Three volumes of poems of Alexander Ross, Schoolmaster at Lochlee in Angus, and author of ‘Helinore: the Fortunate Shepherdess’ (Aberdeen, 1768).
Series
Identifier: Adv.MS.19.3.18A-C
Scope and Contents
The poems are mainly of a religious nature and written in English, with the exception of ‘The Fortunate Shepherd or the Orphan’, which is in Scots.
Dates
- Creation: ?1753-1782.
Language of Materials
English; Scots
Extent
0.00 Linear metres (3 volumes.)
Custodial History
The volumes were bought by the Advocates’ Library at the Constable Sale, 1823.
Immediate Source of Acquisition
Presented, 1925, by the Faculty of Advocates to the nation on the foundation of the National Library of Scotland.
Existence and Location of Copies
Microfilm available: Mf.Sec.MSS.726 (manuscript may not have been filmed in full).
Bibliography
Apart from ‘The Fortunate Shepherd’, most of the other poems remain unpublished; although extracts from several of the verses appear in ‘Introduction to the History of Scotch Poetry’ by Alexander Campbell (Edinburgh, 1798) and in John Longmuir`s edition of ‘The Fortunate Shepherdess’ (1866), where a chapter of the introduction is devoted to the `inedited works` of Ross.
Genre / Form
- Title
- National Library of Scotland Catalogue of Manuscripts
- Author
- National Library of Scotland
- Date
- 13 04 2015
- Description rules
- Finding Aid Prepared Using Local Descriptive Rules
- Language of description
- English
- Script of description
- Latin
Repository Details
Part of the National Library of Scotland Archives and Manuscripts Division Repository
Contact:
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
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Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk
Archives and Manuscript Division
National Library of Scotland
George IV Bridge
Edinburgh EH1 1EJ
0131 623 3700
manuscripts@nls.uk