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English Literature6794

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english poetry164
english drama118
theater39
political satire, english30
operas28
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ballad operas25
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poetry25
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Dryden, John (1631-1700)282
Pope, Alexander (1688-1744)197
Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745)149
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Horace109
Shakespeare, William (1564-1616)102
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Fletcher, John (1579-1625)70
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Hudibras. In three parts. Written in the time of the late wars. Corrected and amended: with large annotations, and a preface, by Zachary Grey, LL.D. Adorn'd with a new set of cuts (v.1)

Butler, Samuel (1612-1680); Hogarth, William (1697-1764); Grey, Zachary (1688-1766)

1744

Cuts by Hogarth. By Samuel Butler.

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Hudibras. In three parts. Written in the time of the late wars. Corrected and amended: with large annotations, and a preface, by Zachary Grey, LL.D. Adorn'd with a new set of cuts (v.2)

Butler, Samuel (1612-1680); Hogarth, William (1697-1764); Grey, Zachary (1688-1766)

1744

Cuts by Hogarth. By Samuel Butler.

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Hudibras : in three parts, written in the time of the late wars: corrected and amended. With large annotations, and a preface, by Zachary Grey. Adorn'd with a new set of cuts (v.1)

Butler, Samuel (1612-1680); Hogarth, William (1697-1764); Grey, Zachary (1688-1766); Vertue, George (1684-1756)

1744

Vol. 2 imprint reads printed in London by J. Bettenham (for the same booksellers as vol. 1). Frontispiece is an engraved portrait of the author by George Vertue; the illustrations are engraved by J....

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Hudibras : in three parts, written in the time of the late wars: corrected and amended. With large annotations, and a preface, by Zachary Grey. Adorn'd with a new set of cuts (v.2)

Butler, Samuel (1612-1680); Hogarth, William (1697-1764); Grey, Zachary (1688-1766); Vertue, George (1684-1756)

1744

Vol. 2 imprint reads printed in London by J. Bettenham (for the same booksellers as vol. 1). Frontispiece is an engraved portrait of the author by George Vertue; the illustrations are engraved by J....

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Double falshood : or, The distrest lovers. A play, as it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane

Theobald, Mr Lewis (1688-1744); Shakespeare, William (1564-1616); Fletcher, John (1579-1625); Shirley, James (1596-1666)

1728

First edition. Authorship disputed; variously attributed to Shakespeare, Fletcher, Shirley, and others.

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Literature (Brotherton Collection)

The core English literary section of the Brotherton Collection (based on the bequest of Lord Brotherton's personal library in 1936), with its emphasis on English poetry and drama from 1600 to 1750. Th...

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The abdicated prince: or, the adventures of four years : a tragi-comedy, as it was lately acted at the court of Alba regalis

1690

A political satire, relating to James II and the Duke of Monmouth. First edition. Signatures: A2, B-H4, I2.

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The improvement of human reason : exhibited in the life of Hai ebn Yokdhan

Ibn Ṭufayl, Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd al-Malik (1185); Ockley, Simon (1678-1720)

1708

The appendix, by Simon Ockley, has a separate title-page.

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The improvement of human reason : exhibited in the life of Hai ebn Yokdhan

Ibn Ṭufayl, Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd al-Malik (1185); Ockley, Simon (1678-1720)

1708

The appendix, by Simon Ockley, has a separate title-page.

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The improvement of human reason : exhibited in the life of Hai ebn Yokdhan

Ibn Ṭufayl, Muḥammad ibn ʻAbd al-Malik (1185); Ockley, Simon (1678-1720)

1708

Issue with an advertisement on verso of last leaf og dedication.

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