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Two letters from Mr. Adair to the Bishop of Winchester : in answer to the charge of a high treasonable misdemeanor, brought by His Lordship against Mr. Fox and himself, in his life of the Right Honourable William Pitt

Adair, Sir Robert (1763-1855)

1821

"On the appearance of the Bishop of Winchester's 'Memoirs of the life of Mr. Pitt,' the author of the following pages immediately wrote an answer to that part of the book which concerned himself joint...

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Poems on several occasions. With a dissertation upon the Roman poets

Addison, Joseph (1672-1719); Hayes, Christopher

1719

Comprises Addison's eight Latin poems, with English translations by Thomas Newcomb, George Sewell, and Nicholas Amhurst. The Dissertation has separate pagination and title-page (dated 1718) with tit...

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Miscellany poems on several subjects

Thomas, Elizabeth (1677-1731)

1722

Anon., by Elizabeth Thomas.

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Remarks on several parts of Italy, &c. in the years 1701, 1702, 1703

Addison, Joseph (1672-1719)

1705

Dedication signed: J. Addison. - With a half-title.

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A Table of all the accurate remarks and new discoveries in the most learned and ingenious Mr. Addison's book of travels

Addison, Joseph (1672-1719)

1706

A burlesque index of Addison's "Remarks on several parts of Italy."

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Public virtue: a poem, in three books. I. Agriculture, II. Commerce, III. Arts

Dodsley, Robert (1703-1764)

1753

Only Book I., Agriculture, was ever published. Cf. DNB, v. V, p. 1077.

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The fleece : a poem : in four books

Dyer, John (1700?-1758)

1757

T.p. vignette. Indexed in: Goldsmiths'-Kress library of economic literature, no. 9217.

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An ode to the country gentlemen of England

Akenside, Mark (1721-1770)

1758

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Verses to the people of England. 1758

Whitehead, William (1715-1785)

1758

Page [1] at end blank.

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A paraenesis to the Prince

Alexander, William earl of Stirling (1640)

1604

The Prince = Henry, Prince of Wales. In verse. Signatures: A-C4 D2. The last leaf is blank. Probably issued as part of: The monarchick tragedies: London, 1604.

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