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Miscellaneous poems (v.1)
Lewis, David (1683?-1760)
1726-30
Dedication to Lord Charles Noell Somerset. Pages 177 and 314 misnumbered "167" and "324" respectively.
Miscellaneous poems (v.2)
Lewis, David (1683?-1760)
1726-30
Dedication to Lord Charles Noell Somerset. Pages 177 and 314 misnumbered "167" and "324" respectively.
The Litchfield squabble : an humourous poetical narration of the several transactions at the elections for the county of Stafford and city of Litchfield : the horse-race and hunting-match : with the particulars of a remarkable banging bout : the whole describing the insolence of power, the steadiness of farmers, and a true model of political madness on all sides
Plain-Truth, Peter
1747
Vertical chain lines. Anon.
Laus ululæ = The praise of owls : an oration to the conscript fathers, and patrons of owls
Goddaeus, Conradus (1658)
1727
Curtius Jaele = Conradus Goeddaeus. Extracted from 'Miscellanea. The second volume', London, 1727 (Griffith 177-8; Teerink 24).
Miscellany, being a collection of poems by several hands : Together with Reflections on morality, or, Seneca unmasqued
Behn, Aphra (1640-1689); La Rochefoucauld, François duc de (1613-1680)
1685
"The epistle dedicatory" signed: A. Behn. The Reflections on morality are translated by A. Behn from the Maximes of the Duke de la Rochefoucauld. cf. Brit. mus. Catalogue.
Brutus of Alba : or, The enchanted lovers : a tragedy. Acted at the Duke's Theatre
Tate, Nahum (1652-1715); Virgil
1678
First edition. The plan of the play is taken from the fourth book of Virgils Aeneid. Publisher's booklist, [1p.] on verso of final page. Indexed in: Wing T177.
The life of Alexander the Great
Curtius Rufus, Quintus
1687
Sig. H5 is a cancel. Sig. Ee2 is followed by an errata leaf, unsigned, with blank verso. On the recto of the last leaf but one, Ee2, is a list of'Books printed for Gilbert Cownly'. Pp.177-184 ar...
The pilgrim, or The stranger in his own country : containing a regular series of historical novels digested into four books
Vega, Lope de (1562-1635); Montemayor, Jorge de (1520?-1561); Polo, Gaspar Gil (1516?-1591)
1738
Abridged translation of: El peregrino en su patria; followed by abridged translation of: Diana, by Jorge de Montemayor, and its continuation: Diana enamorada, by G. G. Polo. "Diana" (p. [129]-285) h...
Poems chiefly consisting of satyrs and satyrical epistles
Gould, Robert (1709)
1689
First edition. Title in red and black within double line border. References to Shakespeare, p. 177. Errors in paging: 45 numbered 13. Between F1 and 2 three unsigned leaves inserted, the first...
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.
Amyntor: or, A defence of Milton's life : Containing I. A general apology for all writings of that kind. II. A catalogue of books attributed... to Jesus Christ, ... III. A complete history of the book, entitul'd, Icon basilike ... [etc.]
Toland, John (1670-1722)
1699
"The author to a friend" signed: J.T. (i.e. John Toland). A reply to a sermon preached by Offspring Blackall before the House of Commons on January 30th, 1698/9 (cf. DNB). Signatures: [A]² B-L⁸...
Mount-Orgueil: or Divine and profitable meditations : raised from the contemplation of these three leaves of natures volume, 1. rockes, 2. seas, 3. gardens, digested into three distinct poems. To which is prefixed, a poeticall description, of Mount-Orgueil Castle in the Isle of Jersy. By VVilliam Prynne, late exile, and close prisoner in the sayd Castle. A poem of The soules complaint against the body; and Comfortable cordialls against the discomforts of imprisonment, &c. are hereto annexed
Prynne, William (1600-1669)
1641
In verse. First edition. One of four possible imprint variants of this text. With marginal notes. Order and number of preliminary leaves vary. Ideal copies include a 4-line verse (printed in 7...