Gough's diary etc.
MS. Eng. poet. c. 5
Bodleian Libraries, University of Oxford
Description
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Title
Gough's diary etc.
Shelfmark
MS. Eng. poet. c. 5
Summary
Fol. 10. Gough's diary, 1761-7
Fol. 120. 'Peregrinatio Wakefeldiana, 1766, a half cento from Virgil, in Latin
Fol. 129. a drawing of, and poem about, Dinas Bran, near Llangollen, 1767
Fol. 139. a poem on a supposed 'Battle of the Books' in the Bodleian, about A.D. 1767-8
Fol. 145. poem 'on the Society of Antiquaries [of London] & their library', about A.D. 1768
Fol. 192. poems connected with Gough's marriage in 1774, cf. fol. 94
Fol. 207. poems of a local nature, chiefly relating to Enfield, from 1770 on
Fol. 257. poem by Isaac D'Israeli to Gough, 1788 beg. 'Thanks, gentle Clio'), a copy ?
The pieces are roughly in chronological order.
Date
Written in about 1740-1805, almost entirely by R. Gough
Language
English
Latin
Physical facet
On paper
Physical extent
311 Leaves
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