An inscription on John Bel. : John Bel liv'd in Annandale, on the Scots-side, and has a stone (200 years old) on him, with this inscription...

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Pitcairn, Archibald, 1652-1713.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Language:

Latin

Subjects (All):

Latin poetry--Early works to 1800.

Latin poetry.

Genre:

Single sheet verse.

Physical Description:

1 sheet ; 1/2⁰

Place of Publication:

[Edinburgh] : [publisher not identified], [1712?]

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Verse - The first line of the inscription, which forms part of the title, reads "I Jocky Bel o' Braiken-brow lyes under this stane".

Pitcairn's two Latin imitations have the respective first lines "Hoc saxum mihi filij induerunt" and "Hic Belus abscondor caput objectare periclis".

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from National Library of Scotland.

Cited in:

Foxon, P382

English Short Title Catalog, T189010.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.