Miscellany of prose and poetry of Mary Gay [manuscript], 1801-1809.

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Miscellany of prose and poetry of Mary Gay [manuscript], 1801-1809.

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A collection of hundreds of poems, many by celebrated contemporary poets, including Wordsworth, Cowper, Burns, and others, with a few pieces of prose. Some of the poetical pieces may be compositions of the compiler. A fly-leaf contains the inscription "Mary Gay/ Rainthorpe Hall/ Norfolk/ AD 1801" and the last leaf of text the inscription "Finis -- M Gay -- July 22d 1809."

264 leaves ; 36.5 x 24.5 cm.

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Gay, Mary, fl. 1801-1809,

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