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Total number of records: 1338

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Brotherton Collection1338
English Literature1337

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english poetry36
english drama32
theater10
english literature8
political satire, english6
poetry5
satire, english5
classical poetry4
english wit and humor4
epigrams, english4

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Greece3
Namur (Belgium)2
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Spain2
Byzantine Empire1

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Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)102
Congreve, William (1670-1729)55
Dryden, John (1631-1700)49
Shakespeare, William42
Pope, Alexander (1688-1744)40
Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745)31
D'Avenant, Sir William (1606-1668)30
William III, King of England, 1650-170228
Hanbury Williams, Sir Charles (1708-1759)26
Pope, Alexander, 1688-174426

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An epistle to William Hogarth

Churchill, Charles (1731-1764); Coote, J (1808)

1763

In verse. Hogarth's series of engravings entitled "The times" satirized Pitt, Lord Temple and others. In reply to this John Wiles wrote his North-Briton, no. 17. Hogarth then published his engraved ...

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An Epistle to William Pitt, Esq

1746

Poetic eulogy of Pitt. Anon.

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The works of Mr William Shakespear (v.2)

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

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The works of Mr William Shakespear (v.4)

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

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The works of Mr William Shakespear (v.5)

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

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The works of Mr William Shakespear (v.6)

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

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The works of Mr William Shakespear (v.3)

Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)

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An ode on the death of King William III

1702

Verse. Sig.B1 is correctly signed. Variant: sig.B1 signed 'A'. Title framed in heavy mourning border. Anon.

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Two letters : one from John Audland a Quaker, to William Prynne. The other, William Prynnes answer

Butler, Samuel (1612-1680)

1672

A satire on Audland and Prynne. The author of Hudibras = Samuel Butler. Indexed in: ESTC,

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The first volume of the Works of Mr. William Congreve (v.1)

Congreve, William (1670-1729)

1710

Title varies: The first [-third] volume of the Works of Mr. William Congreve.

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The first volume of the Works of Mr. William Congreve (v.2)

Congreve, William (1670-1729)

1710

Title varies: The first [-third] volume of the Works of Mr. William Congreve.

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The first volume of the Works of Mr. William Congreve (v.3)

Congreve, William (1670-1729)

1710

Title varies: The first [-third] volume of the Works of Mr. William Congreve.

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