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Annus mirabilis : The year of wonders, M. DC. LXVI. An historical poem. Also a poem on the happy restoration and return of His late Sacred Majesty Charles the Second. Likewise a panegyrick on his coronation. Together with a poem to my Lord Chancellor presented on New-Years-Day. 1662
Dryden, John (1631-1700)
1688
"Astraea redux. A poem on the happy restoration and return of His sacred Majesty Charles the Second", p. [79]-96; "To His sacred Majesty, a panegyrick on his coronation", p. [97]-105; "To My Lord Chan...
An essay on sacred harmony
Fortescue, James (1716-1777)
1753
By James Fortescue. Pages 1-16 misnumbered 43-58.
Hymen's præludia, or, Love's master-piece : being the fifth part of that so much admir'd romance, intituled Cleopatra
La Calprenède, Gaultier de Coste seigneur de (1663); Coles, John (1623-)
1656
By Gaultier de Costes, seigneur de La Calprenède; translated by John Coles. Pagination slightly irregular. Dedication signed: Coles.
Titus and Berenice : a tragedy, acted at the Duke's theatre. With a farce called the Cheats of Scapin
Otway, Thomas (1652-1685); Racine, Jean (1639-1699); Molière (1622-1673)
1677
Signatures: A-I⁴. Errors in paging: p. 1-16 unnumbered, except p. [9] numbered [1]; p. 33-40 and 41-71 are numbered respectively 43-50 and 33-63. Publisher's booklist at foot of last leaf.
Pater patriæ: being, an elegiac pastoral dialogue occasioned by the most lamented death of the late Rt. Honble. and illustrious Charles Howard, Earl of Carlisle, &c. who departed this transitory life, at Bath, on Monday the first of May, A.D. 1738. Aged 68. In which is included his paternal advice to the noble Lord Henry, his son and heir
Gent, Thomas (1693-1778)
[1738?]
This edition, or copy, lacks the poem by William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire, added to the British Museum copy. Horizontal chain lines; no price on titlepage. Also included in 'The pious and...
The prophetess, or The history of Dioclesian / represented at the Queen's Theatre, by their Majesties servants
Fletcher, John (1579-1625); Betterton, Thomas (1635?-1710); Beaumont, Francis (1584-1616); Massinger, Philip (1583-1640); Purcell, Henry (1659-1695)
1690
Libretto only. The original play was written by J. Fletcher and P. Massinger; the alterations are by Betterton. Music by Henry Purcell. Indexed in: Wing B1605.
A Compleat collection of all the verses, essays, letters and advertisements : which have been occasioned by the publication of three volumes of Miscellanies, by Pope and company. To which is added an exact list of the lords, ladies, gentlemen and others, who have been abused in those volumes. With a large dedication to the author of the Dunciad, containing some animadversions upon that extraordinary performance
Concanen, Mr (1701-1749); Dennis, John (1657-1734); Smythe, James Moore (1702-1734)
1728
Compiled by M. Concanen or J. Dennis? Pope ascribed the preface to Concanen in The Dunciad, variorum, Appendix II, where partial contents and ascriptions of some of the pieces are given. For complete ...
Tamerlane the Great : a tragedy : as it is acted by Their Majesties servants at the Theatre Royal
Saunders, Charles (fl. 1681); Dryden, John (1631-1700); Banks, John (1706)
1681
"... I drew the design of this play, from a late novell, call'd Tamerlane and Asteria..."--Pref. In the Preface, the author states that the play 'had received some rules for correction from Mr. Dryd...
Tamerlane the Great : a tragedy : as it is acted by Their Majesties servants at the Theatre Royal
Saunders, Charles (fl. 1681); Dryden, John (1631-1700); Banks, John (1706)
1681
"... I drew the design of this play, from a late novell, call'd Tamerlane and Asteria..."--Pref. In the Preface, the author states that the play 'had received some rules for correction from Mr. Dryd...
An epistle from the Elector of Bavaria to the French King: after the battel of Ramillies
Clay, Stephen; Prior, Matthew (1664-1721)
1706
Anon., by Stephen Clay; traditionally ascribed to Matthew Prior. On Clay's authorship see Foxon; also R.W. Chapman's note in RES 1 (1925), p.92. First edition. A satire in verse on the alliance be...