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Title: Upon a Scotch piper who liv'd 130 years
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 17-- ?
Manuscript: Lt 96
Contents: Lamenting the death of a Scottish piper, in Scottish dialect; with a marginal gloss explaining "wheimp" as a wind pipe
Admittance
8 Feb 1712
Edward Vickers of Newton in the parish of Wakefield, county York, yeoman. Relating to property in Manor of Wakefield
The mystery of rhetorick unveil'd : wherein above 130 of the tropes and figures are severally derived from the Greek into English : together with lively definitions, and variety of Latin, English, scriptural, examples, pertinent to each of them apart
Smith, John (fl. 1657); Sergeant, John (1622-1707)
1688
Halket and Laing suggest Joh Smith may be a pseudonym for John Sergeant; Wing (1st ed.) attributes the work to Sergeant but 2nd ed. gives the author as John Smith, of Montague Close. Index: p. [13]-...
Don Sebastian, King of Portugal : a tragedy acted at the Theatre Royal
Dryden, John (1631-1700)
1692
Signatures: [A]⁴, a⁴, B-P⁴ (N2 incorrectly signed N1). Cf. Macdonald, Hugh. John Dryden; a bibliography. Oxford, 1939, p. 130.
The hind and the panther : A poem, in three parts
Dryden, John (1631-1700)
1687
Signatures: A-S4 T4 [chi]1. Page 137, lines 11-12 read "Or forc'd by fear, or by his Profit led... [etc.]". P.29 wrongly numbered 39, 130-131 numbered 131, 130 and 134-5 numbered 135, 134. Signa...
Poems on several occasions
Parnell, Thomas (1679-1718); Pope, Alexander (1688-1744)
1722
Signatures: A⁴ B-P⁸. T.p. printed in red and black. References: Foxon p. 554; Griffith 130. Actually published in December 1721 (cf. Foxon). Page 46 misnumbered 49. D8 is cancel. Errat...
Prince Arthur : An heroick poem. In ten books
Blackmore, Sir Richard (1729)
1695
Errors in paging: p. 138, 143, 187-190 numbered 130, 135, 195-198, respectively. First edition. 2d edition, the same year, has index (4 p.). Title within double line border.
The mystery of rhetorick unveil'd : Wherein above 130 of the tropes and figures are severally derived from the Greek into English; together with lively definitions, and a variety of Latin, English, scriptural examples, pertinent to each of them apart. Eminently delightful and profitable for young scholars, and other of all sorts, enabling them to discern and imitate the elegancy in any author they read, &c
Smith, John (fl. 1657); Sergeant, John (1622-1707)
1683
Half-title facing title page reads: A companion for the ingenious. Paging irregular: p. 97-106 omitted. Wing (1st ed.) attributes the work to John Sergeant but 2nd ed. gives author as John Smith o...
An essay upon the taste and writings of the present times : but with a more particular view to political and dramatick writings. Occasion'd by a late volume of Miscellanies by A. Pope, Esq.; and Dr. Swift. Inscrib'd to the Right Honourable Sir Robert Walpole
Gentleman of C---st C----h, Oxon
1728
Published anonymously; according to Guerinot, Pope asked Walpole to identify the author for him, but Walpole did not. Verso of t.p. (p. [2]) blank. With: A scheme for raising an hospital for decay...
A plea for the non-conformists : shewing the true state of their case : and how far the conformist's separation from the Church of Rome, for their popish superstitions, &c. introduc'd into the service of God, justifies the non-conformist's separation from them : in a letter to Dr. Benjamin Calamy, upon his sermon (call'd Scrupulous conscience) inviting hereto : to which is added, a parallel scheme of the pagan, papal and Christian rites and ceremonies : and a narrative of the sufferings underwent
De Laune, Thomas (1685); Defoe, Daniel (1661?-1731); Calamy, Benjamin (1642-1686)
1712
Preface signed : D.Foe [i.e. Daniel Defoe]. "Books printed for W. Marshall,.. and Joseph Marshall ..." (2pp.) at end. Pp. 130-4 numbered 140-4.
The mysterie of rhetorique unvail'd : Wherein above 130 the Tropes and figures are severally derived from the Greek into English, together with lively definitions and variety of Latin, English, scriptural examples, pertinent to each of them apart. Conducing very much to the right understanding of the sense of the letter of the scripture, (the want whereof occasions many dangerous Errors this day.) Eminently delightful and profitable for young Scholars, and others of all sorts, enabling them to discern and imitate the elegancy in any author they read, &c
Smith, John (fl. 1657); Sergeant, John (1622-1707)
1657
"Errata": p.[5] at end. The commendation, facing title page, by Joseph Caryl is dated May 5, 1656. Wing (1st ed.) attributes the work to John Sergeant but 2nd ed. gives author as John Smith of Mon...