Commonplace book, circa 1787.circa 1787Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of 8 primarily melancholy poems copied from various authors, on such subjects as love, solitude, and loneliness. The collection contains Alexander Pope's Eloise to Abelard; Mrs. Madan's Abelard to Eloisa; Aaron Hill's Alone in an inn at Southampton Court; and William Congreve's To a candle. Other titles include The late Lord Harvey to Mr. Fox; The castle top, wrote by a lad at Winchester School; and A hermit's meditation.Binding: full parchment.Imperfect: p. 34-35 wanting.text