Poetry.
Found in 2780 Collections and/or Records:
Apparently unpublished poem by Mrs Alison Cockburn entitled 'Adieu to My Garden 23rd Novʳ. 1777', tipped into a copy of ‘Letters and Memoir of her own Life by Mrs Alison Rutherford or Cockburn’ (Edinburgh, 1900).
On the page facing the half-title page is an inscription dated May 1900 of T Craig-Brown, who compiled the notes to the printed work, presenting this copy to his daughter.
Approximately 80 notebooks and files, 1973-2003 and undated, of Tessa Ransford, containing draft poetry and prose, literary notes and research, holiday diaries and other personal papers; with a few university notebooks, circa 1960.
A collection of XXX notebooks and several files of Tessa Ransford, relating mainly to her literary and creative life as a poet and writer. Also includes a few notebooks from her student days at Edinburgh University.
Arabic astrological text, ? 19th century.
With Burmese prayer woven on a tape, roll containing a poem, an inscription, and a painting by Ch`êng Chih-You, with accompanying ink blocks, all undated.
Articles and poems of Violet Jacobs., 1910-1941, undated.
The contents are as follow. (i) Typescripts of articles, 1910-1920, undated (folio 1). The first three, 'The Church and the country-side', 'A Manor House in Brittany' and 'The Day before yesterday' were published in ‘Country Life’, 2 July 1910, 22 May 1920, and 28 August and 11 September 1920. (ii) Manuscript of a sermon, 1941 (folio 44); (iii) Manuscript and typescript poems, ?1914, undated (folio 51).
Articles, plays and related papers of Ethel Bassin., 1908-1973, undated.
`Asalögr hinn Forni, forlegin og dofnadr andc. Ort og skrifad a Svefneyum á Breidafyrdi Anno 1752` by Ólafr Gunnlaugsson., 1752.
Note by F Magnusson: `No. 50. Varia Poemata Olai Gunlogii. Exemplar unicum autographum.`
Asloan Manuscript: a miscellany of prose and verse, chiefly Scottish, written almost entirely by John Asloan early in the reign of James V (1513-1542).
Assorted loose papers including typed and handwritten correspondence, photographs, postcards and poetry booklet 'Spoken'., 1993-1997.
The box is covered in tartan.
Assorted papers of Janet Paisley, including examples of her poetry and plays; with papers relating to her interest in educational and literary workshops and festivals, and the Scots language., 1992-circa 2013.
This is a box list of the papers of Janet Paisley, as received by the Library. No attempt has been made currently to review the order of the papers, to date them or to otherwise interpret them. The aim of the box list is to facilitate access in advance of any fuller arrangement and description.
Assorted papers of Janet Paisley, including examples of her poetry, plays, short stories and monologues; with papers relating to her interest in the Scots language, and the history of Scotland., 1990-2012, undated.
This is a box list of the papers of Janet Paisley, as received by the Library. No attempt has been made currently to review the order of the papers, to date them or to otherwise interpret them. The aim of the box list is to facilitate access in advance of any fuller arrangement and description.
Assorted, printed items concerning William Gifford either personally, or in his capacity as editor of the "Quarterly Review"., 1815-? 1827.
Astronomical observations and calculations of distance, 1 January-26 August 1859, by David Livingstone; with two pages of poetry in the Tette dialect., 1859.
'Auchinleck manuscript', one of the earliest and largest compilations of Middle English verse, including romances and religious and historical pieces
Audio cassette of a sound recording of "Skuil-Bairns Sing", a collection of Scots nursery rhymes, songs and poems, presented by children of Gourock Primary School.
Audio cassettes of recordings of poems of William Soutar, selected and read by Alexander Scott. , 1976.
Audio cassettes of recordings of the works of William Soutar, produced by Scotsoun.
Audio cassettes produced by Scotsoun of recordings of readings from Hugh MacDiarmid.
Audio recording, [from the insert] "Waves and Furrows. The Poetry of David Morrison, Read by Himself".
Audio recordings of Edwin Muir reading his own poetry when he was the Charles Eliot Norton Professor at Harvard University.
Audiocassette of a recording of "Twa Leids" (Glasgow: Scotsoun, 1988), a collection of Scots and Gaelic poetry in translation.
"Auld Robin Gray".
Includes "The Rose" and additional verses written in an unidentified hand.
‘Auswahl Deutscher Lieder’ (Leipzig, 1830), belonging to Professor John Stuart Blackie, with verses written by him in pencil on the flyleaves.
Author's interleaved proof copy of ‘Occasional verses, translations and imitations’ by Sylvester Douglas, Baron Glenbervie containing much additional matter in his hand throughout., [?1820.]
In addition to the memoranda inside the front cover, a contents list is written on the flyleaves, many corrections and additions (including a few complete poems) have been made in the margins of the printed pages, and notes, amended or deleted drafts and a few additional poems have been written on many of the interleaves.