Drafts and copies of poems of William Mickle, not all in Mickle's hand., [?1751-?1788.]
File
Identifier: MS.15934
Scope and Contents
A list of those poems which were published, including “There's nae luck about the house”, has been inserted.
For the background to 'Prospects of liberty and of slavery' (Folio 86), see “Mickle, Boswell, liberty, and the ‘Prospects of liberty and of slavery’” by Monica Letzring in ‘Modern language review’, volume 69, pages 489-500.
Dates
- Creation: [?1751-?1788.]
Conditions Governing Access
Normal access conditions apply.
Conditions Governing Use
Normal reproduction conditions apply, subject to any copyright restrictions.
Extent
119 Leaves
Language of Materials
From the Series: Undetermined
Arrangement
119 folios.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Bought, Sotheby’s, 21 May 1968, lot 356, except folios 42-47, lot 355.
Bibliography
Letzring, Monica. “Mickle, Boswell, liberty, and the ‘Prospects of liberty and of slavery’” in ‘Modern language review’, volume 69 (1974).
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Repository Details
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Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk