Anonymous, ca. 1746.

37 items, 23 poems.

Largely the work of Hannah Wakeford ("Amynta"). Begins with seven letters from Amynta to Aurelia followed by religious hymns and poems, enigmas, and poems on friendship and solitude.

Reflects the work of the Towgood-Steele-Wakeford family. 

Anonymous, ca. 1710s. 

3 items.

The first poem is a mock-heroic that praises the women of Stepney and Mile End, and the second and third respond to the first.

Stepney and Mile End coterie.

Gabriel Lepipre, ca. 1744–45. 

252 poems.

Mostly sociable verse, especially arising out of interactions with women, and public affairs. 

Charles Earle, ca. 1750–1770. 

96 items.

Original epitaphs, occasional poetry, prayers, and letters.

Charles Parr Burney, ca. 1803. 

354 pages.

Primarily elegies, love poems, and occasional verse, with some patriotic and religious verse, and short comic verses. 

A large section copied from a Crewe Hall album composed during the 1780s, reflecting the work of the Crewe coterie. 

Benjamin Finn, ca. 1790. 

26 poems.

Occasional poetry, many copied from newspapers and dated. Mainly satirical, lighthearted verse, often political; several epigrams and poems about death and/or illness.

Thomas Phillibrown, 1740–1757.

Divided into sections according to odd and even numbered pages.

152 poems.

Very London oriented (Public affairs, local interest, celebrities). 

Reflects a mid-century coterie centering around John Hawkins and Moses Browne.

Daughter or granddaughter of Elizabeth Amherst Thomas, 1798.

46 poems.

Entirely original Elizabeth Amherst Thomas poems compiled retrospectively, often whimsical, witty, resisting stereotypes about women.

Reginald Heber, ca. 1788–1789.

Very plain book. 

18 poems.

Commemoration of people and events in the Brent River area. 

Unknown author, ca. 1750. 

9 poems.

A stitched booklet, largely about the travels of a group of young friends and their local community of Blandford. Phonetic spelling and unpolished verse suggest a relatively uneducated compiler.

Anonymous, ca. 1748–1750. 

Two consecutive hands within a short compilation period.

67 poems.

Many popular poets, themes of women and local interest.

Mary Woodyeare Tibbits, ca. 1800.

A later owner, Mary Isabella Hood, used the volume to press flowers and leaves.

113 poems.

A book structured upon the narrative of her life, almost entirely original poems.

John Sanderson, 1787–ca. 1816, with one entry from 1832.

Four volumes, but this entry concerns only the first three (the poetry miscellanies).

121 poems.

Translations of Latin poetry, humorous poetry, apparently all original.

Anonymous Irish officer, ca. 1810–1830.

28 poems.

Many local interest pieces and political satire.

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

Mr. Stocker of Portsmouth, ca. 1753–1780.

Lots of orginial material.

260 poems.

Much local content; clearly a supporter of the Opposition in the 1730s and 40s.

Anne Milles, ca. 1715.

21 poems.

Opens with a drinking song; not too serious a book in general. 

Rev. Thomas Austen, 1760.

Three volumes, only the first two of which are manuscript verse miscellanies, and therefore included in this entry.

768 poems. 

A real variety of contents. The first volume revolves around poems about various natural elements and experiences of country life. The second volume

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.

Lady Charlotte Susan Maria Campbell Bury, ca. 1815.

Many materials acquired through manuscript transmission; full of evaluative commentary. 

90 poems.

Very Scottish in contents, reflecting Lady Charlotte's life in Edinburgh before 1810.

Lady Charlotte Campbell Bury's circle.

Eliza Marriott, ca. 1763–1803.

29 items.

Generally serious poems with an interest in local Yorkshire elites.

Smyth family of Heath, ca. 1710–1806.

This entry concerns only pp. 1-239 which consists of two hands, the second replacing the first but adopting the first hand's format. The second hand is also responsible for the index. All in all, however, the book is a sequence of at least six single-hand compilations.

173 items.

Political satire (Tory perspective), Oxford affairs, Wakefield-area affairs.

Anonymous, ca. 1740s.

73 poems.

Seemingly a woman’s book with themes of nature, courtship, public affairs.

Anonymous, ca. 1770–1790.

Very good example of attributions of magazine sources.

117 items.

The first half is a very eclectic mix with many epitaphs, Latin doggerel, riddles, prose pieces, etc. interspersed with the poems. The second compiler seems primarily interested in jokes, parodies, quirky items. An apparent interest in Oxford-related items.

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.