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| People and organisations | Count |
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| Dryden, John (1631-1700) | 3 |
| Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745) | 3 |
| Ovid (43 B.C.-17 A.D. Or 18 A.D) | 2 |
| Pattison, William (1706-1727) | 2 |
| Pope, Alexander (1688-1744) | 2 |
| Publius Ovidus Naso | 2 |
| Rochester, John Wilmot | 2 |
| Rochester, John Wilmot Earl of (1647-1680) | 2 |
| Alexander, the Great, 356-323 B.C | 1 |
| Amhurst, Nicholas | 1 |
Miscellany poems and translations by Oxford hands
Wilis, Francis (1663-); Stephens, Anthony (fl. 1683?-1685?)
1685
By Francis Willis, and others. With 1 p. of advertisements of books sold by A. Stephens at end. Wing M2232; Case 178.
A breviary of Roman history : from the building of Rome to the year 1119. of that famous empire, under its kings, consuls, and emperors
Eutropius
1684
Pages 178-179 misnumbered 140 and 133. "A geographical index to explain the names of the people, countrys...," last [36] p., with definitions but no page numbers.
Amelia to Mallamour : An epistle. Translated from the original Greek
1743
From Betty Rochfort, Lady Bellfield, to her brother-in-law Arthur Rochfort. Foxon suggests 1746 imprint based on MS. correction on Bodley copy. Refers to a scandal in County Westmeath; "Amelia" was ...
The Works of the Earls of Rochester, Roscomon [sic], and Dorset, the Dukes of Devonshire, Buckinghamshire, &c : with memoirs of their lives : in two volumes : with additions, and adorned with cuts (v.1)
Rochester, John Wilmot earl of (1647-1680)
Printed in the year 1739
Vol. II has title: Poems by the Earls of Roscomon and Dorset, the Dukes of Devonshire, Buckingham, &c. The first volume contains works by Rochester only, together with various preliminary material r...
The Works of the Earls of Rochester, Roscomon [sic], and Dorset, the Dukes of Devonshire, Buckinghamshire, &c : with memoirs of their lives : in two volumes : with additions, and adorned with cuts (v.2)
Rochester, John Wilmot earl of (1647-1680)
Printed in the year 1739
Vol. II has title: Poems by the Earls of Roscomon and Dorset, the Dukes of Devonshire, Buckingham, &c. The first volume contains works by Rochester only, together with various preliminary material r...
Ovid's Art of love
Ovid; Ovid; Ovid; Chaucer, Geoffrey (1400); Hopkins, Charles (1664?-1700?); Dryden, John (1631-1700); Congreve, William (1670-1729); Tate, Nahum (1652-1715); Maynwaring, Arthur (1668-1712)
1709
Numbers 175-178, 236-237 omitted in paging. Ovid's Art of love and Remedy of love translated by J. Dryden, W. Congreve and N. Tate; Chaucer's The court of love modernized by A. Mainwaring. "The hi...
The Perils of false brethren, set forth in the fable of the boy and wolf
1710
Anon. A verse satire on Dr. Henry Sacheverell, prompted by his sermon "The perils of false brethren", preached at St. Paul's, 5th November, 1709. A second satirical poem "The flea and countryman", (...
Court-tales: or, A history of the amours of the present nobility : To which is prefixed, a compleat key
Oldmixon, John (1673-1742); Crull, J (1713); Walsh, William (1663-1708)
1720
Attributed by NUC both to Jodocus Crull and to John Oldmixon, being a version of the latter's "Court of Atlantis", 1714. "Aesculapius" by William Walsh on pp.153-178 [i.e.162], with pp.161-176 and r...
Ovid's epistles, translated by several hands
Ovid
1705
Pp.241-265 contain: 'The three epistles of Aulus Sabinus: in answer to as many of Ovid. Made English by Mr. Salusbury'. With a preface by John Dryden. L4 unsigned, N3 misprinted F3: p.30 misnumber...
Woman's revenge : or, A match in Newgate. A comedy. As it is acted at the Royal Theatre in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields
Bullock, Christopher (1690?-1724); Marston, John (1575?-1634); Betterton, Thomas (1635?-1710); Amhurst, Nicholas (1697-1742)
1728
First published in 1715. An alteration by Christopher Bullock of Betterton's The revenge, itself an alteration of Marston's Dutch courtezan. "A key to the Beggar's opera, in a letter to Caleb Danv...
The heroyk life and deplorable death of the most Christian King Henry the fourth
Matthieu, Pierre (1563-1621); Grimeston, Edward
1612
Part-title of second part reads: A panegyre: containing the life and heroyck deeds of the most Christian King Henry the fourth. The third part has separate title-page, reading: "The tropheis of the ...
A discourse of women, shewing their imperfections alphabetically. Newly translated out of the French into English
Olivier, Jacques
1662
Errors in pagination: 84 (for 48), 182 (194), 179 (195), 178 (198), 191 (199), 190 (202), 187 (203). Signatures: two unsigned leaves, B-N8, O6. The title leaf and epistle dedicatory are probably O8 ...