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Brotherton Collection289
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conduct of life4
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political science3
ballad operas2
courtesy2
english poetry2
epigrams2
latin poetry, medieval and modern2
political satire, english2

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Hills, Henry19
Hills, Henry (1713)19
Dryden, John (1631-1700)11
Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745)9
Milton, John (1608-1674)8
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)8
Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-17457
Cooper, Mary6
Cooper, Mary (1761)6
Foote, Samuel (1720-1777)6

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A translation of the second satyr of Persius. By T. Brewster, A.M.... [etc.]

Persius; Brewston, Thomas (1705-)

1733

Indexed in: Foxon B437.

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The heire· : A comedie. As it was acted by the Company of the Revels. 1620. Written by T.M

May, Thomas (1595-1650)

1633

By Thomas May, whose name appears on A3r. In verse. Signatures: A⁴ (-A2, +I4) B-I⁴ (-I4). The first leaf is blank. The title page is a cancel, printed as I4. The cancellandum lacked the ed...

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A Miscellaneous collection of poems, songs and epigrams : By several hands. Publish'd by T. M. gent (v.1)

Mosse, T; Pope, Alexander (1688-1744)

1721

Editorship ascribed to T. Mosse. "To a young lady: with the works of Voiture. by Mr. Pope": vol. 2, p. 199-205. In vol. 2, p. 71 is not numbered.

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A Miscellaneous collection of poems, songs and epigrams : By several hands. Publish'd by T. M. gent (v.2)

Mosse, T; Pope, Alexander (1688-1744)

1721

Editorship ascribed to T. Mosse. "To a young lady: with the works of Voiture. by Mr. Pope": vol. 2, p. 199-205. In vol. 2, p. 71 is not numbered.

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The familiar epistles of M. T. Cicero : Englished and conferred with the French, Italian and other translations

Cicero, Marcus Tullius; Webbe, Joseph

[1620]

The translator's name, I. Webbe, appears in the heading to the dedication. Publication date from STC. Title page is engraved. Signatures: A-2Q 2R⁴. Leaf Ee4 is missigned "Cc4". Page 887 is...

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The mock-patron: or, an address from Grubstreet, to Dr. Cl---t----n

[1727?]

Dr. Cl---t----n = Dr. Robert Clayton. Verse. "Apparently a satire on Robert Clayton" (Foxon).

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A translation of the odes and epodes of Horace into English verse : Attempted by T. Hare

Horace; Horace; Horace

1737

With a 16-page list of subscribers.

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To Mr. S-------- M-----, on his turning evidence

1747

Verse. Drop head title. Foxon claims this is a satire on Sir John Murray, the Pretender's secretary who turned King's evidence - To Samuel Maddox, crown witness at the Jacobite trials. Imprint f...

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Wit restor'd : in several select poems not formerly publish't

Mennes, Sir John (1599-1671); Smith, James (1605-1667)

1658

In verse; traditional ballads are included among the many anonymous poems in the collection. Named poets include Sir John Mennes, James Smith, William Murrey [sic], Dr Corbett [Richard Corbet], and ...

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The last will and testament of the Right Honourable R---t E--l of O----d, late P---e M------r of Great Britain

1745

A satire upon Robert Walpole, earl of Orford, formerly the prime minister.

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An account of a second dream at Harwich, supplying all the omissions and defects in the first dream. In a letter to the same Member of Parliament, about the Camisars

M----m, A----r

Printed in the year 1709

Political satire in which appear Queen Anne (Lady Angelica), the "Old Pretender" (Monsieur St. George), and possibly Robert Harley ("a little dapper black man"). A satire on contemporary politics. ...

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