| Administrative History | Thomas Gray (1716 - 1771). The contemporary poet most admired by Beattie. Beattie heard in 1765 that Gray was visiting Scotland, introduced himself by letter, and spent two days with Gray at Glamis Castle. Gray advised Beattie on 'The Hermit' and 'The Minstrel'. Beattie supervised the publication in 1768 of a magnificent edition of Gray's poems by the Foulis Press in Glasgow. |
| Description | Disbound pages with copies of poems and fragments by Thomas Gray, copied from Gray's notebooks by James Beattie, and with introductory comments by him. Undated.
The contents are:
Stanza's to Mr Bentley
Epitaph to Sir William Williams
An Essay on Education and Government [fragment]
Ode: Now the golden morn aloft
[Agrippina: A Tragedy. fragment]
Two Songs: Thyrsis, when we parted, swore; Midst beauty, and pleasure's gay triumphs to languish
The sheet with the Two Songs is not part of the main disbound copy. It is endorsed on the reverse by Beattie: "Songs by Mr Gray, not printed. 1781. Sent to me by Mr Mason of York about nine years ago." |