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Top 10: People and organisations
| People and organisations | Count |
|---|---|
| Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745 | 11 |
| Walpole, Robert | 2 |
| Walpole, Robert Earl of Orford (1676-1745) | 2 |
| Argyll, Archibald Campbell, Duke of, 1682-1761 | 1 |
| Bath, William Pulteney | 1 |
| Bath, William Pulteney Earl of (1684-1764) | 1 |
| Fenton, Elijah, 1683-1730 | 1 |
| Fitzgerald, Thomas, 1694 Or 5-1752 | 1 |
| Lechmere, Nicholas Lechmere, Baron, 1675-1727 | 1 |
| Morrice, Bezaleel | 1 |
The works of Edmund Waller, esqr., in verse and prose
Waller, Edmund (1606-1687)
1729
First edition. Title-page engraved.
The projector's looking-glass : being the last dying words and confession of Sir Robert Marral, &c. &c. : in an epistle to his associates, (wherein he makes a confession of some notorious crimes, whereof he has long been suspected)
1733
A satire, in verse, on Robert Walpole. At the foot of the title-page is the note "The picture may be had of Mr. Aldam" - which probably refers to "The picture of pictures" [a woodcut, with verses dire...
The Negotiators, or, Don Diego brought to reason : an excellent new ballad : tune of Packington's pound
Bath, William Pulteney Earl of (1684-1764)
1738
A satire on the negotiations preliminary to the Convention of the Pardo carried on between Robert ["Sir Blue-string"] and Horatio Walpole and the Spanish envoy, Sir Thomas FitzGerald ["the Irish Don D...
Ode for the thanksgiving day [for the victory at Ramillies]
Walsh, William (1663-1708)
1706
Also issued as part of: 'A collection of poems, occasionally written', London, 1708. Anon., by William Walsh.
The compleat works in verse and prose
Waldron, George (1690-1730?); Waldron, Theodosia
1731
Signatures: a-d² A-4E² *A-*3B². Dedication signed by the widow, and editor, Theodosia Waldron. An edition of 110 copies printed. The poems include Latin verse: the prose has separate paging. ...
A walk from St. James's to Convent-Garden [sic], the back-way through the Meuse : In imitation of Mr. Gay's "Journey to Exeter". In a letter to a friend
Morrice, Bezaleel (1749)
1717
The 'Journey to Exeter' is the first of Gay's 'Two epistles', [1717], i.e. that to the earl of Burlington. Anon., possibly by Bezaleel Morrice.
As Bob as a Robin: or, All's well that ends well
1712
Political verse in fable form, probably on Sir Robert Walpole. Catalogued from drop-head title and colophon.
The compleat history of Bob of Lyn : A new ballad. To the tune of Bonny Dundee. Proper to be sung at elections
[1741?]
Satire on Sir Robert Walpole. - cf. M. Percival's Political ballads, 1916. p. 163-165. No. 8 [i.e.4] in Poems - Tom's Coffee House. Anon.
The grand defeat : or, the downfall of the S---d---an party. To the tune of, Chevy Chace: or God prosper long our noble king, &c
1741
"On the defeat of Samuel Sandys's motion for the removal of Walpole, 13 Feb 1741" (Foxon). Bookseller's name from colophon. Heading title: The grand defeat of the S------d-----donian party. Firs...
A great man's speech in Downing-Street against the enquiry : To the tune of Packington's pound
1743
Refers to the failure of the Committee of Secrecy, appointed in 1742 to enquire into Walpole's administration during the past ten years, to carry any charge of corruption against him. Verse. Anon....
The mock-marriage : or, a lady and no lady, a new ballad. Inscrib'd to a certain peer, and an Hibernian young lady; who were lately marry'd in jest, but bedded in earnest. To the tune of, Which no-body can deny
1733
A certain peer = Thomas, Baron Onslow?. The identification of the characters as Robert Walpole, 1st earl of Orford, and his mistress, later wife, Maria Skerret, is made improbable by the fact that W...
A new ballad, to the tune of the Abbot of Canterbury
[1735]
On the petition presented to the House of Lords 13 Feb. 1735 about the election of Scottish peers. References to "Rob Roy" and "Robin" [i.e. Robert Walpole] and to "Archie", [i.e. Archibald Campbell...