Beinecke Osborn c382 | Manuscript Verse Miscellanies

Title	Untitled
Archive	Beinecke Rare Book & Manuscript Library
Call Number	Beinecke Osborn c382
Complete	Yes
Description	Anonymous, late eighteenth-century. 29 poems on the First Line Index. Collection of poems by various authors, riddles, parodies, etc.
Format	Quarto
Book Size	29.1 x 22.4cm
Filled Page Count	70 pages
Item Count	29
Poem Count	34
Periods	1761-1790 1791-1820
First Line Index	Yes
Digitized	No
Region	Bath, Somerset Exeter, Devon
Additional Genres
Print Sources	Gentleman's Magazine
Major Themes	Death, afterlife Humour, wordplay Imitation, parody Satire - social Major themes prominent among the manuscript contents in alphabetical order.
Minor Themes	Animals, pets Historical subjects Shakespeare Theatre, drama Other themes of interest among the manuscript contents in alphabetical order.
Links	firstlines.folger.edu hdl.handle.net
Bibliography
Citation	“Beinecke Osborn c382.” Manuscript Verse Miscellanies, 1700–1820, edited by Betty A. Schellenberg, Simon Fraser University, https://mvm.dhil.lib.sfu.ca/manuscript/69. Accessed 28 Oct. 2025.
Created	2019-09-04 1:13:44 PM
Updated	2023-12-14 2:08:40 PM

Contributor	Role
[Anonymous]	Primary compiler

Feature	Note
Author attributions	Rare.
Binding	Calf with gold tooling around border; spine is labelled: MSS
Hands	Single.
Indications of use	Small loose leaf paper tucked into spine, likely some sort of bookmark. Blot papers bound between each sheet, blots don't align with underlying text.
Page layout	Makes ostentatious use of white space, with every item occupying a column on the left-hand side of the page and a wide red-ruled margin on the right-hand side (about 6.5 cm wide) – which is used for annotations at various points. Paginated.