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Hills, Henry23
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Hayley, William (1745-1820)6
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Poetry and war

Warren, Sir Thomas Herbert (1853-1930)

[1915]

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An essay on poetry

Buckingham, John Sheffield Duke of (1648-21); Hills, Henry (1713)

1709

Signatures: A⁸. Also issued as part of: 'A collection of the best English poetry, by several hands', London, 1717. --cf. Foxon. A piracy?. One of two variants: In this issue sig. A2 under 'by ...

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An essay on poetry

Buckingham, John Sheffield Duke of (1648-21); Hills, Henry (1713)

1709

Signatures: A⁸. Also issued as part of: 'A collection of the best English poetry, by several hands', London, 1717. --cf. Foxon. A piracy?. One of two variants: In this issue sig. A2 under 'by ...

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Remarks on the beauties of poetry

Webb, Daniel (1798)

1762

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Horace's Art of poetry

Horace; Roscommon, Wentworth Dillon earl of (1633?-1685); Waller, Edmund (1606-1687); Herringman, Henry (1704); Knight, Joseph (fl. 1684-1690); Saunders, Francis (fl. 1684-1700)

1684

Second edition. Includes commendatory poem by Edmund Waller.

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The art of poetry, written in French

Boileau-Despréaux, Nicolas (1636-1711); Soames, Sir William; Dryden, John (1631-1700); Hills, Henry (1713)

1710

Also issued as part of: 'A collection of the best English poetry, by several hands', London, 1717. A piracy? Mentioned by Macdonald (p.37) as a late edition, but without comment.

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The art of poetry, written in French

Boileau-Despréaux, Nicolas (1636-1711); Soames, Sir William; Dryden, John (1631-1700); Hills, Henry (1713)

1710

Also issued as part of: 'A collection of the best English poetry, by several hands', London, 1717. A piracy? Mentioned by Macdonald (p.37) as a late edition, but without comment.

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Sacred poetry; being The grave, a poem

Blair, Robert (1699-1746); Porteus, Beilby (1731-1809)

1816

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A poetry reading against the Vietnam War

Bly, Robert; Ray, David (1932-); American Writers Against the Vietnam War

1966

Poems and prose pieces chosen and read by various poets at the poetry readings against the Vietnam War held at various campuses and public halls during spring 1966.

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Waifs and strays : a terminal magazine of Oxford poetry

1879-1882

Also numbered v. 1-3.

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The fleshly school of poetry, and other phenomena of the day

Buchanan, Robert Williams (1841-1901)

1872

4 p. of publishers' advertisments at rear.

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