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The Canterbury guests; or, A bargain broken. A comedy. Acted at the Theatre-Royal
Ravenscroft, Edward (1654?-1707); Walthoe, John (1657-1744); Browne, Daniel (fl. 1672-1753)
1695
First edition. Paper: watermarked: fleur de lys WR/-.
Letters of wit, politicks and morality
Guevara, Antonio de; Aristaenetus; Bentivoglio, Guido cardinal (1579-1644); Bussy, Roger de Rabutin comte de (1618-1693); Fontenelle M. de (1657-1757); Cheek, Thomas; Savage, John (1673-1747); Boyer, Abel (1667-1729)
1701
Paging irregular: pp. 157-176 omitted and pp. 337-347 misnumbered 327-437. Sig. D6 (fly-title to "Six select epistles out of Aristaenetus") not included in pagination. "Epistle dedicatory" signed: A...
Translations of several odes, satyrs, and epistles of Horace : With some versions out of Catullus, Martial, and the Italian poets. As likewise several occasional copies of verses by the author
Hanway, John; Horace; Catullus, Gaius Valerius; Martial
1730
By John Hanway; cf. Foxon. Text and translation vis-à-vis. The translator signs the dedication and his own occasional verses at the end. B1r (p.[1]) is blank. Errata: p. [12] of preliminaries...
Ovid's epistles: with his amours
Ovid; Pope, Alexander (1688-1744); Dryden, John (1631-1700)
1748
The translators are identified in the text as John Dryden, Alexander Pope and others; the "Preface to Ovid's epistles" is by Dryden. The 'Amours' has a separate titlepage.
The History of Sr Francis Drake Exprest by instrumentall and vocall musick : and by art of perspective in scenes, etc. The first Part. Represented daily at the Cockpit in Drury-Lane at three afternoon punctually
D'Avenant, Sir William (1606-1668)
1659
First edition. No more published. Signatures: A-E⁴. Anon., by Sir William Davenant. Indexed in: Wing D327. Indexed in: Woodward & Mcmanaway 313.
Directions to a painter, for describing our naval business : in imitation of Mr. Waller
Denham, Sir John (1615-1669); Marvell, Andrew (1621-1678)
1667
Probably not written by Denham. -- cf. The Poetical works of Sir John Denham, ed. by Th. H. Banks, 1928, p. 327-331. "Clarindons House-warming" is known to be by Andrew Marvell. -- cf. DNB. A sati...
Memoirs of the twentieth century : being original letters of state under George the Sixth, relating to the most important events in Great-Britain and Europe as to church and state, arts and sciences, trade, taxes, and treaties, peace, and war, and characters of the greatest persons of those times, from the middle of the eighteenth to the end of the twentieth century and the world : received and revealed in the year 1728 and now published for the instruction of all eminent statesmen, churchmen, patriots, politicians, projectors, papists, and Protestants
Madden, Samuel (1686-1765)
1733
Attributed to Samuel Madden.--Cf. NCBEL, v. 2, col. 993. A "severely satirical work... intended to be comprised in 6 volumes. Only one, however, was printed, which was suppressed on the day of publi...
Miscellany poems, in two parts : containing new translations of Virgil's Eclogues, Ovid's Love-elegies, several parts of Virgil's Æneids, Lucretius, Theocritus, Horace, &c. With several original poems
Tonson, Jacob (1656?-1736); Dryden, John (1631-1700)
1685
With both old & new title-pages. Comprises 'Miscellany poems. Containing a new translation of Virgil's Eclogues... [etc.]; 'Sylvæ: or, The second part of poetical miscellanies'. The Preface to 'S...
Cythereia : or, New poems upon love and intrigue...[etc]
Markland, Jeremiah (1693-1776); Curll, Edmund (1675-1747); Pope, Alexander (1688-1744)
1723
The collection was republished by Curll in 1727 as part of some copies of "The altar of love" (Case 340). The editorship has been variously attributed to "Jeremiah" [i.e. John] Markland or to Edmund...
A collection of original poems and translations
Whaley, John (1710-1745); Davies, Sneyd
1745
Includes translations from Horace, Tibullus and Theocritus, with Latin or Greek originals. "Contain[s] many poems by Sneyd Davies." - NCBEL.
The reason
1741
Caption title with engraving (W[ind]s[o]r Hall in background, left-driving coach in midground; dated at lower left "March ye 2 1740"[O.S.]; plate mark 205 x 327mm.) below; 11 stanza verse (3 columns, ...
Monsieur Pascall's Thoughts : meditations and prayers, touching matters moral and divine, as they were found in his papers after his death. Together with a discourse upon Monsieur Pascall's Thoughts, wherein is shewn what was his design. As also another discoure on the proofs of the truth of the Book of Moses. And a treatise, wherein is made appear that there are demonstrations of a different nature, but as certain as those of geometry, and that such may be given of the Christian religion
Pascal, Blaise (1623-1662); Walker, Joseph C (1810); Perier, Mme Gilberte (1620-1685); Filleau de la Chaise, Jean (1631-1688)
1688
"The life of Monsieur Pascall, writ by Madam Perier, his sister": p. 1-38. "A discourse upon Monsieur Pascall's Thoughts...", and "A discourse on the proofs of the Book of Moses" written by J. Fille...