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Brotherton Collection23
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english poetry7
classical poetry5
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painting2
greek poetry1
latin poetry1
satire, english1
syphilis1

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Dryden, John23
Dryden, John (1631-1700)23
Tonson, Jacob10
Tonson, Jacob (1656?-1736)10
Lucian of Samosata4
Everingham, Robert3
Everingham, Robert (1700-)3
Graham, Richard2
Graham, Richard (1720-)2
Maimbourg, Louis (1610-1686)2

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A defence of the papers written by the late king of blessed memory, and Duchess of York, against the answer made to them. By order

Dryden, John (1631-1700)

1686

Advertisement: p. [1-2] at end. A reply to Edward Stillingfleet's "An answer to some papers lately printed, concerning the authority of the Catholick Church in matters of faith, and the reformation ...

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Three poems upon the death of the late usurper Oliver Cromwel

Waller, Edmund (1606-1687); Sprat, Thomas (1635-1713); Dryden, John (1631-1700)

1682

Originally published in 1659 as "Three poems upon the death of His late Highnesse Oliver Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland", with Waller given as the first author. A3 is signed A2. ...

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The husband his own cuckold : A comedy. As it is acted at the theatre in Little Lincolns-Inn-Fields, by His Majesty's servants

Dryden, John (1631-1700); Congreve, William (1670-1729); Dryden, John (1631-1700)

1696

With a preface by John Dryden, sen., and prologue by Congreve.

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Tamerlane the Great : a tragedy : as it is acted by Their Majesties servants at the Theatre Royal

Saunders, Charles (fl. 1681); Dryden, John (1631-1700); Banks, John (1706)

1681

"... I drew the design of this play, from a late novell, call'd Tamerlane and Asteria..."--Pref. In the Preface, the author states that the play 'had received some rules for correction from Mr. Dryd...

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Chorea gigantum : or, The most famous antiquity of Great-Britain, vulgarly called Stone-Heng, standing on Salisbury Plain, restored to the Danes

Charleton, Walter (1619-1707); Dryden, John (1631-1700); Howard, Sir Robert (1626-1698); Herringman, Henry (1704)

1663

A reply to Inigo Jones's "The most notable antiquity of Great Britain". Text preceded by two poems addressed to Charleton by Robert Howard and John Dryden respectively. First edition. The commen...

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The annual miscellany: for the year 1694 : Being the fourth part of Miscellany poems

Dryden, John (1631-1700); Everingham, Robert (fl.1680-1700); Tonson, Jacob (1656?-1736)

1694

Two pieces by Dryden ('The third book of Virgil's Georgicks' and 'To Sir Godfrey Kneller') appeared here for the first time. Pages 222, 223, 238, 239 misnumbered 122, 123, 138, 139. Y4v-Z1v: Table...

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The annual miscellany: for the year 1694 : Being the fourth part of Miscellany poems

Dryden, John (1631-1700); Everingham, Robert (fl.1680-1700); Tonson, Jacob (1656?-1736)

1694

Two pieces by Dryden ('The third book of Virgil's Georgicks' and 'To Sir Godfrey Kneller') appeared here for the first time. Pages 222, 223, 238, 239 misnumbered 122, 123, 138, 139. Y4v-Z1v: Table...

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The annual miscellany, for the year 1694 : being the fourth part of Miscellany poems : containing great variety of new translations and original copies

Dryden, John (1631-1700); Tonson, Jacob (1656?-1736); Philips, John (1676-1709)

1708

Nos. 365-374 omitted in paging. Running title: The fourth part of Miscellany poems. "Cyder" by John Philips ([2], 89 p. at end) appears to be identical with the separate first issue of that poem. ...

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Miscellany poems, in two parts : containing new translations of Virgil's Eclogues, Ovid's Love-elegies, several parts of Virgil's Æneids, Lucretius, Theocritus, Horace, &c. With several original poems

Tonson, Jacob (1656?-1736); Dryden, John (1631-1700)

1685

With both old & new title-pages. Comprises 'Miscellany poems. Containing a new translation of Virgil's Eclogues... [etc.]; 'Sylvæ: or, The second part of poetical miscellanies'. The Preface to 'S...

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Sylvae : or, The second part of Poetical miscellanies

Dryden, John (1631-1700); Tonson, Jacob (1656?-1736)

1702

Running title: The second part of Miscellany poems. Second in a series of miscellanies published by Tonson, 1684-1709, containing many contributions by Dryden, Addison, Pope and Prior. The first app...

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Examen poeticum : being the third part of Miscellany poems

Dryden, John (1631-1700); Tonson, Jacob (1656?-1736); Everingham, Robert (fl.1680-1700)

1693

Pages 9, 142, 295, 315 misnumbered 6, 14, 296, 215. "Syphilis. Written...by... Fracastorius. English'd by Mr. [Nahum] Tate" [16], 84p. at end. Contains 15 pieces by Dryden, 10 of which had not bee...

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Poetical miscellanies : the fifth part. Containing a collection of original poems, with several new translations

Dryden, John (1631-1700); Tonson, Jacob (1656?-1736)

1704

p.312, 378, 379, 611 mispaged as 12, 379, 378, 612; 557-576 omitted in numbering. F1 & F5 cancels?. Containing 13 pieces by Dryden, 10 of them previously unpublished. "A table to the foregoing p...

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