Anonymous, ca. 1705.

195 items.

Songs, political satire, poems on death, and bawdy poetry.

Anne Dickinson, 1787.

Only considered as a miscellaneous verse manuscript up to p. 146 (/338) because the later section is in different hands, and is dated after 1820. 

95 poems.

Many poems about couples where one of the two dies; very much a women’s manuscript, with themes of love, conduct, friendship, pets etc.

Anonymous, maybe Diana Burroughs, ca. 1774–1787.

85 poems.

A mix of original and well-known poetry with a high proportion of original occasional verse.

Norfolk circle of EM and Diana Burroughs.

E.H., early nineteenth century.

23 poems.

Primarily sentimental subjects such as death, religion, and family, with a few more satirical entries.

Mary Harris Cornwallis, ca. 1790–1820.

Approximately 108 poems.

Many occasional poems by the compiler and her family; this manuscript is also packed with print insertions, many of which are (prose) news items about the deaths of royals.

Augusta Byron Leigh, 1805–1813.

101 poems.

Lots of poems on celebrities, poems by Byron. 

Anonymous, 1786–1798.

120 poems.

A very feminocentric collection with many female-authored works.

Manuscript appears connected to the Cavendish-Ponsonby-Crewe network; the Tighe family; the Ladies of Llangollen

Elizabeth Gilchrist, ca. 1800–1815.

One main hand plus one organising hand, maybe that of a daughter.

89 items, 74 poems.

Mixed book with themes of women, death, friendship, love, etc.

Caroline Kilderbee, 1812–1863.

245 poems.

Mostly satirical items; great interest in celebrities.

Mary Gay, 1801–1809.

324 items.

Preference for humorous pieces; some riddles. 

Louisa Grey, ca. 1780s.

Some items specified as not for circulation. 

150 poems.

Many poems about women, love; some epitaphs.

Hester Lynch Thrale Piozzi, 1810–1814.

Five volumes for her adopted nephew, but only the first three are primarily poetry, and therefore considered manuscript verse miscellanies. 

Largely original occasional poems accompanied by prose biographical material and information about the circumstances of each item's composition. 

Sambrooke Freeman, 1737.

Resembles a scrapbook; includes hand-coloured print illustrations.

95 poems.

Copies of verses, riddles, short stories, and newspaper clippings.

Thomas Ingoldsby (also known as Richard Harris Barham), 1808.

Poems, paraphrases, epigrams, and conundrums in English, French, Greek, and Latin.

Hester Thrale Piozzi, ca. 1810.

50 poems.

Entirely or almost entirely original poetry, many occasional. 

Hester Thrale Piozzi, ca. 1818.

183 poems.

Mostly other authors, some original work, often addressed to her daughters.

Anonymous, ca. 1750. 

15 poems. 

Themes of love and desire, sociability, and contemporary politics; items in French and Italian. 

Anonymous, ca. 1769–1790.

152 poems.

Bound-with The New Bath Guide (1766).

Celebrity-centred manuscript verse miscellany, with a particular focus on Samuel Johnson, Hester Thrale Piozzi, David Garrick, Peter Pindar, and Horace Walpole.