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The last will and testament of the Right Honourable R---t E--l of O----d, late P---e M------r of Great Britain
1745
A satire upon Robert Walpole, earl of Orford, formerly the prime minister.
A new ballad on Lord D--n---l's altering his chapel at Gr---e into a kitchen
Whitehead, Paul (1710-1774); Hanbury Williams, Sir Charles (1708-1759)
1746
On Lord Doneraile's house at Grove. Title vignette. "Printed in Whitehead's Poems, 1777. A different text was added to Sir Charles Hanbury Williams's Odes, 1768, along with other poems not by him;...
An authentick copy of the last will and testament of the R---t Ho----ble R----- E--l of O----- : With remarks
Walpole, Robert Earl of Orford (1676-1745)
[1745?]
The will is dated March 1741, and the two codicils June 1744; proved March 1744 (O.S.).
The false patriot : a satyrical epistle to W------ P---------y, Esq; on his being created E----l of B--th, &c
Bath, William Pulteney Earl of (1684-1764)
1742
W------ P---------y = William Pulteney, Earl of Bath. Verse. The ornaments are those used by Ruddiman. Anon.
L'allegro, ed il penseroso
Milton, John (1608-1674); Milton, John (1608-1674); Jennens, Charles (1700-1773)
[1779]
An oratorio, with the text of Milton's poems issued anonymously; condensed and with minor alterations by Charles Jennens. Drop-head title. Two columns to a page. Possibly issued with Shakespeare...
L.A. Seneca the philosopher, his book of consolation to Marcia : Tr. into an English poem
Lucius Annaeus Seneca; Freeman, Sir Ralph (fl. 1610-1655)
1635
Introduction signed: Philophrastes [i.e. Sir Ralph Freeman] cf. Brit. mus. Catalogue. First and last leaf blank.
Memoirs of the life of William Wycherley, esq : with a character of his writings
Gildon, Charles (1665-1724); Lansdowne, George Granville Baron (1667-1735)
1718
The Memoirs are by Gildon; the Character by Lansdowne.
The careless lovers : a comedy acted at the Duke's Theatre
Ravenscroft, Edward (1654?-1707); Molière (1622-1673)
1673
Taken in part from Molière's Monsieur de Pourceaugnac. L3 unsigned; pp.25-32 (E-E4) misnumbered 33-40, but total correct.
Machiavil's advice to his son· Newly translated out of Italian into English verse. By R.L. Esq
Breton, Nicholas (1545?-1626); L'Estrange, Sir Roger (1616-1704); Machiavelli, Niccolò (1469-1527)
[1681]
Not in fact by Machiavelli and not a translation by R.L., i.e. Roger L'Estrange, but rather an abridgment (by L'Estrange?) of: Breton, Nicholas. The uncasing of Machivils instructions to his sonne. ...
The quacks : or, Love's the physician. As it was acted (after being twice) forbid at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane
Swinny, Owen Mac (1754); Molière (1622-1673)
1705
Signatures: [A]-D⁴; E⁸. First edition.
The revenge a tragedy : As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane. By His Majesty's servants
Young, Edward (1683-1765)
1722
C.B.E.L. gives 1726 as the date of the first Dublin edition, Nicoll, 1733.
An excellent new ballad to the tune of, How unhappy is Phillis in love
1681
Caption title. A satire in verse on "Old Tony", i.e. A.A. Cooper, 1st earl of Shaftesbury. Stanza [6], l.1, misprint "Poclamation". Anon.