Chetham's Library MS A.2.7

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Rose, Robert, The West Indian of Colour, or the Bard of Colour (fl. 1840-1849): Verses

77 leaves (and signs of one torn out) of paper, unlined and unnumbered, 11 x 18.5cms. The first 34 leaves are written on both sides, mostly in ink, but with some pencil notes; the rest are blank. The endpaper is blank.

14^v in pencil: I hope you're satisfied with this here dose ... Robert Rose.

16^v in ink: To send my Book to H. Ainsworth &c & others previous to sending to newspapers which will be more cautious in their opinions after having had those of the first-raters.

34^r in pencil: The Piece to the Countess of Blessington | [34 ^v ] to be in the pages of the Keeps...

(Lady Blessington edited the Keepsake 1841-50.)

Library has following printed items:

4 C 2 41 The Bazaar ...Composed by desire of the Friends of the Manchester Mechanics' Institution. Manchester, 1839.

               To the snow-drop; To Beatrice; Morning; Christmas. In The Chaplet: a poetical offering for the Lyceums' [sic] Bazaar. Manchester, 1841.

               The life of man. In Athenaeum Souvenir ... Oct. 1843. Manchester, 1843.

4 C 3 85 The coronation ... To which is annexed A Poem on Sunday Schools. Third edition. London, Longman ... 1838.

The B.M. also lists: The Festival of Fancy: a poem on the grand fancy dress ball. Manchester, G. & A. Faulkner. 1845 24pp 8vo.

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