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Poems on several occasions
Carey, Henry (1687?-1743)
1729
Page number 150 repeated; page number 158 omitted. Table of contents: [4] p. at end. Title within double line border; decorative initials, head- and tailpieces; title vignette.
Verses to the Right Reverend Father in God, Edward, Lord Bishop of Durham : With an essay towards restoring the original texts of scripture, and reconciling the Hebrew and Septuagint, by the oriental languages, fathers, &c
Mawer, John (1763); Payne, Thomas bookseller in Paternoster Row
1731
Attributed to John Mawer. With reference to Edward Chandler. Verses dated: Oct. 31 1730 at foot. Signatures: [A]² B-D⁴ E². With half-title. Head-pieces. Anon., by John Mawer.
The world unmask'd : A satire
Gilbert, Thomas (1713-1766)
1738
On various contemporary writers and political figures; Pope and Walpole are among those cited. In verse. Title vignette; head- and tailpieces; initials. Error in pagination: no. 17-20 omitted. ...
Seasonable reproof : a satire, in the manner of Horace... : to be continued occasionally as a poetical pillory, to execute justice upon such vices and follies, as are either above the reach or without the verge of the laws
Miller, James (1706-1744); Pope, Alexander (1688-1744); Savage, Richard (1743)
1735
Signatures: [A]² B-H². Attributed to James Miller by Cushing and Foxon, to Richard Savage in the Wrenn Catalog, and also erroneously ascribed to Alexander Pope. Extracts from the Satirae, Book 1...
The eagle and the robin : An apologue. Translated from the original of Æsop, written two thousand years since, and now rendred in familiar verse
H. G (fl. 1709); Aesop; Holdsworth, E (1684-1746); Bellamy, D (1687-)
1709
Preface signed: Horat. Gram. There is no evidence that this is a translation from Aesop. On the Duke of Marlborough and Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford. "Taffey's triumph" is Daniel Bellamy the el...
The eagle and the robin : An apologue. Translated from the original of Æsop, written two thousand years since, and now rendred in familiar verse
H. G (fl. 1709); Aesop; Holdsworth, E (1684-1746); Bellamy, D (1687-)
1709
Preface signed: Horat. Gram. There is no evidence that this is a translation from Aesop. On the Duke of Marlborough and Robert Harley, Earl of Oxford. "Taffey's triumph" is Daniel Bellamy the el...
An abstract of the most curious and excellent thoughts in Seigneur de Montaigne's essays: very useful for improving the mind, and forming the manners of men. Done into English from the French original
Montaigne, Michel de (1533-1592)
1701
Translator is anonymous.
A true collection of the writings of the author of The true born English-man
Defoe, Daniel (1661?-1731)
1703
First edition. First authorized? collected edition. cf. Moore, J.R. Defoe in the pillory... Bloomington, Ind. [c1939] p. 51-71. Page 150 incorrectly numbered 121. Title within double line border...
The conquest of Granada by the Spaniards : In two parts. Acted at the Theater-Royal
Dryden, John (1631-1700)
1678
Each part has caption title: Almanzor and Almahide. Or, The conquest of Granada. Part two has special t.-p.: Almanzor and Almahide: or, The conquest of Grandada. The second part. "Of heroick plays...
Letters of Mr. Alexander Pope, and several of his friends
Pope, Alexander (1688-1744)
1737
Half title, signed A, reads "The works of Mr. Alexander Pope, in prose". A companion volume, The works of Mr. Alexander Pope, in prose, vol. II, was published in 1741. Title in red and black. Ti...
Otia sacra : Optima fides
Westmorland, Mildmay Fane Earl of (1601-1666)
1648
Engraved title-pages; t.-p. to pt. 2 has caption: Famulenter prioribus. Two folded leaves inserted: between pp. 70-71, and p. 110-111, not included in pagination. Author's manuscript corrections t...
The povverfvll favorite, or, The life of Ælivs Seianvs
Matthieu, Pierre (1563-1621)
1628
An entirely different translation (attributed, probably erroneously, to Phillip Massinger) from STC 17665, published in the same year with the same title but with 62pp. only, and wrongly described by ...