James Beattie's copy of poems and fragments by Thomas Gray 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." 18th century