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The hierarchie of the blessed angells : Their names, orders and offices

Heywood, Thomas (1574-1641)

1635

A poem in 9 books, each preceded by an argument in verse and an engraved plate, and followed by observations in prose and "A meditation" in verse. Includes a celebrated reference to Shakespeare and ...

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A vision, concerning His late pretended Highnesse Cromwell, the Wicked : containing a discourse in vindication of him by a pretended angel, and the confutation thereof by the author

Cowley, Abraham (1618-1667)

1661

Reissue with reprinted title and preliminaries of his The visions and prophecies concerning England, Scotland, and Ireland. London, 1661. Signatures: A-D12 (A1-4 cancels; B5 incorrectly signed F5; D...

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The souls warfare comically digested into scenes, acted between the soul and her enemies : wherein she cometh off victrix with an angelical plaudit

Tuke, Richard (fl. 1672)

1672

Issued same year with title: The divine comedian, or, The right use of plays, improved, in a sacred tragy-comaedy / by Rich. Tuke. London : Printed by S.G. for A. Bancks, 1672. Dedicatory signed: R....

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Mundorum explicatio, or, The explanation of an hieroglyphical figure : wherein are couched the mysteries of the external, internal, and eternal worlds, shewing the true progress of a soul from the court of Babylon to the city of Jerusalem, from the Adamical fallen state to the regenerate and angelical : being a sacred poem

Pordage, Samuel (1633-1691?); Pordage, John (1607-1681)

1661

S.P. is Samuel Pordage but both John and Samuel Pordage may have had a share in this work. Cf. DNB. Errata: p. [35]. Advertisements on p. [1]-[3] at end.

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Clievelandi Vindiciae, or, Clieveland's genuine poems, orations, epistles, &c : Purged from the many false & spurious ones which had usurped his name, and from innumerable errours and corruptions in the true copies : To which are added many additions never printed before : with an account of the author's life. : Published according to the author's own copies

Cleveland, John (1613-1658); Drake, Samuel (1622-1679); Lake, John (1624-1689)

1677

There were apparently three issues of this 1677 edition, all from one setting of type, which differ only in the title page. Cf. Morris, p. 45; Wing C4669 ("For Nath. Brooke"); Wing C4671 ("For Robert ...

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The sphere of Marcus Manilius made an English poem: with annotations and an astronomical appendix

Manilius, Marcus; Sherburne, Sir Edward (1618-1702)

1675

The printed title-page is preceded by an engraved emblematic title by W. Hollar.

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Aulus Persius Flaccus his Satyres: translated into English, by Barten Holyday, Master of Arts, and student of Christ-Church in Oxford. And now newly by him reviewed and amended

Persius; Holyday, Barten (1593-1661)

1617

In verse. Signatures: A-F8 G⁴. The first leaf and the last leaf are blank. B3 signed A3 in error.

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