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The rake reform'd : a poem. In a letter to the rakes of the town
Glanvill, Abraham
1718
A.G. = Abraham Glanvill. With a half-title. Entered in the Stationers Register on 18 October 1717.
Alma mater: a satirical poem. Designed to have been published in March last
Gentleman of New Inn Hall
1733
With a half-title. Anon. Contains many allusions to members of the University of Oxford.
The Flight of the Pretender, with advice to the poets : a poem in the Arthurical--Jobical--Elizabethecal style and phrase of the sublime poet Maurus
Blackmore, Sir Richard (1729)
1708
Refers to an attempted landing in Scotland by the Prince, supported by French troops and ships, in 1707. Sometimes attributed to Sir Richard Blackmore. Cf. Halkett & Laing (2nd. ed.).
The Flight of the Pretender, with advice to the poets : a poem in the Arthurical--Jobical--Elizabethecal style and phrase of the sublime poet Maurus
Blackmore, Sir Richard (1729)
[1708?]
Refers to an attempted landing in Scotland by the Prince, supported by French troops and ships, in 1707. Sometimes attributed to Sir Richard Blackmore. Cf. Halkett & Laing (2nd. ed.).
Remarks on Spenser's poems
Jortin, John (1698-1770)
1734
Title vignette (portrait, printer's mark). Booklist of J. Whiston, 1 p., at end. Remarks on Milton: p. 171-186.
The visions of Dom Francisco de Quevedo Villegas, Knight of the Order of St James
Quevedo, Francisco de (1580-1645); Dodington, J
1668
Of the two preliminary leaves (title and Preface leaf), the second is signed A4. The following leaf (p. 1-2 of text) is signed B1. Pages 161-215 misnumbered 171-225. A piracy?.
New poems, consisting of satyrs, elegies, and odes: together with a choice collection of the newest court songs, set to musick by the best masters of the age
D'Urfey, Thomas (1653-1723)
1690
Signatures: A-O⁸ (H₃ incorrectly signed H₄; O, verso, advertisements). Pages 170-171, 174-175 incorrectly numbered 180-181, 184-185, respectively. Title within double line border.
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...
Hudibras
Butler, Samuel (1612-1680)
1663
A3 of the signatures is lined up beneath the words "the" and "ears" of the bottom line of text on p. 1. Written by Samuel Butler. Ornaments; wreath ornament on t.p. Thorson cites this edition as...
Fables and storyes moralized : Being a second part of the Fables of Aesop, and other eminent mythologists, &c
L'Estrange, Sir Roger (1616-1704); Aesop; L'Estrange, Sir Roger (1616-1704)
1699
First edition of this second part. Wing-2 A708A, entered under'Aesop'; cf.L1247, 'by R. Sare, 1699' entered under L'Estrange, and Wing-1 A707, as 'vol.2'. Error in pagination: nos. 180-181 numbere...
Hudibras
Butler, Samuel (1612-1680)
1663
A3 of the signatures is lined up beneath the words "the" and "ears" of the bottom line of text on p. 1. Written by Samuel Butler. Ornaments; wreath ornament on t.p. Thorson cites this edition as...
Herbert's remains : Or, Sundry pieces of that sweet singer of the temple, Mr. George Herbert... : Now exposed to publick light
Herbert, George (1593-1633); Oley, Barnabas (1602-1686)
1652
Edited by B. Oley. The two main works have separate part-titles. "A priest to the temple" includes "A prefatory view of the life of Mr. Geo. Herbert" [Anon., by Barnabas Oley]. "Jacula prudentum...