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Elizabeth Melville

Contributor: Associate Professor Sarah Ross

Elizabeth Melville (c.1578-c.1640) is a Scottish presbyterian devotional poet. She is celebrated as the first Scottish woman to have her poetry appear in print, and is the author of a significant body of poetry in manuscript.

  • Biography
  • Textual History

Texts

  • Bruce Manuscript Lyrics
  • Sonnet To John Welsh
  • Sonnets To Andrew Melville
  • A Call To Come To Christ
  • Love's Lament For Christ's Absence
  • Melville Tomb At Collessie
  • Observations On Effectual Calling

Index:

  • Biography
  • TextualHistory
  • Bruce Manuscript Lyrics
  • Sonnet To John Welsh
  • Sonnets To Andrew Melville
  • A Call To Come To Christ
  • Love
  • Melville Tomb At Collessie
  • Observations On Effectual Calling

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