| Description | Letter from James Beattie to Thomas Gray, talking about Beattie suffering from vertigo and Beattie's receiving of Gray's letter. Letter talks about Beattie's writing to Mr Foulis regarding Gray's wish to receive the 'Glasgow Homer' and subscribe for his Milton. Letter relates and gives praise to Gray's 'Ode', composed for the 'installation' of the duke of Grafton. Beattie writes that he has enclosed part of his poem, 'The Minstrel' and gives a description of what the poem is about. Letter is undated and incomplete. |