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Record ID 26964
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010167
Do of Genius
Borrowed: 1801/2/1 (Sunday). Returned: 1801/4/9 (Thursday).
Mr Andrew Henderson of Midgehope
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): Esqr.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman.
Alexander Gerard (Male, born 1728, died 1795)
Genre: Belles Lettres
An Essay on Genius [Gerard]
Confidence level: Certain
Alexander Gerard (Male, born 1728, died 1795)
Genre: Belles Lettres
An Essay on Genius. By Alexander Gerard, D.D. Professor of Divinity in King's College, Aberdeen.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 43
ESTC: T91339
Alexander Gerard (Male, born 1728, died 1795)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essay on Genius
Borrowed: 1801/2/1 (Sunday). Returned: 1801/4/9 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Andrew Henderson of Midgehope
Author: Alexander Gerard (Male, born 1728, died 1795), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 26963
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010167
Gerard of Tast
Borrowed: 1801/2/1 (Sunday). Returned: 1801/4/9 (Thursday).
Mr Andrew Henderson of Midgehope
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): Esqr.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman.
Alexander Gerard (Male, born 1728, died 1795)
Genre: Belles Lettres
An Essay on Taste [Gerard]
Confidence level: Certain
Alexander Gerard (Male, born 1728, died 1795)
Genre: Belles Lettres
An Essay on Taste. By Alexander Gerard, M.A. Professor of Moral Philosophy and Logic, in the Marischal College of Aberdeen. With Three Dissertations on the same Subject. By Mr. De Voltaire. Mr. D'Alembert, F.R.S. Mr De Montesquieu.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1759. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 13
ESTC: T60731
Alexander Gerard (Male, born 1728, died 1795)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essay on Taste
Borrowed: 1801/2/1 (Sunday). Returned: 1801/4/9 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Andrew Henderson of Midgehope
Author: Alexander Gerard (Male, born 1728, died 1795), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 26957
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010167
Swifts Works V 6 7 8 9
Borrowed: 1801/1/13 (Tuesday).
Mr Andrew Henderson of Midgehope
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): Esqr.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Swift's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9
Confidence level: Very likely
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 13 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 95 times in 36 borrowing records
ESTC: N471546
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Jonathan Swift
Borrowed: 1801/1/13 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Andrew Henderson of Midgehope
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8, Volume 9
Record ID 26954
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010167
Swift Works V 10
Borrowed: 1800/12/31 (Wednesday). Returned: 1801/1/13 (Tuesday).
Mr Andrew Henderson of Midgehope
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): Esqr.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Gentleman.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Swift's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10
Confidence level: Very likely
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 13 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 95 times in 36 borrowing records
ESTC: N471546
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Jonathan Swift
Borrowed: 1800/12/31 (Wednesday). Returned: 1801/1/13 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Andrew Henderson of Midgehope
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 10
Record ID 27033
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010168
Montain Essays V1
Borrowed: 1799/10/23 (Wednesday). Returned: 1799/11/27 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr George Lawson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): MinisterDr after 1806.
Life dates: 1749–1820.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
Michel de Montaigne (Male, born 1533, died 1592)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays by Montaigne
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Michel de Montaigne (Male, born 1533, died 1592)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne. In three books with marginal notes and quotations.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1711. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Translators: Cotton, Charles
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 48 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T111809
Michel de Montaigne (Male, born 1533, died 1592)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays of Montaigne
Borrowed: 1799/10/23 (Wednesday). Returned: 1799/11/27 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Lawson
Author: Michel de Montaigne (Male, born 1533, died 1592), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 27019
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010168
Companion 4V
Borrowed: 1799/9/7 (Saturday). Returned: 1799/9/27 (Friday).
Reverend Mr George Lawson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): MinisterDr after 1806.
Life dates: 1749–1820.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The companion. Being a choice collection of the most admired pieces from the best authors, in prose and verse.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The companion. Being a choice collection of the most admired pieces from the best authors, in prose and verse. By a Society of gentlemen.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1790-1791. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 100 times in 33 borrowing records
ESTC: T76193
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Companion. Being a Choice cCllection of the Most Admired Pieces from the Best Authors
Borrowed: 1799/9/7 (Saturday). Returned: 1799/9/27 (Friday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Lawson
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Companion. Being a Choice cCllection of the Most Admired Pieces from the Best Authors
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 27027
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010168
Goldsmiths Works 4V
Borrowed: 1799/9/17 (Tuesday). Returned: 1799/10/10 (Thursday).
Reverend Mr George Lawson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): MinisterDr after 1806.
Life dates: 1749–1820.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Goldsmith's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The miscellaneous works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B. Containing all his essays and poems.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 83 times in 41 borrowing records
ESTC: T146118
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith
Borrowed: 1799/9/17 (Tuesday). Returned: 1799/10/10 (Thursday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Lawson
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 27023
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010168
Montagnias Essays V 2 3
Borrowed: 1800/9/7 (Sunday). Returned: 1800/9/27 (Saturday).
Reverend Mr George Lawson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): MinisterDr after 1806.
Life dates: 1749–1820.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
Michel de Montaigne (Male, born 1533, died 1592)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays by Montaigne
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Michel de Montaigne (Male, born 1533, died 1592)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne. In three books with marginal notes and quotations.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1711. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Translators: Cotton, Charles
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 48 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T111809
Michel de Montaigne (Male, born 1533, died 1592)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays of Montaigne
Borrowed: 1800/9/7 (Sunday). Returned: 1800/9/27 (Saturday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Lawson
Author: Michel de Montaigne (Male, born 1533, died 1592), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 26999
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010168
Goldsmiths Mes: works 4V
Borrowed: 1800/3/14 (Friday). Returned: 1800/3/21 (Friday).
Mr John Lang
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Life dates: 1744-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Notaries/Clerks.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Goldsmith's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The miscellaneous works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B. Containing all his essays and poems.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 83 times in 41 borrowing records
ESTC: T146118
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith
Borrowed: 1800/3/14 (Friday). Returned: 1800/3/21 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr John Lang
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 27017
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010168
Swifts Works
Borrowed: 1800/12/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1800/12/27 (Saturday).
Mr John Lang
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Life dates: 1744-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Notaries/Clerks.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Swift's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Very likely
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 13 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 95 times in 36 borrowing records
ESTC: N471546
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Jonathan Swift
Borrowed: 1800/12/2 (Tuesday). Returned: 1800/12/27 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Lang
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 27000
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010168
Companion 4V
Borrowed: 1800/3/21 (Friday). Returned: 1800/4/8 (Tuesday).
Mr John Lang
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Life dates: 1744-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Notaries/Clerks.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The companion. Being a choice collection of the most admired pieces from the best authors, in prose and verse.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The companion. Being a choice collection of the most admired pieces from the best authors, in prose and verse. By a Society of gentlemen.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1790-1791. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 100 times in 33 borrowing records
ESTC: T76193
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Companion. Being a Choice cCllection of the Most Admired Pieces from the Best Authors
Borrowed: 1800/3/21 (Friday). Returned: 1800/4/8 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr John Lang
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Companion. Being a Choice cCllection of the Most Admired Pieces from the Best Authors
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 27098
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010169
Effusion of friendship & fancy 2V
Borrowed: 1799/5/11 (Saturday). Returned: 1799/10/12 (Saturday).
Mr John Mercer
Gender: Male. Address: Melrose.
Occupation (original): Writer.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer/Procurator.
John Langhorne (Male, born 1735, died 1779)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Effusions of Friendship [Langhorne]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Langhorne (Male, born 1735, died 1779)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The effusions of friendship and fancy. In several letters to and from select friends.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 25 times in 13 borrowing records
ESTC: T137491
John Langhorne (Male, born 1735, died 1779)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Effusions of Friendship and Fancy. In Several Letters to and from Select Friends
Borrowed: 1799/5/11 (Saturday). Returned: 1799/10/12 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Mercer
Author: John Langhorne (Male, born 1735, died 1779), Genre: Belles Lettres
Effusions of Friendship and Fancy. In Several Letters to and from Select Friends
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 27102
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010169
Swift Works V: 12
Borrowed: 1799/10/12 (Saturday). Returned: 1800/1/12 (Sunday).
Mr John Mercer
Gender: Male. Address: Melrose.
Occupation (original): Writer.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer/Procurator.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Swift's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 12
Confidence level: Very likely
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 13 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 95 times in 36 borrowing records
ESTC: N471546
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Jonathan Swift
Borrowed: 1799/10/12 (Saturday). Returned: 1800/1/12 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr John Mercer
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 12
Record ID 27123
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010169
Cowley Works 2V
Borrowed: 1800/6/9 (Monday). Returned: 1800/9/20 (Saturday).
Mr John Mercer
Gender: Male. Address: Melrose.
Occupation (original): Writer.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer/Procurator.
Abraham Cowley (Male, born 1618, died 1667)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The works of Abraham Cowley.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Abraham Cowley (Male, born 1618, died 1667)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The works of Mr. Abraham Cowley: in two volumes. Consisting of those which were formerly printed; and those which he design’d for the press, publish’d out of the author’s original copies. With the Cutter of Coleman-Street. ...
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1707. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 18 times in 9 borrowing records
ESTC: T133365
Abraham Cowley (Male, born 1618, died 1667)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Works of Abraham Cowley
Borrowed: 1800/6/9 (Monday). Returned: 1800/9/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Mercer
Author: Abraham Cowley (Male, born 1618, died 1667), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 27108
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010169
Rowes Works 2V
Borrowed: 1800/1/12 (Sunday). Returned: 1800/2/1 (Saturday).
Mr John Mercer
Gender: Male. Address: Melrose.
Occupation (original): Writer.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer/Procurator.
Elizabeth Singer Rowe (Female, born 1674, died 1737), Thomas Rowe (Male, born 1687, died 1715)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry
The miscellaneous Works in prose and verse of Mrs Elizabeth Rowe
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Elizabeth Singer Rowe (Female, born 1674, died 1737), Thomas Rowe (Male, born 1687, died 1715)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry
The miscellaneous works in prose and verse of Mrs. Elizabeth Rowe. The greater part now first published, by her order, from her original manuscripts, by Mr. Theophilus Rowe. To which are added, poems on several occasions, by Mr. Thomas Rowe. And to the whole is prefix’d, an account of the lives and writings of the authors.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1739. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Rowe, Theophilus.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 54 times in 35 borrowing records
ESTC: T92685
Elizabeth Singer Rowe (Female, born 1674, died 1737), Thomas Rowe (Male, born 1687, died 1715)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry
Miscellaneous Works in Prose and Verse of Mrs Elizabeth Rowe
Borrowed: 1800/1/12 (Sunday). Returned: 1800/2/1 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Mercer
Author: Elizabeth Singer Rowe (Female, born 1674, died 1737), Thomas Rowe (Male, born 1687, died 1715), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry
Miscellaneous Works in Prose and Verse of Mrs Elizabeth Rowe
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 27129
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010169
Observer
Borrowed: 1800/11/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1800/12/11 (Thursday).
Mr John Mercer
Gender: Male. Address: Melrose.
Occupation (original): Writer.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer/Procurator.
Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 116 times in 37 borrowing records
ESTC: T116504
Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer: Being a Collection of Moral, Literary and Familiar Essays
Borrowed: 1800/11/8 (Saturday). Returned: 1800/12/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr John Mercer
Author: Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811), Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer: Being a Collection of Moral, Literary and Familiar Essays
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 27121
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010169
Beatties Essay
Borrowed: 1800/6/9 (Monday). Returned: 1800/9/20 (Saturday).
Mr John Mercer
Gender: Male. Address: Melrose.
Occupation (original): Writer.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer/Procurator.
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Beattie's Essay on Truth
Confidence level: Certain
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays. On the nature and immutability of truth, in opposition to sophistry and scepticism. On poetry and music, as they affect the mind. On laughter, and ludicrous composition. On the utility of classical learning.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 77 times in 73 borrowing records
ESTC: T470740
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays [James Beattie]
Borrowed: 1800/6/9 (Monday). Returned: 1800/9/20 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr John Mercer
Author: James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 27117
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010169
Montagine Essays 3V
Borrowed: 1800/4/21 (Monday). Returned: 1800/6/9 (Monday).
Mr John Mercer
Gender: Male. Address: Melrose.
Occupation (original): Writer.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer/Procurator.
Michel de Montaigne (Male, born 1533, died 1592)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays by Montaigne
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Michel de Montaigne (Male, born 1533, died 1592)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne. In three books with marginal notes and quotations.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1711. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Translators: Cotton, Charles
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 48 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T111809
Michel de Montaigne (Male, born 1533, died 1592)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays of Montaigne
Borrowed: 1800/4/21 (Monday). Returned: 1800/6/9 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr John Mercer
Author: Michel de Montaigne (Male, born 1533, died 1592), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 348599
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010170
Johnsons Works 2d 5 6 7 8
Borrowed: 1801/7/11 (Saturday). Returned: 1801/8/21 (Friday).
Mr John Murray
Gender: Male. Address: Whinfield.
Occupation (original): Tenant.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Johnson's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Confidence level: Certain
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Together with his life, and notes on his lives of the poets, by Sir John Hawkins
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 11 vols.
Editors: Hawkins, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 229 times in 100 borrowing records
ESTC: T83967
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson
Borrowed: 1801/7/11 (Saturday). Returned: 1801/8/21 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr John Murray
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7, Volume 8
Record ID 348608
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010170
Johnsons Works V 7
Borrowed: 1801/10/31 (Saturday). Returned: 1802/2/23 (Tuesday).
Mr John Murray
Gender: Male. Address: Whinfield.
Occupation (original): Tenant.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Johnson's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7
Confidence level: Certain
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Together with his life, and notes on his lives of the poets, by Sir John Hawkins
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 11 vols.
Editors: Hawkins, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 229 times in 100 borrowing records
ESTC: T83967
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson
Borrowed: 1801/10/31 (Saturday). Returned: 1802/2/23 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr John Murray
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7
Record ID 27201
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010171
Addison Works 4 vol
Borrowed: 1800/12/28 (Sunday). Returned: 1801/3/26 (Thursday).
Mr George Park
Gender: Male. Address: Carterhaugh.
Occupation (original): Tenant.
Occupation (normalised): Agricultural > Farmer. Agricultural > Tenant.
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Works by Joseph Addison
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq; Containing, I. His Original Poems, with his several Translations. II. A Treatise upon the Usefulness of Ancient Medals. III. Of the Christian Religion. IV. The Present State of the War. V. The Tryal and Conviction of Count Tariff.
Language: English . Published: Dublin. Date of publication: 1722-1723. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 54 times in 18 borrowing records
ESTC: T89170
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Works of Joseph Addison
Borrowed: 1800/12/28 (Sunday). Returned: 1801/3/26 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr George Park
Author: Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 27174
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010171
Observer 6V
Borrowed: 1800/9/26 (Friday). Returned: 1800/11/10 (Monday).
Mr Alexander Park
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): Writer.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer/Procurator.
Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 116 times in 37 borrowing records
ESTC: T116504
Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer: Being a Collection of Moral, Literary and Familiar Essays
Borrowed: 1800/9/26 (Friday). Returned: 1800/11/10 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Park
Author: Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811), Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer: Being a Collection of Moral, Literary and Familiar Essays
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 27177
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010171
Peeper
Borrowed: 1801/3/2 (Monday).
Mr Alexander Park
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): Writer.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer/Procurator.
John Watkins (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The Peeper; a collection of essays, moral, biographical and literary by John Watkins
Confidence level: Certain
John Watkins (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The peeper; a collection of essays, moral, biographical, and literary.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 16
ESTC: T92979
John Watkins (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Peeper; A Collection of Essays, Moral, Biographical, and Literary
Borrowed: 1801/3/2 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Park
Author: John Watkins (Male), Genre: Belles Lettres
Peeper; A Collection of Essays, Moral, Biographical, and Literary
Record ID 27207
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010171
Rowes Works 22d
Borrowed: 1801/5/14 (Thursday). Returned: 1801/6/6 (Saturday).
Mr George Park
Gender: Male. Address: Carterhaugh.
Occupation (original): Tenant.
Occupation (normalised): Agricultural > Farmer. Agricultural > Tenant.
Elizabeth Singer Rowe (Female, born 1674, died 1737), Thomas Rowe (Male, born 1687, died 1715)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry
The miscellaneous Works in prose and verse of Mrs Elizabeth Rowe
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Elizabeth Singer Rowe (Female, born 1674, died 1737), Thomas Rowe (Male, born 1687, died 1715)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry
The miscellaneous works in prose and verse of Mrs. Elizabeth Rowe. The greater part now first published, by her order, from her original manuscripts, by Mr. Theophilus Rowe. To which are added, poems on several occasions, by Mr. Thomas Rowe. And to the whole is prefix’d, an account of the lives and writings of the authors.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1739. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Rowe, Theophilus.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 54 times in 35 borrowing records
ESTC: T92685
Elizabeth Singer Rowe (Female, born 1674, died 1737), Thomas Rowe (Male, born 1687, died 1715)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry
Miscellaneous Works in Prose and Verse of Mrs Elizabeth Rowe
Borrowed: 1801/5/14 (Thursday). Returned: 1801/6/6 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr George Park
Author: Elizabeth Singer Rowe (Female, born 1674, died 1737), Thomas Rowe (Male, born 1687, died 1715), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry
Miscellaneous Works in Prose and Verse of Mrs Elizabeth Rowe
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 27247
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010172
Letters on England 2v
Borrowed: 1800/7/20 (Sunday).
Mr Alexander Pringle of Whitebank
Gender: Male. Address: Whytebank and Yair.
Occupation (original): Esqr.
Life dates: 1747-1827.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Letters on England by Voltaire
Confidence level: Certain
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Letters concerning the English nation.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1733. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T137614
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Letters Concerning the English Nation
Borrowed: 1800/7/20 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Pringle of Whitebank
Author: Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 27214
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010172
Lexipha
Borrowed: 1799/4/10 (Wednesday). Returned: 1799/4/21 (Sunday).
Mr William Scott
Gender: Male. Address: Singlee.
Occupation (original): Tenant.
Archibald Campbell (Male, born 1691, died 1756)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lexiphanes
Confidence level: Very likely
Archibald Campbell (Male, born 1691, died 1756)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lexiphanes, a dialogue. Imitated from Lucian, and suited to the present times. Being an attempt to restore the English tongue to its ancient purity, And to correct, as well as expose, the affected Style, hard Words, and absurd Phraseology of many late Writers, and particularly of Our English Lexiphanes, the Rambler.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 10
ESTC: T94504
Archibald Campbell (Male, born 1691, died 1756)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lexiphanes, a Dialogye
Borrowed: 1799/4/10 (Wednesday). Returned: 1799/4/21 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr William Scott
Author: Archibald Campbell (Male, born 1691, died 1756), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 27249
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010172
Highland Society
Borrowed: 1800/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: 1801/4/9 (Thursday).
Mr Alexander Pringle of Whitebank
Gender: Male. Address: Whytebank and Yair.
Occupation (original): Esqr.
Life dates: 1747-1827.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird. Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Mackenzie's Report on Ossian (original title)
Report of the Committee of the Highland Society of Scotland, appointed to inquire into the nature and authenticity of the poems of Ossian. (standardised title)
Confidence level: Speculative
Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Report of the Committee of the Highland Society of Scotland, appointed to inquire into the nature and authenticity of the poems of Ossian.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1805. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 5
Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Report of the Committee of the Highland Society of Scotland, appointed to Inquire into the Nature and Authenticity of the Poems of Ossian
Borrowed: 1800/12/4 (Thursday). Returned: 1801/4/9 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Alexander Pringle of Whitebank
Author: Henry Mackenzie (Male, born 1745, died 1831), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 27237
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010172
Beloes Miscel: 3V
Borrowed: 1799/10/11 (Friday). Returned: 1799/11/4 (Monday).
Mr William Scott
Gender: Male. Address: Singlee.
Occupation (original): Tenant.
William Beloe (Male, born 1756, died 1817)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Miscellanies; consisting of poems, classical extracts, and oriental apologues. by William Beloe
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
William Beloe (Male, born 1756, died 1817)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Miscellanies: Consisting of poems, classical extracts, and oriental apologues.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1795. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 21 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: T100214
William Beloe (Male, born 1756, died 1817)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Miscellanies: Consisting of Poems, Classical Extracts, and Oriental Apologues
Borrowed: 1799/10/11 (Friday). Returned: 1799/11/4 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr William Scott
Author: William Beloe (Male, born 1756, died 1817), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Miscellanies: Consisting of Poems, Classical Extracts, and Oriental Apologues
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 27299
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010173
Winter Evening 3V
Borrowed: 1802/3/2 (Tuesday).
Mr Mark Pringle
Gender: Male. Address: Haining.
Occupation (original): Esqr.
Life dates: 1754-1812.
Occupation (normalised): Politics/Office Holders > MP (Britain).
see Viv Dunstan's family tree for this family
Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Winter Evenings [Knox]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Winter evenings: or lucubrations on life and letters.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 88 times in 34 borrowing records
ESTC: T92823
Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Winter Evenings: or Lucubrations on Life and Letters
Borrowed: 1802/3/2 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Mark Pringle
Author: Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821), Genre: Belles Lettres
Winter Evenings: or Lucubrations on Life and Letters
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 27380
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010174
Duff on Genius
Borrowed: 1800/8/4 (Monday). Returned: 1800/10/26 (Sunday).
Mr George Rodger
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): Writer / Esqr.
Life dates: d. 1834.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer/Procurator.
Selkirk/Bridgeland
William Duff (Male, born 1732, died 1815)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Duff On Genius
Confidence level: Certain
William Duff (Male, born 1732, died 1815)
Genre: Belles Lettres
An essay on original genius; and its various modes of exertion in philosophy and the fine arts, particularly in poetry / [by William Duff].
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 36
ESTC: T58836
William Duff (Male, born 1732, died 1815)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essay on Original Genius
Borrowed: 1800/8/4 (Monday). Returned: 1800/10/26 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr George Rodger
Author: William Duff (Male, born 1732, died 1815), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 27440
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010175
Principles of Eloquence
Borrowed: 1800/7/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1800/8/12 (Tuesday).
Colonel William Russell of Ashiesteel
Gender: Male. Address: Ashiesteel.
Occupation (original): Esqr.
Life dates: d. 1804.
Occupation (normalised): Military > Army.
Jean Siffrein Maury (Male, born 1746, died 1817)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Principles of Eloquence by Jean Siffrein Maury
Confidence level: Certain
Jean Siffrein Maury (Male, born 1746, died 1817)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The principles of eloquence; adapted to the pulpit and the bar.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1793. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Lake, John Neal
Number of borrowings: 9
ESTC: T97264
Jean Siffrein Maury (Male, born 1746, died 1817)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Principles of Eloquence; Adapted to the Pulpit and the Bar
Borrowed: 1800/7/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1800/8/12 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Colonel William Russell of Ashiesteel
Author: Jean Siffrein Maury (Male, born 1746, died 1817), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 27450
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010176
Beatties Essays
Borrowed: 1799/6/3 (Monday). Returned: 1799/11/27 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr Robert Russell
Gender: Male. Address: Yarrow.
Occupation (original): Minister.
Life dates: 1768-1847.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Beattie's Essay on Truth
Confidence level: Certain
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays. On the nature and immutability of truth, in opposition to sophistry and scepticism. On poetry and music, as they affect the mind. On laughter, and ludicrous composition. On the utility of classical learning.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 77 times in 73 borrowing records
ESTC: T470740
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays [James Beattie]
Borrowed: 1799/6/3 (Monday). Returned: 1799/11/27 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr Robert Russell
Author: James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 27476
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010176
Blaires Lectures V 1 2 4to
Borrowed: 1802/1/1 (Friday). Returned: 1802/1/27 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr Robert Russell
Gender: Male. Address: Yarrow.
Occupation (original): Minister.
Life dates: 1768-1847.
Occupation (normalised): Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Church of Scotland.
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Blair's Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 112 times in 82 borrowing records
ESTC: T143711
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Borrowed: 1802/1/1 (Friday). Returned: 1802/1/27 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr Robert Russell
Author: Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800), Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 27545
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010177
Johnsons Works V 5
Borrowed: 1800/5/21 (Wednesday). Returned: 1800/9/11 (Thursday).
Mr Henry Scott
Gender: Male. Address: Deloraine.
Occupation (original): Tenant.
Occupation (normalised): Agricultural > Farmer. Agricultural > Tenant.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Johnson's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Confidence level: Certain
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Together with his life, and notes on his lives of the poets, by Sir John Hawkins
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 11 vols.
Editors: Hawkins, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 229 times in 100 borrowing records
ESTC: T83967
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson
Borrowed: 1800/5/21 (Wednesday). Returned: 1800/9/11 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr Henry Scott
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5
Record ID 27531
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010177
Johnsons Works V 1 2 3 4
Borrowed: 1799/12/20 (Friday). Returned: 1800/1/18 (Saturday).
Mr Henry Scott
Gender: Male. Address: Deloraine.
Occupation (original): Tenant.
Occupation (normalised): Agricultural > Farmer. Agricultural > Tenant.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Johnson's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Together with his life, and notes on his lives of the poets, by Sir John Hawkins
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 11 vols.
Editors: Hawkins, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 229 times in 100 borrowing records
ESTC: T83967
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson
Borrowed: 1799/12/20 (Friday). Returned: 1800/1/18 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Henry Scott
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 27583
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010178
Duff on Genius
Borrowed: 1801/12/7 (Monday). Returned: 1802/3/2 (Tuesday).
Mr James Scott
Gender: Male. Address: Yarrow.
Occupation (original): Schoolmaster.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Master/Dominie.
William Duff (Male, born 1732, died 1815)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Duff On Genius
Confidence level: Certain
William Duff (Male, born 1732, died 1815)
Genre: Belles Lettres
An essay on original genius; and its various modes of exertion in philosophy and the fine arts, particularly in poetry / [by William Duff].
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1767. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 36
ESTC: T58836
William Duff (Male, born 1732, died 1815)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essay on Original Genius
Borrowed: 1801/12/7 (Monday). Returned: 1802/3/2 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr James Scott
Author: William Duff (Male, born 1732, died 1815), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 27556
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010178
Blairs Lectures 2 V
Borrowed: 1799/11/11 (Monday). Returned: 1800/2/12 (Wednesday).
Mr James Scott
Gender: Male. Address: Yarrow.
Occupation (original): Schoolmaster.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Master/Dominie.
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Blair's Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 112 times in 82 borrowing records
ESTC: T143711
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Borrowed: 1799/11/11 (Monday). Returned: 1800/2/12 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr James Scott
Author: Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800), Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 27595
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010178
Beatties Essay
Borrowed: 1800/1/22 (Wednesday). Returned: 1800/2/26 (Wednesday).
Mr John Scott of Gala House
Gender: Male. Address: Galashiels.
Occupation (original): Esqr.
Occupation (normalised): Independent Means > Landowner/Landlord/Laird.
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Beattie's Essay on Truth
Confidence level: Certain
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays. On the nature and immutability of truth, in opposition to sophistry and scepticism. On poetry and music, as they affect the mind. On laughter, and ludicrous composition. On the utility of classical learning.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 77 times in 73 borrowing records
ESTC: T470740
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays [James Beattie]
Borrowed: 1800/1/22 (Wednesday). Returned: 1800/2/26 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr John Scott of Gala House
Author: James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 27580
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010178
Effusions of frind 2V
Borrowed: 1801/12/7 (Monday). Returned: 1802/2/10 (Wednesday).
Mr James Scott
Gender: Male. Address: Yarrow.
Occupation (original): Schoolmaster.
Occupation (normalised): Education > School Master/Dominie.
John Langhorne (Male, born 1735, died 1779)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Effusions of Friendship [Langhorne]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Langhorne (Male, born 1735, died 1779)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The effusions of friendship and fancy. In several letters to and from select friends.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1763. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 25 times in 13 borrowing records
ESTC: T137491
John Langhorne (Male, born 1735, died 1779)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Effusions of Friendship and Fancy. In Several Letters to and from Select Friends
Borrowed: 1801/12/7 (Monday). Returned: 1802/2/10 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr James Scott
Author: John Langhorne (Male, born 1735, died 1779), Genre: Belles Lettres
Effusions of Friendship and Fancy. In Several Letters to and from Select Friends
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 27630
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010179
Companion 4V
Borrowed: 1799/10/12 (Saturday). Returned: 1799/11/15 (Friday).
Mr William Scott
Gender: Male. Address: Singlee.
Occupation (original): Tenant.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The companion. Being a choice collection of the most admired pieces from the best authors, in prose and verse.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The companion. Being a choice collection of the most admired pieces from the best authors, in prose and verse. By a Society of gentlemen.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1790-1791. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 100 times in 33 borrowing records
ESTC: T76193
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Companion. Being a Choice cCllection of the Most Admired Pieces from the Best Authors
Borrowed: 1799/10/12 (Saturday). Returned: 1799/11/15 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Scott
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Companion. Being a Choice cCllection of the Most Admired Pieces from the Best Authors
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 27659
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010179
Knoxs essays 2V
Borrowed: 1799/7/14 (Sunday). Returned: 1799/12/3 (Tuesday).
Reverend Mr George Thomson
Gender: Male. Address: Melrose.
Occupation (original): Minister.
Life dates: 1759-1835.
Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays moral and literary by Vicesimus Knox
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays, moral and literary.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1778-1779. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 58 times in 35 borrowing records
ESTC: T122387
Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays Moral and Literary
Borrowed: 1799/7/14 (Sunday). Returned: 1799/12/3 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Thomson
Author: Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 27634
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010179
Dunken Cicero
Borrowed: 1799/11/5 (Tuesday). Returned: 1799/12/3 (Tuesday).
Mr William Scott
Gender: Male. Address: Singlee.
Occupation (original): Tenant.
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Duncan's Cicero
Confidence level: Certain
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Cicero’s select orations, translated into English; with the original Latin, from the best editions, in the opposite page; and notes historical, critical and explanatory.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Duncan, William
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: T137809
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Orations of Cicero
Borrowed: 1799/11/5 (Tuesday). Returned: 1799/12/3 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr William Scott
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 27628
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010179
Johnson Works 4V
Borrowed: 1799/10/9 (Wednesday). Returned: 1799/10/12 (Saturday).
Mr William Scott
Gender: Male. Address: Singlee.
Occupation (original): Tenant.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Johnson's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Together with his life, and notes on his lives of the poets, by Sir John Hawkins
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 11 vols.
Editors: Hawkins, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 229 times in 100 borrowing records
ESTC: T83967
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson
Borrowed: 1799/10/9 (Wednesday). Returned: 1799/10/12 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr William Scott
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 27658
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010179
Johnson Works 5.6.7 Vols
Borrowed: 1800/2/4 (Tuesday). Returned: 1800/3/12 (Wednesday).
Mr William Scott
Gender: Male. Address: Singlee.
Occupation (original): Tenant.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Johnson's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7
Confidence level: Certain
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Together with his life, and notes on his lives of the poets, by Sir John Hawkins
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 11 vols.
Editors: Hawkins, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 229 times in 100 borrowing records
ESTC: T83967
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson
Borrowed: 1800/2/4 (Tuesday). Returned: 1800/3/12 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr William Scott
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6, Volume 7
Record ID 27712
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010180
Goldsmiths Works V 1 2
Borrowed: 1800/7/6 (Sunday). Returned: 1800/7/18 (Friday).
Reverend Mr George Lawson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): MinisterDr after 1806.
Life dates: 1749–1820.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Goldsmith's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The miscellaneous works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B. Containing all his essays and poems.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 83 times in 41 borrowing records
ESTC: T146118
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith
Borrowed: 1800/7/6 (Sunday). Returned: 1800/7/18 (Friday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Lawson
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 27704
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010180
Johnson Works V 1 4
Borrowed: 1800/6/20 (Friday). Returned: 1800/6/28 (Saturday).
Reverend Mr George Lawson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): MinisterDr after 1806.
Life dates: 1749–1820.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Johnson's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Together with his life, and notes on his lives of the poets, by Sir John Hawkins
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 11 vols.
Editors: Hawkins, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 229 times in 100 borrowing records
ESTC: T83967
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson
Borrowed: 1800/6/20 (Friday). Returned: 1800/6/28 (Saturday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Lawson
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 4
Record ID 27699
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010180
Swifts Works V 4: 5
Borrowed: 1800/6/16 (Monday). Returned: 1800/6/20 (Friday).
Reverend Mr George Lawson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): MinisterDr after 1806.
Life dates: 1749–1820.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Swift's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5
Confidence level: Very likely
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Dr. Jonathan Swift, Dean of St. Patrick's, Dublin
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1768. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 13 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 95 times in 36 borrowing records
ESTC: N471546
Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Jonathan Swift
Borrowed: 1800/6/16 (Monday). Returned: 1800/6/20 (Friday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Lawson
Author: Jonathan Swift (Male, born 1667, died 1745), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 4, Volume 5
Record ID 27698
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010180
Johnston Works V 3: 4
Borrowed: 1800/6/16 (Monday). Returned: 1800/6/20 (Friday).
Reverend Mr George Lawson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): MinisterDr after 1806.
Life dates: 1749–1820.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Johnson's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Together with his life, and notes on his lives of the poets, by Sir John Hawkins
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 11 vols.
Editors: Hawkins, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 229 times in 100 borrowing records
ESTC: T83967
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson
Borrowed: 1800/6/16 (Monday). Returned: 1800/6/20 (Friday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Lawson
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 27703
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010180
Principles of Elequence
Borrowed: 1800/6/20 (Friday). Returned: 1800/6/28 (Saturday).
Reverend Mr George Lawson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): MinisterDr after 1806.
Life dates: 1749–1820.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
Jean Siffrein Maury (Male, born 1746, died 1817)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Principles of Eloquence by Jean Siffrein Maury
Confidence level: Certain
Jean Siffrein Maury (Male, born 1746, died 1817)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The principles of eloquence; adapted to the pulpit and the bar.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1793. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Lake, John Neal
Number of borrowings: 9
ESTC: T97264
Jean Siffrein Maury (Male, born 1746, died 1817)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Principles of Eloquence; Adapted to the Pulpit and the Bar
Borrowed: 1800/6/20 (Friday). Returned: 1800/6/28 (Saturday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Lawson
Author: Jean Siffrein Maury (Male, born 1746, died 1817), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 27721
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010180
Goldsmith Works V 3: 4
Borrowed: 1800/7/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1800/8/11 (Monday).
Reverend Mr George Lawson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): MinisterDr after 1806.
Life dates: 1749–1820.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Goldsmith's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The miscellaneous works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B. Containing all his essays and poems.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 83 times in 41 borrowing records
ESTC: T146118
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith
Borrowed: 1800/7/29 (Tuesday). Returned: 1800/8/11 (Monday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Lawson
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 27718
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010180
Rollins Belles letters 2V
Borrowed: 1800/7/18 (Friday). Returned: 1800/7/29 (Tuesday).
Reverend Mr George Lawson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): MinisterDr after 1806.
Life dates: 1749–1820.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Rollin's Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The method of teaching and studying the belles lettres, or an introduction to languages, poetry, rhetoric, history, moral philosophy, physicks, &c. With Reflections on Taste; and Instructions with regard to the Eloquence of the Pulpit, the Bar and the Stage. The whole illustrated with Passages from the most famous Poets and Orators, antient and modern, with Critical Remarks on them. Designed more particularly for Students in the Universities.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1734. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 179 times in 92 borrowing records
ESTC: T136375
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres
Borrowed: 1800/7/18 (Friday). Returned: 1800/7/29 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Lawson
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: Belles Lettres
Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 27711
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010180
Johnsons Works V 7: 8
Borrowed: 1800/7/6 (Sunday). Returned: 1800/7/18 (Friday).
Reverend Mr George Lawson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): MinisterDr after 1806.
Life dates: 1749–1820.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Johnson's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7, Volume 8
Confidence level: Certain
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Together with his life, and notes on his lives of the poets, by Sir John Hawkins
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 11 vols.
Editors: Hawkins, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 229 times in 100 borrowing records
ESTC: T83967
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson
Borrowed: 1800/7/6 (Sunday). Returned: 1800/7/18 (Friday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Lawson
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 7, Volume 8
Record ID 27708
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010180
Blair Lecters V 2
Borrowed: 1800/6/20 (Friday). Returned: 1800/6/28 (Saturday).
Reverend Mr George Lawson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): MinisterDr after 1806.
Life dates: 1749–1820.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Blair's Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 112 times in 82 borrowing records
ESTC: T143711
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Borrowed: 1800/6/20 (Friday). Returned: 1800/6/28 (Saturday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Lawson
Author: Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800), Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2
Record ID 27713
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010180
Blairs Lectures V 1
Borrowed: 1800/7/6 (Sunday). Returned: 1800/7/18 (Friday).
Reverend Mr George Lawson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): MinisterDr after 1806.
Life dates: 1749–1820.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Blair's Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 112 times in 82 borrowing records
ESTC: T143711
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Borrowed: 1800/7/6 (Sunday). Returned: 1800/7/18 (Friday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Lawson
Author: Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800), Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 27678
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010180
Melmoth sublime 2v
Borrowed: 1800/5/20 (Tuesday). Returned: 1800/5/23 (Friday).
Reverend Mr George Lawson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): MinisterDr after 1806.
Life dates: 1749–1820.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
Samuel Jackson Pratt (Male, born 1749, died 1814)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Theology
Sublime and beautiful of scripture [Pratt/Melmoth]
Confidence level: Certain
Samuel Jackson Pratt (Male, born 1749, died 1814)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Theology
The sublime and beautiful of Scripture: being essays on select passages of sacred composition.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1777. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 7 times in 4 borrowing records
ESTC: T124076
Samuel Jackson Pratt (Male, born 1749, died 1814)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Theology
Sublime and Beautiful of Scripture: being Essays on Select Passages of Sacred Composition
Borrowed: 1800/5/20 (Tuesday). Returned: 1800/5/23 (Friday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Lawson
Author: Samuel Jackson Pratt (Male, born 1749, died 1814), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Theology
Sublime and Beautiful of Scripture: being Essays on Select Passages of Sacred Composition
Record ID 27716
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010180
Observer V 5: 6
Borrowed: 1800/7/18 (Friday). Returned: 1800/7/29 (Tuesday).
Reverend Mr George Lawson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): MinisterDr after 1806.
Life dates: 1749–1820.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 116 times in 37 borrowing records
ESTC: T116504
Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer: Being a Collection of Moral, Literary and Familiar Essays
Borrowed: 1800/7/18 (Friday). Returned: 1800/7/29 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Lawson
Author: Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811), Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer: Being a Collection of Moral, Literary and Familiar Essays
Volumes borrowed: Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 27717
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010180
Norgate Essays
Borrowed: 1800/7/18 (Friday). Returned: 1800/7/29 (Tuesday).
Reverend Mr George Lawson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): MinisterDr after 1806.
Life dates: 1749–1820.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
Thomas Starling Norgate (Male, born 1772, died 1859)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry
Essays, Tales, and Poems by Thomas Starling Norgate
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Starling Norgate (Male, born 1772, died 1859)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry
Essays, tales and poems, by T. S. Norgate.
Language: English . Published: Norwich. Date of publication: 1795. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T100450
Thomas Starling Norgate (Male, born 1772, died 1859)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry
Essays, Tales and Poems [Thomas Starling Norgate]
Borrowed: 1800/7/18 (Friday). Returned: 1800/7/29 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Lawson
Author: Thomas Starling Norgate (Male, born 1772, died 1859), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry
Record ID 27707
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010180
Observer V 1 & 2
Borrowed: 1800/6/20 (Friday). Returned: 1800/6/28 (Saturday).
Reverend Mr George Lawson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): MinisterDr after 1806.
Life dates: 1749–1820.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 116 times in 37 borrowing records
ESTC: T116504
Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer: Being a Collection of Moral, Literary and Familiar Essays
Borrowed: 1800/6/20 (Friday). Returned: 1800/6/28 (Saturday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Lawson
Author: Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811), Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer: Being a Collection of Moral, Literary and Familiar Essays
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 27679
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010180
Campbells Phil: 2V
Borrowed: 1800/5/20 (Tuesday). Returned: 1800/5/23 (Friday).
Reverend Mr George Lawson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): MinisterDr after 1806.
Life dates: 1749–1820.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
George Campbell (Male, born 1719, died 1796)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The Philosophy of Rhetoric [Campbell]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
George Campbell (Male, born 1719, died 1796)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The philosophy of rhetoric. By George Campbell, ... In two volumes. ...
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 142 times in 87 borrowing records
ESTC: T145750
George Campbell (Male, born 1719, died 1796)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Philosophy of Rhetoric
Borrowed: 1800/5/20 (Tuesday). Returned: 1800/5/23 (Friday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Lawson
Author: George Campbell (Male, born 1719, died 1796), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 27709
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010180
Johnsons Works V 11
Borrowed: 1800/6/20 (Friday). Returned: 1800/6/28 (Saturday).
Reverend Mr George Lawson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): MinisterDr after 1806.
Life dates: 1749–1820.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Johnson's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 11
Confidence level: Certain
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Together with his life, and notes on his lives of the poets, by Sir John Hawkins
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 11 vols.
Editors: Hawkins, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 229 times in 100 borrowing records
ESTC: T83967
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson
Borrowed: 1800/6/20 (Friday). Returned: 1800/6/28 (Saturday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Lawson
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 11
Record ID 27710
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010180
Observer V 3 4
Borrowed: 1800/7/6 (Sunday). Returned: 1800/7/18 (Friday).
Reverend Mr George Lawson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): MinisterDr after 1806.
Life dates: 1749–1820.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 116 times in 37 borrowing records
ESTC: T116504
Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer: Being a Collection of Moral, Literary and Familiar Essays
Borrowed: 1800/7/6 (Sunday). Returned: 1800/7/18 (Friday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Lawson
Author: Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811), Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer: Being a Collection of Moral, Literary and Familiar Essays
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 27693
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010180
Johnsons Works V 2 & 11
Borrowed: 1800/6/9 (Monday). Returned: 1800/6/16 (Monday).
Reverend Mr George Lawson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): MinisterDr after 1806.
Life dates: 1749–1820.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Johnson's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 11
Confidence level: Certain
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Together with his life, and notes on his lives of the poets, by Sir John Hawkins
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 11 vols.
Editors: Hawkins, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 229 times in 100 borrowing records
ESTC: T83967
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson
Borrowed: 1800/6/9 (Monday). Returned: 1800/6/16 (Monday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Lawson
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 2, Volume 11
Record ID 27724
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010180
Companion 4V
Borrowed: 1800/8/11 (Monday). Returned: 1800/8/27 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr George Lawson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): MinisterDr after 1806.
Life dates: 1749–1820.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The companion. Being a choice collection of the most admired pieces from the best authors, in prose and verse.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The companion. Being a choice collection of the most admired pieces from the best authors, in prose and verse. By a Society of gentlemen.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1790-1791. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 100 times in 33 borrowing records
ESTC: T76193
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Companion. Being a Choice cCllection of the Most Admired Pieces from the Best Authors
Borrowed: 1800/8/11 (Monday). Returned: 1800/8/27 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Lawson
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Companion. Being a Choice cCllection of the Most Admired Pieces from the Best Authors
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 27748
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010182
Richardson Analysis
Borrowed: 1800/10/3 (Friday). Returned: 1800/10/10 (Friday).
Reverend Mr George Lawson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): MinisterDr after 1806.
Life dates: 1749–1820.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
William Richardson (Male, born 1743, died 1814)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Richardson's Analysis (original title)
Philosophical Analysis and Illustration of Some of Shakespeare's Remarkable Characters. (standardised title)
Confidence level: Certain
William Richardson (Male, born 1743, died 1814)
Genre: Belles Lettres
A philosophical analysis and illustration of some of Shakespeare’s remarkable characters
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 3
ESTC: T139828
William Richardson (Male, born 1743, died 1814)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Philosophical Analysis and Illustration of some of Shakespeare’s Remarkable Characters
Borrowed: 1800/10/3 (Friday). Returned: 1800/10/10 (Friday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Lawson
Author: William Richardson (Male, born 1743, died 1814), Genre: Belles Lettres
Philosophical Analysis and Illustration of some of Shakespeare’s Remarkable Characters
Record ID 27763
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010182
Montagine Essays V 1
Borrowed: 1800/11/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1800/11/21 (Friday).
Reverend Mr George Lawson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): MinisterDr after 1806.
Life dates: 1749–1820.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
Michel de Montaigne (Male, born 1533, died 1592)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays by Montaigne
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Confidence level: Certain
Michel de Montaigne (Male, born 1533, died 1592)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne. In three books with marginal notes and quotations.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1711. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Translators: Cotton, Charles
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 48 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T111809
Michel de Montaigne (Male, born 1533, died 1592)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays of Montaigne
Borrowed: 1800/11/12 (Wednesday). Returned: 1800/11/21 (Friday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Lawson
Author: Michel de Montaigne (Male, born 1533, died 1592), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1
Record ID 27796
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010182
Observer 6
Borrowed: 1801/1/2 (Friday). Returned: 1801/1/13 (Tuesday).
Mr Andrew Currer
Gender: Male. Address: Howford.
Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 116 times in 37 borrowing records
ESTC: T116504
Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer: Being a Collection of Moral, Literary and Familiar Essays
Borrowed: 1801/1/2 (Friday). Returned: 1801/1/13 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Andrew Currer
Author: Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811), Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer: Being a Collection of Moral, Literary and Familiar Essays
Volumes borrowed: Volume 6
Record ID 27819
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010183
Observer V 3: 4: 5: 6
Borrowed: 1800/8/22 (Friday). Returned: 1800/9/12 (Friday).
Mr Thomas Anderson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): Surgeon.
Occupation (normalised): Medicine and Health > Surgeon.
Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 116 times in 37 borrowing records
ESTC: T116504
Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer: Being a Collection of Moral, Literary and Familiar Essays
Borrowed: 1800/8/22 (Friday). Returned: 1800/9/12 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Anderson
Author: Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811), Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer: Being a Collection of Moral, Literary and Familiar Essays
Volumes borrowed: Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 27837
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010183
Rollins belles letters 4V
Borrowed: 1800/10/20 (Monday). Returned: 1800/11/7 (Friday).
Mr Thomas Anderson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): Surgeon.
Occupation (normalised): Medicine and Health > Surgeon.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Rollin's Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The method of teaching and studying the belles lettres, or an introduction to languages, poetry, rhetoric, history, moral philosophy, physicks, &c. With Reflections on Taste; and Instructions with regard to the Eloquence of the Pulpit, the Bar and the Stage. The whole illustrated with Passages from the most famous Poets and Orators, antient and modern, with Critical Remarks on them. Designed more particularly for Students in the Universities.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1734. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 179 times in 92 borrowing records
ESTC: T136375
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres
Borrowed: 1800/10/20 (Monday). Returned: 1800/11/7 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Anderson
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: Belles Lettres
Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 27871
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010184
Gerard on GenIus
Borrowed: 1801/9/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1801/10/9 (Friday).
Mr Thomas Anderson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): Surgeon.
Occupation (normalised): Medicine and Health > Surgeon.
Alexander Gerard (Male, born 1728, died 1795)
Genre: Belles Lettres
An Essay on Genius [Gerard]
Confidence level: Certain
Alexander Gerard (Male, born 1728, died 1795)
Genre: Belles Lettres
An Essay on Genius. By Alexander Gerard, D.D. Professor of Divinity in King's College, Aberdeen.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1774. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 43
ESTC: T91339
Alexander Gerard (Male, born 1728, died 1795)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essay on Genius
Borrowed: 1801/9/8 (Tuesday). Returned: 1801/10/9 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Thomas Anderson
Author: Alexander Gerard (Male, born 1728, died 1795), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 27921
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010185
Addisons Works 4V
Borrowed: 1802/3/10 (Wednesday). Returned: 1802/3/24 (Wednesday).
Colonel William Russell of Ashiesteel
Gender: Male. Address: Ashiesteel.
Occupation (original): Esqr.
Life dates: d. 1804.
Occupation (normalised): Military > Army.
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Works by Joseph Addison
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
The works of the Right Honourable Joseph Addison, Esq; Containing, I. His Original Poems, with his several Translations. II. A Treatise upon the Usefulness of Ancient Medals. III. Of the Christian Religion. IV. The Present State of the War. V. The Tryal and Conviction of Count Tariff.
Language: English . Published: Dublin. Date of publication: 1722-1723. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 54 times in 18 borrowing records
ESTC: T89170
Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Works of Joseph Addison
Borrowed: 1802/3/10 (Wednesday). Returned: 1802/3/24 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Colonel William Russell of Ashiesteel
Author: Joseph Addison (Male, born 1672, died 1719), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Periodicals, Genre: Politics, Society and Political Economy
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 27937
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010185
Mercers Nightcap 2V
Borrowed: 1801/3/20 (Friday). Returned: 1801/4/13 (Monday).
Mr George Rodger
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): Writer / Esqr.
Life dates: d. 1834.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer/Procurator.
Selkirk/Bridgeland
Louis-Sébastien Mercier (Male, born 1740, died 1814)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Nightcap by Louis Sebastian Mercier
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Louis-Sébastien Mercier (Male, born 1740, died 1814)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The nightcap.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 13 borrowing records
ESTC: T177351
Louis-Sébastien Mercier (Male, born 1740, died 1814)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Nightcap
Borrowed: 1801/3/20 (Friday). Returned: 1801/4/13 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr George Rodger
Author: Louis-Sébastien Mercier (Male, born 1740, died 1814), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 28000
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010186
Companion 4V
Borrowed: 1801/4/7 (Tuesday). Returned: 1801/6/16 (Tuesday).
Mr Henry Scott
Gender: Male. Address: Deloraine.
Occupation (original): Tenant.
Occupation (normalised): Agricultural > Farmer. Agricultural > Tenant.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The companion. Being a choice collection of the most admired pieces from the best authors, in prose and verse.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The companion. Being a choice collection of the most admired pieces from the best authors, in prose and verse. By a Society of gentlemen.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1790-1791. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 100 times in 33 borrowing records
ESTC: T76193
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Companion. Being a Choice cCllection of the Most Admired Pieces from the Best Authors
Borrowed: 1801/4/7 (Tuesday). Returned: 1801/6/16 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Mr Henry Scott
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Companion. Being a Choice cCllection of the Most Admired Pieces from the Best Authors
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 27963
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010186
Beloes Miscellanies 3V
Borrowed: 1800/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1801/1/9 (Friday).
Mr William Scott
Gender: Male. Address: Singlee.
Occupation (original): Tenant.
William Beloe (Male, born 1756, died 1817)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Miscellanies; consisting of poems, classical extracts, and oriental apologues. by William Beloe
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
William Beloe (Male, born 1756, died 1817)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Miscellanies: Consisting of poems, classical extracts, and oriental apologues.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1795. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 21 times in 7 borrowing records
ESTC: T100214
William Beloe (Male, born 1756, died 1817)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Miscellanies: Consisting of Poems, Classical Extracts, and Oriental Apologues
Borrowed: 1800/11/26 (Wednesday). Returned: 1801/1/9 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Scott
Author: William Beloe (Male, born 1756, died 1817), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Miscellanies: Consisting of Poems, Classical Extracts, and Oriental Apologues
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 27974
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010186
Companion 4V
Borrowed: 1801/2/16 (Monday). Returned: 1801/2/20 (Friday).
Mr William Scott
Gender: Male. Address: Singlee.
Occupation (original): Tenant.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The companion. Being a choice collection of the most admired pieces from the best authors, in prose and verse.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The companion. Being a choice collection of the most admired pieces from the best authors, in prose and verse. By a Society of gentlemen.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1790-1791. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 100 times in 33 borrowing records
ESTC: T76193
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Companion. Being a Choice cCllection of the Most Admired Pieces from the Best Authors
Borrowed: 1801/2/16 (Monday). Returned: 1801/2/20 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr William Scott
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Companion. Being a Choice cCllection of the Most Admired Pieces from the Best Authors
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 28024
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010186
Peeper
Borrowed: 1802/4/5 (Monday).
Mr Henry Scott
Gender: Male. Address: Deloraine.
Occupation (original): Tenant.
Occupation (normalised): Agricultural > Farmer. Agricultural > Tenant.
John Watkins (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The Peeper; a collection of essays, moral, biographical and literary by John Watkins
Confidence level: Certain
John Watkins (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The peeper; a collection of essays, moral, biographical, and literary.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1796. Format: 12mo.
Number of borrowings: 16
ESTC: T92979
John Watkins (Male)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Peeper; A Collection of Essays, Moral, Biographical, and Literary
Borrowed: 1802/4/5 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Henry Scott
Author: John Watkins (Male), Genre: Belles Lettres
Peeper; A Collection of Essays, Moral, Biographical, and Literary
Record ID 27969
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010186
Goldsmiths Works 4 vol
Borrowed: 1801/1/3 (Saturday). Returned: 1801/1/17 (Saturday).
Mr William Scott
Gender: Male. Address: Singlee.
Occupation (original): Tenant.
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Goldsmith's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The miscellaneous works of Oliver Goldsmith, M.B. Containing all his essays and poems.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1775. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 83 times in 41 borrowing records
ESTC: T146118
Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith
Borrowed: 1801/1/3 (Saturday). Returned: 1801/1/17 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr William Scott
Author: Oliver Goldsmith (Male, born c.1730, died 1774), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Miscellaneous Works of Oliver Goldsmith
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 27985
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010186
Blairs Lectures 2 Vol 4to
Borrowed: 1801/3/6 (Friday). Returned: 1801/3/16 (Monday).
Mr William Scott
Gender: Male. Address: Singlee.
Occupation (original): Tenant.
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Blair's Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 112 times in 82 borrowing records
ESTC: T143711
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Borrowed: 1801/3/6 (Friday). Returned: 1801/3/16 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr William Scott
Author: Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800), Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 28007
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010186
Rowe's work 4V
Borrowed: 1801/9/14 (Monday). Returned: 1801/12/18 (Friday).
Mr Henry Scott
Gender: Male. Address: Deloraine.
Occupation (original): Tenant.
Occupation (normalised): Agricultural > Farmer. Agricultural > Tenant.
Elizabeth Singer Rowe (Female, born 1674, died 1737), Thomas Rowe (Male, born 1687, died 1715)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry
The miscellaneous Works in prose and verse of Mrs Elizabeth Rowe
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Elizabeth Singer Rowe (Female, born 1674, died 1737), Thomas Rowe (Male, born 1687, died 1715)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry
The miscellaneous works in prose and verse of Mrs. Elizabeth Rowe. The greater part now first published, by her order, from her original manuscripts, by Mr. Theophilus Rowe. To which are added, poems on several occasions, by Mr. Thomas Rowe. And to the whole is prefix’d, an account of the lives and writings of the authors.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1739. Format: 8vo.
Editors: Rowe, Theophilus.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 54 times in 35 borrowing records
ESTC: T92685
Elizabeth Singer Rowe (Female, born 1674, died 1737), Thomas Rowe (Male, born 1687, died 1715)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry
Miscellaneous Works in Prose and Verse of Mrs Elizabeth Rowe
Borrowed: 1801/9/14 (Monday). Returned: 1801/12/18 (Friday).
Borrower: Mr Henry Scott
Author: Elizabeth Singer Rowe (Female, born 1674, died 1737), Thomas Rowe (Male, born 1687, died 1715), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry
Miscellaneous Works in Prose and Verse of Mrs Elizabeth Rowe
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 28015
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010186
Aikins letters to his son
Borrowed: 1802/2/1 (Monday). Returned: 1802/4/3 (Saturday).
Mr Henry Scott
Gender: Male. Address: Deloraine.
Occupation (original): Tenant.
Occupation (normalised): Agricultural > Farmer. Agricultural > Tenant.
John Aikin (Male, born 1747, died 1822)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Letters from a father to his son [Aikin]
Confidence level: Certain
John Aikin (Male, born 1747, died 1822)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Letters from a father to his son, on various topics, relative to literature and the conduct of life. Written in the years 1792 and 1793.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1793. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 11
ESTC: T84688
John Aikin (Male, born 1747, died 1822)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Letters from a Father to his Son, on Various Topics, relative to Literature and the Conduct of Life
Borrowed: 1802/2/1 (Monday). Returned: 1802/4/3 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr Henry Scott
Author: John Aikin (Male, born 1747, died 1822), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Education
Letters from a Father to his Son, on Various Topics, relative to Literature and the Conduct of Life
Record ID 28052
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010187
Blairs Lectures 2V 4to
Borrowed: 1801/9/10 (Thursday). Returned: 1801/12/12 (Saturday).
Mr James Little
Gender: Male. Address: Helmburn.
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Blair's Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on rhetoric and belles lettres.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 112 times in 82 borrowing records
ESTC: T143711
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Borrowed: 1801/9/10 (Thursday). Returned: 1801/12/12 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr James Little
Author: Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800), Genre: Belles Lettres
Lectures on Rhetoric and Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 28031
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010187
Ossians Poems 2V
Borrowed: 1801/4/17 (Friday). Returned: 1802/2/14 (Sunday).
Mr James Laidlaw of Blackhouse
Gender: Male. Address: Blackhouse.
Occupation (original): Tenant.
Occupation (normalised): Agricultural > Farmer. Agricultural > Tenant.
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800), James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Ossian's Poems
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800), James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The works of Ossian, the son of Fingal. In two volumes. Translated from the Gaelic language by James Macpherson.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1765. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 99 times in 53 borrowing records
ESTC: T137080
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800), James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Works of Ossian, the Son of Fingal ... Critical Dissertation on the Poems of Ossian
Borrowed: 1801/4/17 (Friday). Returned: 1802/2/14 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr James Laidlaw of Blackhouse
Author: Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800), James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Works of Ossian, the Son of Fingal ... Critical Dissertation on the Poems of Ossian
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 28054
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010187
Letters on England 2V
Borrowed: 1801/12/12 (Saturday). Returned: 1802/1/17 (Sunday).
Mr James Little
Gender: Male. Address: Helmburn.
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Letters on England by Voltaire
Confidence level: Certain
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Letters concerning the English nation.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1733. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T137614
Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Letters Concerning the English Nation
Borrowed: 1801/12/12 (Saturday). Returned: 1802/1/17 (Sunday).
Borrower: Mr James Little
Author: Voltaire (Male, born 1694, died 1778), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 28039
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010187
Ossians Poems 2V
Borrowed: 1801/2/9 (Monday). Returned: 1801/3/14 (Saturday).
Mr James Little
Gender: Male. Address: Helmburn.
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800), James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Ossian's Poems
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800), James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The works of Ossian, the son of Fingal. In two volumes. Translated from the Gaelic language by James Macpherson.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1765. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 99 times in 53 borrowing records
ESTC: T137080
Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800), James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Works of Ossian, the Son of Fingal ... Critical Dissertation on the Poems of Ossian
Borrowed: 1801/2/9 (Monday). Returned: 1801/3/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr James Little
Author: Hugh Blair (Male, born 1718, died 1800), James Macpherson (Male, born 1736, died 1796), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Works of Ossian, the Son of Fingal ... Critical Dissertation on the Poems of Ossian
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 28061
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010187
Beatties Essays
Borrowed: 1802/3/1 (Monday). Returned: 1802/4/3 (Saturday).
Mr James Little
Gender: Male. Address: Helmburn.
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Beattie's Essay on Truth
Confidence level: Certain
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays. On the nature and immutability of truth, in opposition to sophistry and scepticism. On poetry and music, as they affect the mind. On laughter, and ludicrous composition. On the utility of classical learning.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1776. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 77 times in 73 borrowing records
ESTC: T470740
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Essays [James Beattie]
Borrowed: 1802/3/1 (Monday). Returned: 1802/4/3 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr James Little
Author: James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 28041
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010187
Johnsons Works V 1: 2: 3: 4
Borrowed: 1801/3/14 (Saturday). Returned: 1801/3/25 (Wednesday).
Mr James Little
Gender: Male. Address: Helmburn.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Johnson's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Together with his life, and notes on his lives of the poets, by Sir John Hawkins
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 11 vols.
Editors: Hawkins, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 229 times in 100 borrowing records
ESTC: T83967
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson
Borrowed: 1801/3/14 (Saturday). Returned: 1801/3/25 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Mr James Little
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 28038
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010187
Rollins bell letters 4
Borrowed: 1801/2/9 (Monday). Returned: 1801/3/14 (Saturday).
Mr James Little
Gender: Male. Address: Helmburn.
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Rollin's Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Confidence level: Certain
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The method of teaching and studying the belles lettres, or an introduction to languages, poetry, rhetoric, history, moral philosophy, physicks, &c. With Reflections on Taste; and Instructions with regard to the Eloquence of the Pulpit, the Bar and the Stage. The whole illustrated with Passages from the most famous Poets and Orators, antient and modern, with Critical Remarks on them. Designed more particularly for Students in the Universities.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1734. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 4 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 179 times in 92 borrowing records
ESTC: T136375
Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres
Borrowed: 1801/2/9 (Monday). Returned: 1801/3/14 (Saturday).
Borrower: Mr James Little
Author: Charles Rollin (Male, born 1661, died 1741), Genre: Belles Lettres
Method of Teaching and Studying the Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4
Record ID 28096
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010188
Shenstone Works 2V
Borrowed: 1801/11/14 (Saturday). Returned: 1801/12/7 (Monday).
Mr John Mercer
Gender: Male. Address: Melrose.
Occupation (original): Writer.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer/Procurator.
William Shenstone (Male, born 1714, died 1763)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The works in verse and prose, of William Shenstone, Esq; most of which were never before printed.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
William Shenstone (Male, born 1714, died 1763)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
The works in verse and prose, of William Shenstone, Esq; most of which were never before printed.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1764-1769. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 17 times in 9 borrowing records
ESTC: T92444
William Shenstone (Male, born 1714, died 1763)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Works in Verse and Prose of William Shenstone
Borrowed: 1801/11/14 (Saturday). Returned: 1801/12/7 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr John Mercer
Author: William Shenstone (Male, born 1714, died 1763), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Works in Verse and Prose of William Shenstone
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 28076
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010188
Duncans Cicero
Borrowed: 1800/12/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1801/3/2 (Monday).
Mr John Mercer
Gender: Male. Address: Melrose.
Occupation (original): Writer.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Writer/Procurator.
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Duncan's Cicero
Confidence level: Certain
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Cicero’s select orations, translated into English; with the original Latin, from the best editions, in the opposite page; and notes historical, critical and explanatory.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1771. Format: 8vo.
Translators: Duncan, William
Number of borrowings: 7
ESTC: T137809
Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Orations of Cicero
Borrowed: 1800/12/11 (Thursday). Returned: 1801/3/2 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr John Mercer
Author: Marcus Tullius Cicero (Male, born BCE106-1-3, died BCE43-12-7), Genre: Belles Lettres
Record ID 28145
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010189
Montagine Essays 3V
Borrowed: 1801/3/23 (Monday). Returned: 1801/4/6 (Monday).
Reverend Mr George Lawson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): MinisterDr after 1806.
Life dates: 1749–1820.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
Michel de Montaigne (Male, born 1533, died 1592)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays by Montaigne
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Michel de Montaigne (Male, born 1533, died 1592)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays of Michael Seigneur de Montaigne. In three books with marginal notes and quotations.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1711. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Translators: Cotton, Charles
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 48 times in 26 borrowing records
ESTC: T111809
Michel de Montaigne (Male, born 1533, died 1592)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Essays of Montaigne
Borrowed: 1801/3/23 (Monday). Returned: 1801/4/6 (Monday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Lawson
Author: Michel de Montaigne (Male, born 1533, died 1592), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 28155
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010189
Arbuthnots Works 2V
Borrowed: 1801/4/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1801/4/27 (Monday).
Reverend Mr George Lawson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): MinisterDr after 1806.
Life dates: 1749–1820.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
John Arbuthnot (Male, born 1667, died 1735)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Mathematics
The miscellaneous works of the late Dr. Arbuthnot.
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
John Arbuthnot (Male, born 1667, died 1735)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Mathematics
The miscellaneous works of the late Dr. Arbuthnot.
Language: English . Published: Glasgow. Date of publication: 1751. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 4 times in 2 borrowing records
ESTC: N6025
John Arbuthnot (Male, born 1667, died 1735)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Mathematics
Miscellaneous Works of John Arbuthnot
Borrowed: 1801/4/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1801/4/27 (Monday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Lawson
Author: John Arbuthnot (Male, born 1667, died 1735), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Mathematics
Miscellaneous Works of John Arbuthnot
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 28172
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010189
Elements of Criticism 3V
Borrowed: 1801/4/27 (Monday). Returned: 1801/5/14 (Thursday).
Reverend Mr George Lawson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): MinisterDr after 1806.
Life dates: 1749–1820.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Elements of Criticism by Henry Home
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Elements of criticism. In three volumes.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh | London. Date of publication: 1762. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 360 times in 195 borrowing records
ESTC: T32597
Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Elements of Criticism
Borrowed: 1801/4/27 (Monday). Returned: 1801/5/14 (Thursday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Lawson
Author: Henry Home Lord Kames (Male, born 1696, died 1782), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 28168
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010189
Observer 6v
Borrowed: 1801/4/27 (Monday). Returned: 1801/5/6 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr George Lawson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): MinisterDr after 1806.
Life dates: 1749–1820.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 116 times in 37 borrowing records
ESTC: T116504
Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer: Being a Collection of Moral, Literary and Familiar Essays
Borrowed: 1801/4/27 (Monday). Returned: 1801/5/6 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Lawson
Author: Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811), Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer: Being a Collection of Moral, Literary and Familiar Essays
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 28116
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010189
Norgats Essays
Borrowed: 1800/12/26 (Friday). Returned: 1801/1/20 (Tuesday).
Reverend Mr George Lawson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): MinisterDr after 1806.
Life dates: 1749–1820.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
Thomas Starling Norgate (Male, born 1772, died 1859)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry
Essays, Tales, and Poems by Thomas Starling Norgate
Confidence level: Certain
Thomas Starling Norgate (Male, born 1772, died 1859)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry
Essays, tales and poems, by T. S. Norgate.
Language: English . Published: Norwich. Date of publication: 1795. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: 5
ESTC: T100450
Thomas Starling Norgate (Male, born 1772, died 1859)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry
Essays, Tales and Poems [Thomas Starling Norgate]
Borrowed: 1800/12/26 (Friday). Returned: 1801/1/20 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Lawson
Author: Thomas Starling Norgate (Male, born 1772, died 1859), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Fiction, Genre: Poetry
Record ID 28166
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010189
Johnsons Works V8
Borrowed: 1801/4/27 (Monday). Returned: 1801/5/6 (Wednesday).
Reverend Mr George Lawson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): MinisterDr after 1806.
Life dates: 1749–1820.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Johnson's Works
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Confidence level: Certain
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
The works of Samuel Johnson, LL.D. Together with his life, and notes on his lives of the poets, by Sir John Hawkins
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1787. Format: 8vo. Pagination: 11 vols.
Editors: Hawkins, John
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 229 times in 100 borrowing records
ESTC: T83967
Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Works of Samuel Johnson
Borrowed: 1801/4/27 (Monday). Returned: 1801/5/6 (Wednesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Lawson
Author: Dr Samuel Johnson (Male, born 1709-9-18, died 1784-12-13), Genre: Belles Lettres
Volumes borrowed: Volume 8
Record ID 28156
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010189
Beatties Dissertations 4to
Borrowed: 1801/4/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1801/4/27 (Monday).
Reverend Mr George Lawson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): MinisterDr after 1806.
Life dates: 1749–1820.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Dissertations Moral and Critical [Beattie]
Confidence level: Certain
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Dissertations moral and critical. On memory and imagination. On dreaming. The theory of language. On fable and romance. On the attachments of kindred. Illustrations on sublimity. By James Beattie
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1783. Format: 4to.
Number of borrowings: 22
ESTC: T97900
James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Dissertations Moral and Critical
Borrowed: 1801/4/15 (Wednesday). Returned: 1801/4/27 (Monday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Lawson
Author: James Beattie (Male, born 1735, died 1803), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Record ID 28250
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010190
Observer 6V
Borrowed: 1802/4/12 (Monday).
Mr John Lang
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Life dates: 1744-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Notaries/Clerks.
Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 116 times in 37 borrowing records
ESTC: T116504
Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer: Being a Collection of Moral, Literary and Familiar Essays
Borrowed: 1802/4/12 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr John Lang
Author: Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811), Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer: Being a Collection of Moral, Literary and Familiar Essays
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3, Volume 4, Volume 5, Volume 6
Record ID 28237
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010190
Ruddimans Collection
Borrowed: 1801/6/18 (Thursday). Returned: 1801/6/25 (Thursday).
Mr John Lang
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Life dates: 1744-1805.
Occupation (normalised): Law > Notaries/Clerks.
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
A collection of scarce, curious, and valuable pieces, both in verse and prose; chiefly selected from the fugitive productions of the most eminent wits of the present age. [The compiler's preface signed: Tho. Ruddiman.]
Confidence level: Certain
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
A collection of scarce, curious and valuable pieces, both in verse and prose; chiefly selected from the fugitive productions of the most eminent wits of the present age.
Language: English . Published: Edinburgh. Date of publication: 1773. Format: 12mo.
Editors: Ruddiman, Walter 1719-1781
Number of borrowings: 4
ESTC: T128607
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Collection of Scarce, Curious and Valuable Pieces, both in Verse and Prose
Borrowed: 1801/6/18 (Thursday). Returned: 1801/6/25 (Thursday).
Borrower: Mr John Lang
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Poetry
Collection of Scarce, Curious and Valuable Pieces, both in Verse and Prose
Record ID 28184
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010190
Nightcap 2V
Borrowed: 1801/5/27 (Wednesday). Returned: 1801/6/12 (Friday).
Reverend Mr George Lawson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): MinisterDr after 1806.
Life dates: 1749–1820.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
Louis-Sébastien Mercier (Male, born 1740, died 1814)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Nightcap by Louis Sebastian Mercier
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Louis-Sébastien Mercier (Male, born 1740, died 1814)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
The nightcap.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 2 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 24 times in 13 borrowing records
ESTC: T177351
Louis-Sébastien Mercier (Male, born 1740, died 1814)
Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Nightcap
Borrowed: 1801/5/27 (Wednesday). Returned: 1801/6/12 (Friday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Lawson
Author: Louis-Sébastien Mercier (Male, born 1740, died 1814), Genre: Belles Lettres, Genre: Philosophy and Morality
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Record ID 28203
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010190
Winter Evening 3V
Borrowed: 1801/8/4 (Tuesday). Returned: 1801/8/25 (Tuesday).
Reverend Mr George Lawson
Gender: Male. Address: Selkirk.
Occupation (original): MinisterDr after 1806.
Life dates: 1749–1820.
Occupation (normalised): Arts and Letters > Author. Religion and Clergy > Minister/Priest > Presbyterian Seceder.
Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Winter Evenings [Knox]
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Confidence level: Certain
Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Winter evenings: or lucubrations on life and letters.
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1788. Format: 12mo. Pagination: 3 vols.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 88 times in 34 borrowing records
ESTC: T92823
Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Winter Evenings: or Lucubrations on Life and Letters
Borrowed: 1801/8/4 (Tuesday). Returned: 1801/8/25 (Tuesday).
Borrower: Reverend Mr George Lawson
Author: Vicesimus Knox (Male, born 1752, died 1821), Genre: Belles Lettres
Winter Evenings: or Lucubrations on Life and Letters
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2, Volume 3
Record ID 28297
Library: Selkirk Library. Register: volume 1 (1800-1812, Type: Town). Page: 1010191
Observer V 1: 2
Borrowed: 1801/10/20 (Tuesday). Returned: 1801/11/2 (Monday).
Mr Robert Arras
Gender: Male. Address: Rink.
Occupation (original): Tenant.
Occupation (normalised): Agricultural > Farmer.
Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2
Confidence level: Certain
Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer
Language: English . Published: London. Date of publication: 1785. Format: 8vo.
Number of borrowings: Volumes associated with this edition were borrowed 116 times in 37 borrowing records
ESTC: T116504
Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811)
Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer: Being a Collection of Moral, Literary and Familiar Essays
Borrowed: 1801/10/20 (Tuesday). Returned: 1801/11/2 (Monday).
Borrower: Mr Robert Arras
Author: Richard Cumberland (Male, born 1732, died 1811), Genre: Belles Lettres
Observer: Being a Collection of Moral, Literary and Familiar Essays
Volumes borrowed: Volume 1, Volume 2