Skip to main content

Search Special Collections

Results

1 to 9 of 9 records

Total number of records: 9

Count of Collection group

Collection groupCount
Brotherton Collection9
English Literature9

Count of People and organisations

People and organisationsCount
Combe, William (1742-1823)8
Combe, William2
Carhampton, Simon Luttrell, 1st Earl of, 1713-17871
Carlisle, Frederick Howard1
Carlisle, Frederick Howard Earl of (1748-1825)1
Democritus1
Devonshire, Georgiana Cavendish, Duchess of, 1757-18061
Devonshire, Georgiana Spencer Cavendish1
Devonshire, Georgiana Spencer Cavendish Duchess of (1757-1806)1

Count of Earliest date

Earliest dateCount
From 16002
From 17007

Count of Latest date

Latest dateCount
Up to 16991
Up to 17998

Archive Print Item

The diaboliad, : a poem, dedicated to the worst man in His Majesty's dominions

Combe, William (1742-1823)

1677 [i.e. 1777]

A satire on Simon, Lord Irnham. cf. Dict. nat. biog.

More details


Archive Print Item

A letter to Her Grace the Duchess of Devonshire

Combe, William (1742-1823)

1777

Anonymous. By William Combe. On the upbringing of women. "'Pleas'd with a feather, tickled with a straw'- Pope".

More details


Archive Print Item

The first of April, or The triumphs of folly: : a poem, dedicated to a celebrated dutchess

Combe, William (1742-1823)

1777

By William Combe. Cf. BM.

More details


Archive Print Item

The Duchess of Devonshire's cow; a poem

Carlisle, Frederick Howard Earl of (1748-1825); Combe, William (1742-1823)

1777

Anon., variously attributed to Lord Carlisle and William Combe. Cf. Hamilton, H.W. Combe, p. 85; Halkett & Laing (2nd ed.); DNB, NUC pre-1956, 117, 165.

More details


Archive Print Item

An heroic epistle to the noble author of The Duchess of Devonshire's Cow, : a poem

Combe, William (1742-1823)

1777

Anonymous. By William Combe, the author of 'The Duchess of Devonshire's Cow'.

More details


Archive Print Item

A letter to her Grace the Duchess of D. answered cursorily

Democritus; Combe, William (1742-1823)

[1777]

Dated at end: May 30 1777.

More details


Archive Print Item

A second letter to Her Grace the Duchess of Devonshire

Combe, William (1742-1823); Devonshire, Georgiana Spencer Cavendish Duchess of (1757-1806)

1777

On her neglect of the admonitions in the first letter. "'She sighs, and is no dutchess at her heart!'. Pope".

More details


Archive Print Item