Autograph manuscript of W. Spence's poems : with some later notes on the Greek alphabet and language. 1805-early 19--?

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Spence, W., 1785-?. Autograph manuscript of W. Spence's poems : with some later notes on the Greek alphabet and language.

Autograph manuscript of W. Spence's poems : with some later notes on the Greek alphabet and language. 1805-early 19--?

http://www.worldcat.org/oclc/60832655

The collection of verse comprises poems (1)'Cowpers Lyre' dated 'Aug 1 1806'; (2) 'The flight of the Muses: respectfully inscribed to B--ns' dated 'Aug 13 1806' and addressed to Robert Burns; (3) 'Contemplation' includes corrections by the author, addressed to B-- A-- , dated 'Aug 16 1806'; (4) 'The Biter himself bit' addressed to Mrs B-- A-- , dated 'Aug 17 1806'; (5) 'The Monody', 'altered Aug 17 1806'; (6) 'To John Wylde on his not returning a pair of boots he had to mend, after repeated equivocations' dated 'Sept 3 1806'; (7) 'To my father on my attaining the age of twenty one Sept 28 1806' dated 'Sept 26 1806'; (8) 'Sonnet addressed to [left blank]', first line reads 'When wintry clouds deform the sky', dated 'Sept 27 1806'; (9) 'A Song', first line reads 'Ye friends who're assembled to night', dated 'Sept 29 1806'; (10) 'To Mr M T Sadler' dated 'Jan[ua]ry 10 1807'; (11) 'An Acrostic on a Mourning-Ring "Memento Mori"' dated 'Jan[ua]ry 12 1807'; (12) 'Fragments', first line reads 'That living fire which raises fancy, paints', dated 'Dec 1806'; (13) 'Impromptu', first line reads 'Oft in silent walks I've stray'd', dated 'Jan[ua]ry 1806'; (14) 'Impromptu: On hearing some Sacred Music' dated 'July 1806'; (15) 'Fragments on the death of Nelson' dated 'Cetera desunt [=the rest is missing] Dec 1805', followed by six lines in the later (early 19th century?) hand probably providing the continuation to the poem; (16) 'Sonnet for Miss M H on lending her Bloomfields farmer's boy to peruse' dated 'March'; (17) 'An Election Song or Sykes Triumphant' [the great book collector Sir Mark Masterman Sykes was elected MP for York in May 1807]; (18) 'An address to the free born Electors of the City of York from their ancestors in the shades on the successful termination of a late contest' accompanied with a note 'appeared in the York Chronicle May 1807'; (19) 'To my father on the Anniversary of his Birth March 8 1807'.

1 v. (54 ff., including 15 blank leaves)

Brotherton Library, University of Leeds