"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: EnglishFirst 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 .
2 Manuscripts:
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; autographLanguage: EnglishLocation: 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] .
Archive MS ID: mss.0196 (Source: EAD/XML )
Title: [untitled]
Date: [1765]
Physical Description: 1 page; autograph draft, the whole erasedLanguage: EnglishLocation: [privately owned] References: Smith (ed.), Index (1989), item GrT 167, 96, in a notebook, item GrT 295, 109; Toynbee, "Newly Discovered Draft" (1930), MS transcribed and discussedContents: Autograph draft, here untitled and the whole erased, owned (1988) by Lt.-Col. John Murray .