Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of 20 issues or chapters of "an original poetical work." The volume contains several longer narrative poems with titles such as The old fiddler's tale; The steward's tale; and The assassin and the slave; a large number of "lyrical remembrances," with the names of their tunes inscribed at the beginning of each poem; and short sentimental verses such as The child's morning hymn; The rose; The rainbow; and The poet's grave. The manuscript also contains a number of verses written for friends, including acrostics on their names, a birthday acrostic, and a poem titled Verses to Miss Rose Adams. The volume is illustrated with engraved scenes and portraits.
