Poetical miscellany [manuscript], ca. 1750.
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Title
Poetical miscellany [manuscript], ca. 1750.
Cover title
Miscellanies
Description
89 leaves ; 22 x 19 cm
Associated name
Cosens, F. W. (Frederick William), 1819-1889, former owner.
Scope and content
A collection of poetry, some anonymous, perhaps by the compiler, some by eighteenth century authors. One poem, "A Receipt to tame a shrew," follows the theme of Shakespeare's play.
Note
Poems are not listed in the Folger Index of First Lines.
Binding information
Contemporary calf, lettered: "Miscellanies"
Provenance
Bookplate of F.W. Cosens
Includes
Receipt to tame a shrew.
Item Details
Call number
M.a.15
Folger accession
cs827