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Brotherton Collection22
English Literature22

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english poetry4
religious poetry, english3
spanish succession, war of, 1701-17142

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Blenheim, Battle of, 17042
Great Britain1

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Wesley, Samuel (1662-1735)8
Wesley, Samuel (1691-1739)8
Sturt, John3
Sturt, John (1658-1730)3
Wesley, John (1703-1791)3
Marlborough, John Churchill, Duke of, 1650-17222
Berry, John, 1661?-17301
Boccaccio, Giovanni1
Boccaccio, Giovanni (1313-1375)1
Church of England1

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The bridge of life, an alegorical [sic] poem : In imitation of the 159th. Spectator

Wesley, Samuel (1691-1739)

1724

"The author intended is Samuel Wesley junior, but the poem is not collected in his works... Wesley's authorship awaits confirmation." (Foxon). With a half-title. Anon.

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The parish priest. A poem upon a clergyman, lately deceas'd

Wesley, Samuel (1691-1739)

1731

By Samuel Wesley the younger. The "clergyman" is Wesley's father-in-law John Berry, vicar of Whatton in Norfolk.

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The battle of the sexes : a poem

Wesley, Samuel (1691-1739)

1724

By Samuel Wesley. The preface by Thomas Cooke. Indexed in: ESTC

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Maggots, or, Poems on several subjects, never before handled

Wesley, Samuel (1662-1735)

1685

First edition. Attributed to Samuel Wesley. cf. NUC pre-1956.

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An elegy on the death of Robert Jones, Esq; of Fonmon-Castle in Glamorganshire, South-Wales

Wesley, Charles (1707-1788)

1748

Anonymous. By Charles Wesley. Indexed in: Foxon, Indexed in: Baker,

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The pig, and The mastiff : Two tales

Wesley, Samuel (1691-1739)

1725

First edition. In verse. Signatures: [A]² B-D⁴, E². Head and tail pieces. Anon. by S. Wesley, the younger.

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Neck or nothing : a consolatory letter from Mr. D-nt-n to Mr. C--rll upon his being tost in a blanket, &c

Wesley, Samuel (1691-1739)

1716

By Samuel Wesley; cf. Halkett & Laing. Curll had published without permission a Latin oration on the death of Robert South by John Barber, Captain of Westminster School. In retaliation, he was lured...

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The popish imposter : a narrative. Faithfully translated from the original manuscript. Setting forth the frauds and artifices of the Romish clergy, to impose upon the laity. With explanatory notes. By a country curate

Boccaccio, Giovanni (1313-1375)

[1741?]

Anecdote in verse; directed in part against Whitefield & Wesley. An adaptation of the 10th story of Day 6 of Boccaccio's "Decameron".

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Threnodia cestriensis : a poem sacred to the memory of the Right Reverend Father in God Francis late Ld bishop of Chester

Gastrell, Francis Bishop of Chester (1662-1725)

1726

Not to be confused with Samuel Wesley's "To the memory of the Right Reverend Father in God, Francis Gastrell"; the present work begins: Could virtue, learning, and religion, all.

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The battle of the sexes : a poem

Wesley, Samuel (1691-1739)

1724

In this edition the poem consists of 46 stanzas; and there are no commendatory verses. Preface by Tho. Cooke. Anonymous. By Samuel Wesley.

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A collection of moral and sacred poems from the most celebrated English authors (v.1)

Wesley, John (1703-1791)

1744

Includes errata. Price, unbound, 7 s. 6 d. Each vol. has separate title page. Publisher varies: Vols. 2-3: Bristol, Printed by Felix Farley, 1744. And sold by the booksellers of London, Newcastl...

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A collection of moral and sacred poems from the most celebrated English authors (v.2)

Wesley, John (1703-1791)

1744

Includes errata. Price, unbound, 7 s. 6 d. Each vol. has separate title page. Publisher varies: Vols. 2-3: Bristol, Printed by Felix Farley, 1744. And sold by the booksellers of London, Newcastl...

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