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conduct of life2
greek poetry2
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Percy, Thomas (1729-1811)6
Gilfillan, George (1813-1878)5
Lewis, M G (1775-1818)4
Shury, D N4
Shury, D. N4
Byrne, George3
Byrne, George (1791)3
Hunt, Leigh (1784-1859)3
Percy, Thomas3
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Specimens with memoirs of the less-known British poets : with an introductory essay (v. 1)

Gilfillan, George (1813-1878)

1860

Includes index in v. 3.

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Specimens with memoirs of the less-known British poets : with an introductory essay (v. 2)

Gilfillan, George (1813-1878)

1860

Includes index in v. 3.

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Fugitiva

1881

Imprint 'Printed for private circulation'.

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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 a later date (v. 1)

Percy, Thomas (1729-1811); Byrne, George (1791)

1766

Edition: first issued: London, 1765 in 3 v. Dedication signed by Percy. Types used include: Black letter (e.g. v. 1, D\9); Anglo-Saxon (e.g. v. 1, O3\v; v. 3, a9\4). Signatures: v. 1, A³, B-N¹...

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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 a later date (v. 2)

Percy, Thomas (1729-1811); Byrne, George (1791)

1766

Edition: first issued: London, 1765 in 3 v. Dedication signed by Percy. Types used include: Black letter (e.g. v. 1, D\9); Anglo-Saxon (e.g. v. 1, O3\v; v. 3, a9\4). Signatures: v. 1, A³, B-N¹...

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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 a later date (v. 3)

Percy, Thomas (1729-1811); Byrne, George (1791)

1766

Edition: first issued: London, 1765 in 3 v. Dedication signed by Percy. Types used include: Black letter (e.g. v. 1, D\9); Anglo-Saxon (e.g. v. 1, O3\v; v. 3, a9\4). Signatures: v. 1, A³, B-N¹...

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Selections from the Greek anthology

Garnett, Richard (1835-1906); Lang, Andrew (1844-1912); Watson, Rosamund Marriott (1863-1911)

[1889]

Title page printed in red and black. Red line borders surround text.

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Elegant extracts : or, useful and entertaining pieces of poetry : selected for the improvement of young persons : being similar in design to Elegant extracts in prose (v.1)

Knox, Vicesimus (1752-1821)

1801

T.p. vignettes engraved by J. Heath after E.F. Burney. Edited by Vicesimus Knox; cf. Dict. nat. biog. and ESTC t121170, t122502, t124902 and t124390. Vol. 2 has title: Poetry : elegant abstracts, ...

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Elegant extracts : or, useful and entertaining pieces of poetry : selected for the improvement of young persons : being similar in design to Elegant extracts in prose (v.2)

Knox, Vicesimus (1752-1821)

1801

T.p. vignettes engraved by J. Heath after E.F. Burney. Edited by Vicesimus Knox; cf. Dict. nat. biog. and ESTC t121170, t122502, t124902 and t124390. Vol. 2 has title: Poetry : elegant abstracts, ...

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The feast of the poets : with other pieces in verse

Hunt, Leigh (1784-1859); Hamilton, S printer; Gale and Fenner

1815

"Notes on the Feast of the poets"--P. [27]-131. "Printed by S. Hamilton, Weybridge, Surrey."--Foot of p. 177.

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The feast of the poets : with notes, and other pieces in verse

Hunt, Leigh (1784-1859)

1814

Dedication signed: Leigh Hunt.

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Foliage : or Poems original and translated

Hunt, Leigh (1784-1859)

1818

Contents: Preface, including cursory observations on poetry and cheerfulness -- Greenwoods, or Original poems -- Evergreens; or Translations from poets of antiquity: Homer. Theocritus. Bion and Moschu...

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