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Brotherton Collection3
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christian poetry1
prerogative, royal1

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Taylor, John (1580-1653)2
Taylor, Francis (1590-1656)1
Wither, George1
Wither, George (1588-1667)1

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A plea for prerogative, or, Give Cæsar his due : being the wheele of fortune turn'd round, or, the world turned topsie-turvie : wherein is described the true subjects loyalty to maintain His Majesties prerogative and priviledges of Parliament

Taylor, John (1580-1653)

1642

Verse satire against the sectaries. Woodcut showing Wheel of Fortune on title-page, 2 lines of verse quatrain above and below it.

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Grapes from Canaan, or, The believers present taste of future glory : expressed in a short divine poem, the issue of spare hours, and published at the request, and for the entertainment of those whose hopes are above their present enjoyments

Taylor, Francis (1590-1656)

1658

Errata: prelim. p. [32]. The dedication, pp.[iii]-[vi], is signed by Francis Taylor, who is addressed as author in six of the nine commendatory verses preceding the poem. The poem itself is presente...

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Taylor's motto : et habeo, et careo, et curo

Taylor, John (1580-1653); Wither, George (1588-1667)

1621

Engraved t.p. Autobiographical poem, written in response to George Wither's motto, "Nec habeo, nec careo, nec curo." Further motto on t.p.: "Happy in miserye." In verse. The publishers are J. Tr...

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