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Steele, Sir Richard (1672-1729)8
Steele, Richard, Sir, 1672-17293
Sterling, James (1701-1755?)2
Stevens, John2
Addison, Joseph1
Addison, Joseph (1672-1719)1
Bettesworth, Arthur1
Bettesworth, Arthur (1739-)1
Concanen, Matthew1
Concanen, Matthew (1701-1749)1

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The conscious lovers : A comedy. As it is acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane, by His Majesty's servants

Steele, Sir Richard (1672-1729)

1723

This setting has press figures: p.11, 2; p.47, 2; p. 48, none; a variant has p.48 slightly reset with press figure 7. With an epilogue.

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The funeral; or, Grief a-la-mode : A comedy. As it is acted at the Theatre Royal in Drury-Lane, by His Majesty's servants

Steele, Sir Richard (1672-1729)

1702

First edition. Dedication signed: Richard Steele. Signatures: 2 leaves (half-title; t.-p.) unsigned; A-L⁴.

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The lying lover, or, The ladies friendship : a comedy : as it is acted at the Theatre royal by Her Majesty's servants

Steele, Sir Richard (1672-1729); Corneille, Pierre (1606-1684)

1704

First edition.

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The tender husband, or, The accomplish'd fools : a comedy : as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane : by Her Majesty's servants

Steele, Sir Richard (1672-1729); Addison, Joseph (1672-1719)

1705

Signatures: 2 leaves (half-title; t.-p.) unsigned; A-H⁴; I³. Dedication signed: Richard Steele. Steele was assisted in writing the play by Joseph Addison; cf. Nicoll, A. A hist. of Eng. drama, ...

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Poetical miscellanies : consisting of original poems and translations

Steele, Sir Richard (1672-1729)

1727

Some of the works have separate title-pages.

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The character of Richard St-le, Esq; with some remarks

Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745); Wagstaffe, William (1685-1725); Gucht, Michael van der (1660-1725)

1713

First edition. A satire on Sir Richard Steele. Attributed to both Jonathan Swift and William Wagstaffe. Plate: frontispiece portrait engraved by M. van der Gucht. Signatures: [A]², B-E⁴. Ha...

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The Steeleids, or, The tryal of wit : A poem, in three cantos

Lacy, John (1664-)

1714

A verse satire on Sir Richard Steele and other poets, including Alexander Pope, allegedly written prophetically some 75 years earlier by John Lacy and prepared for publication by his descendant John L...

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The rival generals: : a tragedy. As it was acted at the Theatre-Royal in Dublin, by his Majesty's Servants

Sterling, James (1701-1755?); Concanen, Matthew (1701-1749); Bettesworth, Arthur (fl.1699-d. 1739); Hoffman, Francis (fl. 1706-1728?); Conolly, William (1729)

1722. Price 1s. 6d

With commendatory verse by M. Concanen. Dedicated to William Conolly. Illustrations: woodcut tailpiece C4\v signed F. H. (i.e. Francis Hoffman). Signatures: A-K⁴. First edition? Two other pr...

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The modern wife; or, The virgin her own rival. A comedy. As it was acted gratis, at the New Theatre in the Hay-Market, by a company of gentlemen for their diversion

Stevens, John (fl. 1744)

1744

The full name of its publisher, John Stevens, is attached to his acknowledgement to subscribers [pi]3v. According to David Erskine Baker, "Biographia dramatica", 1812, Stevens often claimed authorship...

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The history of the Babylonish cabal, or, The intrigues, progression, opposition, defeat, and destruction of the Daniel-Catchers : in a poem

Steere, Richard (1643-1721)

1682

Caption title: The history of the sham-plot, defeat, and destruction of the Daniel-catchers.

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