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A view of the town : in an epistle to a friend in the country. A satire
Gilbert, Thomas (1713-1766)
1735
Verse. Reprinted in Gilbert's 'Poems' in 1747. Anonymous. By Thomas Gilbert.
Sarah, the Quaker, to Lothario, lately deceased, on meeting him in the shades
Beckingham, Mr (1699-1731)
1728
First edition. Refers to Sarah Stout and Spencer Cowper (1669-1728) acquitted in 1699 on the charge of her murder. Anon., attributed to Charles Beckingham. Cf. Brit. Museum.
Psyche, or, Loves mysterie. : In XX canto's, displaying the intercourse betwixt Christ and the soule
Beaumont, Joseph (1616-1699)
1648
First edition. In verse. Two columns to a page. Pages 64, 168, 192, 210, 303 and 389 wrongly numbered 65, 148, 162, 201, 293 and 398 respectively.
A new history of China, containing a description of the most considerable particulars of that vast empire
Magalhães, Gabriel de (1609-1677)
1688
Title within double rule. There is nothing between leaf L2 (wrongly signed K2) and leaf N1; the pagination is also interrupted at this point between pp.148 and 193, but the text continues without br...
No;-- this is the truth : A poem
Chicken, Edward (1698-1746)
[1741?]
Author's name and date of publication from Brit. mus. cat., new ed. A reply to the anonymous 'Is this the truth', [1741], attacking Richard Ridley, father of Matthew Ridley, a candidate in the Newca...
The new-found politicke : Disclosing the secret natures and dispositions as well of private persons as of statesmen and courtiers... Together with many excellent caveats and rules fit to be observed by those princes and states ... which have reason to distrust the designes of the king of Spain, as by the speech of the Duke of Hernia ... may appeare
Boccalini, Traiano (1556-1613); Florio, John (1553?-1625); Scott, Thomas (1580?-1626); Vaughan, William (1577-1641)
1626
Pt. 1 translated by John Florio, pt. 2 by Thomas Scott, B.D., pt. 3 by Sir William Vaughan. Selections from his "Ragguagli di Parnaso" and "Pietro del paragone politico".
Britanniae natalis
University of Oxford
ann: Dom. 1630
Consists of 148 poems, mainly Latin, addressed to the King by members of the University of Oxford on the birth of Charles II. Variant: an earlier state of pagination: [4], 63, 62-70, 63-70.
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 ...
The new academy of complements : erected for ladies, gentlewomen, courtiers, gentlemen, scholars, soldiers, citizens, countrymen, and all persons of what degree soever, of both sexes : stored with variety of courtly and civil complements, eloquent letters of love and friendship: with an exact collection of the newest and choicest songs alamode, both amorous and jovial
Dorset, Charles Sackville Earl of (1638?-1706); D'Avenant, Sir William (1606-1668); Sedley, Sir Charles (1639?-1701)
1713
Wih engraved frontispiece title, not countedin signatures, facing printed title page. Booklist of J. Churchill, [1] p. at end. Compiled by Charles Sackville, then Lord Buckhurst, afterwards earl o...
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...
The rogue: or, The life of Guzman de Alfarache. Written in Spanish by Matheo Aleman, servant to his Catholike Majestie, and borne in Sevill
Alemán, Mateo (1547-1614?); Mabbe, James (1572-1642?)
1630
A translation of: Alemán, Mateo. Aventuras y vida de Guzmán de Alfarache, which was originally published in two parts as Primera [Segunda] Parte de Guzman de Alfarache. The second part has separat...
Letters concerning the English nation
Voltaire (1694-1778); Lockman, John (1698-1771)
MDCCXLI [1741]
Translation, by John Lockman, of Lettres philosophiques. Cf. NUC pre-1956. Published first in English in 1733, and in France a year later under the title "Lettres philosophiques." The hypothesis (BN...