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irish poetry (in english)1
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oratory, ancient1
rhetoric, ancient1
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Dodsley, James3
Dodsley, James (1724-1797)3
Erskine3
Erskine, Mr3
Percy, Thomas3
Percy, Thomas (1729-1811)3
Prevost Abbe (1697-1763)3
Pope, Alexander, 1688-17442
Ayloffe, W1
Burleigh, Rebecca1

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Reflections on the causes of the rise and fall of the Roman Empire

Montesquieu, Charles de Secondat baron de (1689-1755)

1752

Page 224 wrongly numbered 114.

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The declamations of Quintilian : being an exercitation or praxis upon his XII books concerning the institution of an orator

Quintilian; Warr, John

1686

The dedication and the letter of "Translator to the reader" are signed by John Warr. Errata: p. [16].

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The works of Virgil : containing his pastorals, Georgics and Ænis

Virgil; Dryden, John (1631-1700)

1697

Indexed in: Wing V616?; Macdonald 33a.

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Poems written on several occasions

Tate, Nahum (1652-1715)

1684

Edition: first issued: London, 1677. Pp.224 and 225 wrongly numbered 242 and 223 respectively. Errata A7\v.

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The memoirs and adventures of the Marquis de Bretagne and Duc d'Harcourt (v.1)

Prévost abbé (1697-1763); Erskine, Mr

1741

Vol. 3 includes (p. 224-364) the "History of the Chevalier de Grieu and Moll Lescaut", i.e. "Histoire du Chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut".

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The memoirs and adventures of the Marquis de Bretagne and Duc d'Harcourt (v.2)

Prévost abbé (1697-1763); Erskine, Mr

1741

Vol. 3 includes (p. 224-364) the "History of the Chevalier de Grieu and Moll Lescaut", i.e. "Histoire du Chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut".

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The memoirs and adventures of the Marquis de Bretagne and Duc d'Harcourt (v.3)

Prévost abbé (1697-1763); Erskine, Mr

1741

Vol. 3 includes (p. 224-364) the "History of the Chevalier de Grieu and Moll Lescaut", i.e. "Histoire du Chevalier des Grieux et de Manon Lescaut".

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Matrimony : or, Good advice to the ladies to keep single. In which are painted, in very lively colours, the pictures of many terrible husbands, both at court, and in the city; particularly of one whose wife is now suing out a divorce, on account of his unnatural abuses

Defoe, Daniel (1661?-1731)

1739

First issued as "Good advice to the ladies" and later as "A timely caution". The first is included by Moore: "Checklist of the writings of Daniel Defoe" as no.46, but according to Foxon Defoe disowned...

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Reliques of ancient English poetry : consisting of old heroic ballads, songs, and other pieces of our earlier poets, (chiefly of the lyric kind.) Together with some few of later date (v.1)

Percy, Thomas (1729-1811); Dodsley, James (1724-1797)

1765

Sig. B3 and T 6,7 of vol.1, sig. N 7 of vol. 2 are said to be reprinted. At p.224 of vol. 3, eight leaves, paged [225]-[240], containing a ballad entitled 'George Barnwell' are inserted. First editi...

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Reliques of ancient English poetry : consisting of old heroic ballads, songs, and other pieces of our earlier poets, (chiefly of the lyric kind.) Together with some few of later date (v.2)

Percy, Thomas (1729-1811); Dodsley, James (1724-1797)

1765

Sig. B3 and T 6,7 of vol.1, sig. N 7 of vol. 2 are said to be reprinted. At p.224 of vol. 3, eight leaves, paged [225]-[240], containing a ballad entitled 'George Barnwell' are inserted. First editi...

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Reliques of ancient English poetry : consisting of old heroic ballads, songs, and other pieces of our earlier poets, (chiefly of the lyric kind.) Together with some few of later date (v.3)

Percy, Thomas (1729-1811); Dodsley, James (1724-1797)

1765

Sig. B3 and T 6,7 of vol.1, sig. N 7 of vol. 2 are said to be reprinted. At p.224 of vol. 3, eight leaves, paged [225]-[240], containing a ballad entitled 'George Barnwell' are inserted. First editi...

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