Beinecke Osborn c343

Title	Poetry
Archive	Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Call Number	Beinecke Osborn c343
Complete	Yes
Description	Anne Milbanke, ca. 1795. 33 items. Mostly original poetry with multiple pseudonyms, some seemingly later published in Gentleman's Magazine. Interest in historical and contemporary tragic figures e.g. Marie Antoinette.
Format	Quarto
Book Size	21cm x 17cm
Filled Page Count	102 pages
Item Count	33
Poem Count	33
Periods	1791-1820
First Line Index	Yes
Digitized	No
Region	[Unknown]
Additional Genres
Print Sources
Major Themes	Celebrities Death, afterlife Historical subjects Public affairs Major themes prominent among the manuscript contents in alphabetical order.
Minor Themes	Music, song, opera Passions, Sentiments Other themes of interest among the manuscript contents in alphabetical order.
Links	firstlines.folger.edu
Bibliography
Citation	“Beinecke Osborn c343.” Manuscript Verse Miscellanies, 1700–1820, edited by Betty A. Schellenberg, Simon Fraser University, https://mvm.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/manuscript/65. Accessed 24 Oct. 2025.
Created	2019-09-04 1:13:44 PM
Updated	2023-07-19 4:39:28 PM

Contributor	Role
Anne Milbanke	Primary compiler Major author Various pen names attached to poems are either the inventions of Milbanke, or, perhaps more likely, represent a local coterie.
Charlotte Turner Smith	Major author

First Line

Context

Print Source

A Hermit on the Banks of Trent,

p. 50.

Local title: Armine and Elvira: a legendary tale

Attributed author: Almonza

Adaptation: n/a

Other variants: n/a

Other: n/a

Unknown

Poor melancholy bird—that all night long

p. 96

Local title: To a nightingale.

Attributed author: n/a

Adaptation: n/a

Other variants: n/a

Other: n/a

Unknown

Sweet instrument of him for whom I mourn

p. 93.

Local title: On her brother's violin.

Attributed author: n/a

Adaptation: n/a

Other variants: n/a

Other: n/a

Unknown

Feature	Note
Author attributions	Rare.
Binding	Pre-bound. Marbled paper boards with very thin half-binding of calf or waxed paper to look brown.
Hands	Single.
Indications of use	First Mary Queen of Scots poem has sections bracketed or circled, suggesting copying or use for some other purpose. Some other poems with pencil underlining.
Item formatting	Freehand horizontal lines under titles and at the ends of items.
Original poetry	Seems most of book is original, with various pen names attached to suggest multiple authors.
Ownership mark	"Ann Milbanke" on the front and inside cover.