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Brotherton Collection12
English Literature12

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burlesques1
church and state1
classical poetry1
emotions1
english poetry1
humorous poetry1
syphilis1
women1

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Albany, John Stewart, Duke of, 1481-15361
Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C1
Biondi, Sir Giovanni Francesco (1572-1644)1
Brome, Alexander (1620-1666)1
Browne, Moses (1704-1787)1
Cleeve, Charles (1661-)1
Curtius Rufus, Quintus1
Digby, John1
Digby, John (1714-)1
Dryden, John1

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Quintus Curtius his history of the wars of Alexander (v.1-2)

Curtius Rufus, Quintus; Digby, John (fl. 1714); Freinsheim, Johann (1608-1660)

1714

"The supplement of John Freinshemius, to Quintus Curtius's History of the life and actions of Alexander the Great": v. 1, p. [1]-142. Errata: v. 2, last page. Includes index.

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A new extempore-prayer, fitted for the use of all conventicles, where rebellion has its rise, and loyalty its downfall

1710

"A Tory prayer for the state against the Pope and the Dissenters."-- Foxon. Engraved frontispiece depicts Henry Sacheverell at prayer and a figure burning his sermons. Indexed in: Foxon N142

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The songs of Moses and Deborah paraphras'd : with poems on several occasions : never before publish'd : to which is added, a Pindarick on Mr. L'Estrange

Cleeve, Charles (1661-)

1685

Attributed to Charles Cleeve. Cf. BM. A paraphrase in verse of Exodus xv 1-19 and Judges v. Errata: p. 142. Advertisement: p. [1]-[2] at end. Dedication to John Churchill (later Duke of Marlbo...

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Poems on various subjects : many never printed before

Browne, Moses (1704-1787)

1739

Pages 142-143 misnumbered 138-139. Leaf G3 signed: G2.

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Gunaikeion : or, nine bookes of various history concerninge women; inscribed by ye names of ye nine muses

Heywood, Thomas (1574-1641)

1624

Margin notes. Engraved title-page. P.77 printed as 88, p.80 as 77, and p.266 as 268.

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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 use of passions

Senault, Jean-François (1601-1672); Monmouth, Henry Carey Earl of (1596-1661)

1671

Signatures: a8 b-c8 B-2K8. A page-for-page reprint of the first edition. Pages 22, 142, and 143 misnumbered 20, 143, and 142; numbers 431-432 repeated in pagination. Title within double-ruled bo...

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Eromena, or, Love and Revenge

Biondi, Sir Giovanni Francesco (1572-1644); Hayward, James (fl. 1630-1635)

1632

First edition in English. Pages 34, 89, 146, 187 incorrectly numbered 32, 99, 142, 186, respectively. Title within double line border, text within line border. Commendatory verses to the transla...

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She stoops to conquer: or, The mistakes of a night : A comedy. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Covent-Garden

Goldsmith, Oliver (1730?-1774)

1773

First edition first issue. Several sheets of the first edition occur in various states; for detailed descriptions of the various issues, see: Iolo A. Williams. Seven 18th cent. bibliographies, p. 15...

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Examen poeticum : being the third part of Miscellany poems

Dryden, John (1631-1700); Tonson, Jacob (1656?-1736); Everingham, Robert (fl.1680-1700)

1693

Pages 9, 142, 295, 315 misnumbered 6, 14, 296, 215. "Syphilis. Written...by... Fracastorius. English'd by Mr. [Nahum] Tate" [16], 84p. at end. Contains 15 pieces by Dryden, 10 of which had not bee...

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Songs and other poems

Brome, Alexander (1620-1666)

1661

Frontispiece port. of the author. Poems in honour of A. Brome by various authors (p. [12-18] at beginning). Collation: [pi]2 A-C8 d4 D2-8 E-I8 K8(bis) L-U8. D1 has been cancelled and replaced by 4...

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Christs Kirk on the green

James King of Scots (1394-1437); James King of Scotland (1512-1542)

[ca. 1626?]

In verse. Broadsheet, folded, possibly with the intention of cutting into two half-sheets. "The attribution to James V of Scotland is almost certainly false; evidence for and against the authorshi...

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