A choice collection of comic and serious Scots poems, both ancient and modern, by several hands [T84147] [Part III]

DMI number:

144

Aliases

Choice collection of comic and serious Scots poems

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Evidence:

Publication Date:

1711

Volume Number:

3 of 3

ESTC number:

T84147

EEBO/ECCO link:

CW115268602

Shelfmark:

BOD Douce W 143

Full Title:

A | Choice Collection | OF | COMIC and SERIOUS | SCOTS POEMS | BOTH | ANCIENT and MODERN. | [rule] | [i]By several Hands[/i]. | [rule] | PART III. | [rule] | [ornament] | [rule] | [i]EDINBURGH[/i], Printed by JAMES WATSON, and Sold at his | Shop, next Door to the [i]Red-Lyon[/i], opposite to | the [i]Lucken-Booths[/i]. 1711.

Epigraph:

n/a

Place of Publication:

Edinburgh

Genres:

Collection of Scottish verse

Format:

Octavo

Price:

n/a

Pagination:

[4], 1-120 pp.

Bibliographic details:

BOD Douce W 143 also contains Part 1 (1706) and Part 2 (1709). Brief MS notes are bound into BOD Douce W 143 at various points.

Comments:

Contents: Latin verse p. 56; mock library catalogue p. 62-64; Latin prose p. 64 (part of several texts about 'Collegio Buterensi', pp. 56-69).

Other matter:

Prefatory matter: Contents, pp. [i-ii].

References:

ESTC number (and ECCO facsimile) refers to Part 3 + Part 1 (1706) and Part 2 (1709). Also included as ESTC T84146 together with Part 1 (second ed, 1713) and Part 2 (first ed, 1709). Case 239 (3) Facsimile reprint + introduction: 'James Watson's Choice Collection of Comic and Serious Scots Poems' ed. Harriet Harvey Wood, 2 vols (Edinburgh/Aberdeen: Scottish Text Society, 1977 and 1991).

Related Miscellanies

Title:

A choice collection of comic and serious Scots poems, both ancient and modern, by several hands [T84147] [Part I]

Publication Date:

1706

ESTC No:

T84147

Volume:

None

Relationship:

Unknown

Comments:

Title:

A choice collection of comic and serious Scots poems, both ancient and modern, by several hands [T84147] [Part II]

Publication Date:

1709

ESTC No:

T84147

Volume:

2 of 3

Relationship:

Unknown

Comments:

Title:

A choise collection of comic and serious Scots poems, both ancient and modern by several hands [T84146] [Part I]

Publication Date:

1713

ESTC No:

T84146

Volume:

1 of 3

Relationship:

Unknown

Comments:

Related People

Printer:

James Watson

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

'Printed by JAMES WATSON, and Sold at his Shop, next Door to the Red-Lyon, opposite to the Lucken-Booths.'

Content/Publication

First Line:

Polwart ye peip like a mouse among thorns

Page No:

pp.1-2

Poem Title:

Montgomery to Polwart

Attribution:

Montgomery

Attributed To:

Alexander Montgomerie

First Line:

Despiteful spider poor of sprite

Page No:

pp.2-4

Poem Title:

Polwart's reply to Montgomery

Attribution:

Polwart's reply

Attributed To:

Sir Patrick Hume

First Line:

False feckless foulmart lo here a defiance

Page No:

pp.4-6

Poem Title:

Montgomery to Polwart

Attribution:

Montgomery

Attributed To:

Alexander Montgomerie

First Line:

Blierd babling bystour-bard obey

Page No:

pp.6-10

Poem Title:

Polwart to Montgomerie

Attribution:

Polwart

Attributed To:

Sir Patrick Hume

First Line:

Sir Swingeor seeing I want wares

Page No:

pp.10-11

Poem Title:

Polwart's medicin to Montgomery, being sick

Attribution:

Polwart's medicin

Attributed To:

Sir Patrick Hume

First Line:

Ye venemous viper wanthriftest of things

Page No:

pp.11-22

Poem Title:

Montgomerie's answer to Polwart

Attribution:

Montgomerie's answer

Attributed To:

Alexander Montgomerie

First Line:

Internal fraward feaming furies fell

Page No:

pp.22-24

Poem Title:

Polwart's third flyting against Montgomery

Attribution:

Polwart's third flyting

Attributed To:

Sir Patrick Hume

First Line:

But of his conditions to carp for a while

Page No:

pp.24-27

Poem Title:

The second part of Polwart's third flyting

Attribution:

Polwart's third flyting

Attributed To:

Sir Patrick Hume

First Line:

Vile villain vain and war than I've tald thee

Page No:

pp.27-32

Poem Title:

Polwart's last flyting against Montgomery

Attribution:

Polwart's last flyting

Attributed To:

Sir Patrick Hume

First Line:

When Diophantus knew

Page No:

pp.33-39

Poem Title:

On Diophantis and Charidora

Attribution:

The VIII. following poems were writ by Sir Robert Aytoun, Secretary to Anne and Mary Queens of Great Britain.

Attributed To:

Sir Robert Ayton

First Line:

There is no worldly pleasure here below

Page No:

pp.39-40

Poem Title:

On love

Attribution:

...by Sir Robert Aytoun...

Attributed To:

Sir Robert Ayton

First Line:

I loved thee once I'll love thee no more

Page No:

pp.41-42

Poem Title:

On a woman's inconstancy, and the answer

Attribution:

by Sir Robert Aytoun

Attributed To:

Sir Robert Ayton

First Line:

Religious relicts of that ruinous place

Page No:

p.41

Poem Title:

On Mrs Margaret Lesly, Lady Maderty

Attribution:

by Sir Robert Aytoun

Attributed To:

Sir Robert Ayton

First Line:

Thou that loved once now loves no more

Page No:

pp.43-44

Poem Title:

The answer, by the author, at the King's majesty's command

Attribution:

by Sir Robert Aytoun

Attributed To:

Sir Robert Ayton

First Line:

Madam | Who knows your greatness cannot but with fear

Page No:

pp.44-45

Poem Title:

To Queen Anne, on new-year's day 1604

Attribution:

by Sir Robert Aytoun

Attributed To:

Sir Robert Ayton

First Line:

The old records of annalized fame

Page No:

p.44

Poem Title:

On King James the VI

Attribution:

by Sir Robert Aytoun

Attributed To:

Sir Robert Ayton

First Line:

Admired phoenix springing up apace

Page No:

p.45

Poem Title:

On Prince Henry's death, to Prince Charles

Attribution:

by Sir Robert Aytoun

Attributed To:

Sir Robert Ayton

First Line:

Rob's Jock came to woo our Jennie

Page No:

pp.46-51

Poem Title:

The country wedding

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Well may the programme of thy tragic stage

Page No:

p.46

Poem Title:

Upon Sir William Alexander's monarchical tragedies

Attribution:

by Sir Robert Aytoun

Attributed To:

Sir Robert Ayton

First Line:

Our love of others is but sense

Page No:

pp.51-52

Poem Title:

The parallel

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

I have too long endured her guilty scorn

Page No:

pp.52-55

Poem Title:

A paraphrastical translation of Ovid's 10. Eligie, Lib. 3. Amorum.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Gainst any man of sense

Page No:

pp.57-59

Poem Title:

Theses Collegii Butterensis, anno 1699

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Take heed unto your theme

Page No:

p.57

Poem Title:

Terror Bajanorum

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Most worthy patron we

Page No:

pp.59-60

Poem Title:

Alt Philip Praeses. Vindiciae ad D. Alexandrum Crookshanks, Patronum

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

To all and sundry who shall see this

Page No:

pp.60-62

Poem Title:

Diploma Georgii Dorward, Novam Caledoniam adeuntis

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Above these thousand years

Page No:

pp.65-66

Poem Title:

[no title]

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Since many do condole

Page No:

pp.66-69

Poem Title:

Theses Collegii Butter. Anno 1701

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

The world's a tunnice court man is the ball

Page No:

pp.69-70

Poem Title:

The tunnice court

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Should old acquaintance be forgot

Page No:

pp.71-73

Poem Title:

Old-long-syne, first part

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Some loves a woman for her wit

Page No:

p.71

Poem Title:

The election

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

My soul is ravished with delight

Page No:

pp.73-74

Poem Title:

Second part

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Tis not your beauty nor your wit

Page No:

pp.74-76

Poem Title:

The indifferent lover

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

The adamant doth draw indeed

Page No:

p.77

Poem Title:

The constant lover

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

I scorn the state of that lover's condition

Page No:

p.78

Poem Title:

The careless lover

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Balow my boy lie still and sleep

Page No:

pp.79-82

Poem Title:

Lady Anne Bothwel's balow

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Come away do not pursue

Page No:

pp.82-83

Poem Title:

A disswasive from women

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Stay O stay and still pursue

Page No:

Pp.83-84

Poem Title:

An answer

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Dear soul farewell thou now with glory crowned

Page No:

pp.85-87

Poem Title:

Elegy on the death of a mistress

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

When Aurelia first I courted

Page No:

p.87

Poem Title:

On the lady Cast-----n

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Bless me how strange a light appears

Page No:

pp.88-89

Poem Title:

On black eyes

Attribution:

by my Lord Gordon

Attributed To:

Lord George Gordon

First Line:

When heaven's great Jove had made the world's round frame

Page No:

p.88

Poem Title:

In praise of women

Attribution:

By Montrose

Attributed To:

James Graham

First Line:

King Priamus had no more pain

Page No:

pp.89-91

Poem Title:

A lover's lamentation

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

I do confess thou art smooth and fair

Page No:

pp.91-92

Poem Title:

Inconstancy reproved

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Great and illustrious what tongues of men

Page No:

pp.92-95

Poem Title:

On the death of John Earl of Errol

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

What melancholy rumour's this I hear

Page No:

pp.95-97

Poem Title:

On the death of Sir C... M...land

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Here lies Sir John the Grame baith wight and wise

Page No:

p.97

Poem Title:

On the death of Sir John the Grame

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Here lies the Phoenix of her sex the ark

Page No:

pp.97-98

Poem Title:

Lady Callendar's epitaph. 1659

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Of mind and courage strong

Page No:

p.97

Poem Title:

[no title]

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Smith Mosely and necessity

Page No:

pp.98-99

Poem Title:

On Judge Smith and Moseley

Attribution:

By Samuel Colvin. 1667

Attributed To:

Samuel Colvin

First Line:

Wit's blue eyed maid industrious art

Page No:

pp.99-107

Poem Title:

The woman's universe, 1652

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

My dear and only love I pray

Page No:

pp.107-108

Poem Title:

[no title]

Attribution:

These seven following by Montrose

Attributed To:

James Graham

First Line:

My dear and only love take heed

Page No:

pp.108-112

Poem Title:

The second part

Attribution:

by Montrose

Attributed To:

James Graham

First Line:

There's nothing in this world can prove

Page No:

pp.112-113

Poem Title:

[no title]

Attribution:

by Montrose

Attributed To:

James Graham

First Line:

Unhappy is the man

Page No:

pp.113-114

Poem Title:

[no title]

Attribution:

by Montrose

Attributed To:

James Graham

First Line:

Burst out my soul in main of tears

Page No:

pp.114-115

Poem Title:

[no title]

Attribution:

by Montrose

Attributed To:

James Graham

First Line:

Can little beasts with lions roar

Page No:

p.115

Poem Title:

[no title]

Attribution:

by Montrose

Attributed To:

James Graham

First Line:

Great good and just could I but rate

Page No:

p.116

Poem Title:

Epitaph on King Charles I

Attribution:

...by Montrose...

Attributed To:

James Graham

First Line:

Let them bestow on every airth a limb

Page No:

p.116

Poem Title:

On himself, upon hearing what was his sentence

Attribution:

by Montrose

Attributed To:

James Graham

First Line:

You gods and goddesses that rules in Helicon

Page No:

pp.117-120

Poem Title:

King Charles's Lament

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed