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'Translations and paraphrases in verse of several passages of Scripture written by James Cargill teacher Edinburgh, 1859'.
Translations into Italian by Mario Cavo of a selection of poems by Gael Turnbull.
Treatises on alchemy.
Treatises on medicine, astronomy and astrology written by Francisco Argilagues of Valencia, mostly while he was studying medicine at Siena in 1472-1473, with an addition made at Padua in 1480.
Tunes for fiddle and bagpipe, with some Gaelic poetry, compiled by Barbara Forsyth.
Twenty-five letters, 1926-1977, of C M Grieve to James K Annand, mostly on literary matters; manuscripts of seven poems, undated, of C M Grieve; and a manuscript of an appreciation, 1967, by C M Grieve of George Ogilvie.
Twenty-four poetry notebooks of Richard Price.
Two albums containing poems, quotations artwork and autographs; both include drawings by Andrew Allan.
Two collections of writings of Allan Ramsay, in his hand.
Two commonplace books of George Glen Napier.
Containing quotations from Tennyson`s "In Memorium", press cuttings and commentaries.
Two copies, early 17th century, of ‘Historie and Chronicles of Scotland’ by Robert Lindesay of Pitscottie, written circa 1565.
Two copies of part II of ‘Mock poem, or Whiggs supplication’ by Samuel Colvil.
Two Latin poems, 1617, by John Malcolm, minister of Perth, inserted between pages 140-141 of ‘The muses welcome to the high and mighty prince James... King of Great Britaine’ (Edinburgh, 1618).
The poems were presented to King James in honour of his visit to Scotland, but were not published. The second poem was sent to St Andrews to be printed but does not appear in ‘Antiquissimae celeberrimaeque academiae Andreanae Χαριστερια’ (Edinburgh, 1617).
Two letters, 1817-1824, to John Aitken.
With a poem, 1832, of James Hogg, "The Sky Lark".
Two letters and four poems of Ian Hamilton Finlay to Heather Scott, with various publications given by Finlay to Scott.
A small collection of papers, publications and artefacts of and relating to Ian Hamilton Finlay. The donor of the collection, Heather Scott (née Fretwell), was a friend of Finlay’s in the 1960s, and much of the material dates from this period.
Two letters and typescripts of four poems of George Bruce.
Includes typescript recollection of George Bruce by the Rev Alasdair W Macdonell.
Two letters of Hugh MacDiarmid to T J Williams and Joyce Williams.
On the Breton nationalist Andre Geffroy and MacDiarmid's efforts to establish a Scottish Committee.
A signed copy of "A Drunk Man looks at the Thistle" (Edinburgh: Castle Wynd Printers, 1956) for Joyce Williams is also included.
Two letters of James Carnegie, 9th Earl of Southesk, to John Young.
Acknowledging and commenting on Young`s, "Lochlomond Side and Other Poems" (Glasgow, 1872), and "Pictures in Prose and Verse" (Glasgow, 1877).
Bound with copies of the books.
Two photographs of Isobel Wylie Hutchison, with an illustrated notebook of her poems.
Two poems by Alexander Hutchison, with Gaelic translation by Rody Gorman.
Two poems, "Her Birthday" and "Reid Reid Rose", by Sydney Goodsir Smith.
‘Two songs in imitation of the Welch poetry’ by Sir Walter Scott and in his autograph, namely, ‘The Norman Horse-Shoe’ and ‘The Dying Bard’.
Two-volume commonplace book compiled by David R Robertson for his daughter Helen Stewart.
A commonplace book in two volumes compiled by David R Robertson and inscribed to his daughter Helen Stewart for her birthday: 'two volumes of memorials and happy memories; comprising notes and sketches of my father's and mother's country and also of our familiar holiday haunts'. The volumes contain poetry, paintings and drawings, illuminated lettering, and extracts from books on history and Scottish folklore.
Two-volume glossary of Gaelic terms connected with ‘music, poetry, dancing and oratory’ compiled by Angus Fraser, son of Captain Simon Fraser of Knockie.
The work is liberally illustrated with verse (fully referenced), traditions and anecdotes. On 17 May 1855 Simon Fraser calculated that it contained 2, 190 terms (1,466 + 724). On 1 July 1857 he records a slightly enlarged total of 2,210 (1,470 + 740). (Adv.MS.73.1.5, inside back cover; Adv.MS.73.1.6, folios 74 verso, 92 recto). Angus Fraser also prepared an amended copy of his father’s ‘Airs and Melodies peculiar to the Highlands’, which was published in 1874, after Angus’s death.