales
Additional Genres
Print Sources
Major Themes	Death, afterlife Family Local interest Nature Public affairs Theatre, drama Major themes prominent among the manuscript contents in alphabetical order.
Minor Themes	Celebrities French poetry Imitation, parody Other themes of interest among the manuscript contents in alphabetical order.
Links	hollisarchives.lib.harvard.edu
Bibliography
Citation	“Houghton MS Hyde 35 (4).” Manuscript Verse Miscellanies, 1700–1820, edited by Betty A. Schellenberg, Simon Fraser University, https://mvm.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/manuscript/378. Accessed 3 Nov. 2025.
Created	2020-04-23 6:06:06 PM
Updated	2023-07-25 11:25:30 AM

Contributor	Role
Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi	Primary compiler Major author

Feature	Note
Author attributions	Regular because all original.
Binding	Red quarter-morocco slipcase.
Hands	Single.
Indications of use	Compiled around the same time as Houghton GEN MS 1280, which is more of a miscellany. This manuscript was seemingly dedicated exclusively to original verse.
Original poetry	Yes; all or primarily original poetry by the compiler.