"William Shakespeare to Mrs Anne, Regular Servant to the Revd Mr Precentor of York"
- Archive Work ID: poems.wsma
- Uniform Title: "William Shakespeare to Mrs Anne, Regular Servant to the Revd Mr Precentor of York" [e-text]
- First Line: A moment's patience, gentle Mistress Anne!
- Language: English
- First Published: 1853
- References: Starr/Hendrickson (eds.), Complete Poems (1966), 80-81; Lonsdale (ed.), Poems (1969), 252-255
- Summary: Written early in July 1765 while on a visit to Thomas Wharton at Old Park, Durham, and sent in a letter to William Mason, [c. 8 July 1765]. First published in Mitford (ed.), Correspondence of Gray and Mason (1853), letter XC, 339-340.
1 Manuscript:
- Archive MS ID: mss.0195 (Source: EAD/XML)
- Title: "William Shakespeare To Mrs Anne, Regular Servant to the Revd Mr Precentor of York"
- Date: [8 July 1765?]
- Physical Description: 1 page; autograph
- Language: English
- Location: Henry W. And Albert A. Berg Collection of English and American Literature, New York Public Library,
New York, NY, USA <https://www.nypl.org/about/divisions/berg-collection-english-and-american-literature>
- References: Smith (ed.), Index (1989), item GrT 166, 96; Toynbee/Whibley (eds.), Correspondence (1971), letter no. 407, vol. ii, 879-881 (subscription required)
- Contents: Autograph in a letter to William Mason, [c. 8 July 1765].