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William Collins, 'Ode to a Friend on his Return, etc.'

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Dep. e. 87
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William Collins 'Ode to a Friend on his Return, etc.', autograph fair copy on 11 leaves, formerly 12, torn from a quarto notebook. Enclosed by A[lexander] F[raser] T[ytler] 'Original MS … Received from Dr Carlyle'.

With it is a copy by Dr Alexander Carlyle, probably taken from the autograph, though some lacunae have been filled. It is endorsed '… Rec'd April 19 1784', and, carefully crossed out, 'This is the original manuscript in Mr Collins's handwriting. A.F.T.' Pr. as 'Ode on the Popular Superstitions of the Highlands of Scotland …', 1788.

Dates

  • Creation: [1749?], 1788

Extent

11 Leaves

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

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Shelfmark:

Dep. e. 87

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 11139

Abstract

Autograph copy of William Collins, 'Ode to a Friend on his Return, etc.', with a later copy by Dr Alexander Carlyle

Biographical / Historical

William Collins (1721-1759) was a poet. Alexander Carlyle (1722-1805) was a Church of Scotland minister and memorialist. Details for both are given in the Dictionary of National Biography.

Custodial History

Owned by Alexander Fraser Tytler and his descendants.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Deposited by Col. A.F. Cameron, 1968

Bibliography

  • The autograph copy is printed with a full description in Clare Lamont (1968),'William Collins's "Ode on the Popular Superstitions of the Highlands of Scotland" - a Newly Recovered Manuscript', Review of English Studies, New Series, vol. XIX, no. 74, pp.137-147.
Title
William Collins, 'Ode to a Friend on his Return, etc.'
Status
Published
Date
EAD version 2021
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

Part of the Bodleian Libraries Repository

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