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Dennis, John (1657-1734)33
Dennis, John5
Dryden, John (1631-1700)4
Voiture Monsieur De (1597-1648)4
Addison, Joseph, 1672-17193
Collier, Jeremy, 1650-17263
Pope, Alexander, 1688-17443
Congreve, William (1670-1729)2
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A Compleat collection of all the verses, essays, letters and advertisements : which have been occasioned by the publication of three volumes of Miscellanies, by Pope and company. To which is added an exact list of the lords, ladies, gentlemen and others, who have been abused in those volumes. With a large dedication to the author of the Dunciad, containing some animadversions upon that extraordinary performance

Concanen, Mr (1701-1749); Dennis, John (1657-1734); Smythe, James Moore (1702-1734)

1728

Compiled by M. Concanen or J. Dennis? Pope ascribed the preface to Concanen in The Dunciad, variorum, Appendix II, where partial contents and ascriptions of some of the pieces are given. For complete ...

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The usefulness of the stage : to the happiness of mankind, to government, and to religion : Occasioned by a late book, written by Jeremy Collier

Dennis, John (1657-1734)

1698

Reply to Collier's Short view of the immorality and profaneness of the English stage. Errata on final page.

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Letters upon several occasions : written by and between Mr. Dryden, Mr. Wycherly, Mr. ----, Mr. Congreve, and Mr. Dennis

Dryden, John (1631-1700); Dennis, John (1657-1734); Congreve, William (1670-1729); Wycherley, William (1640?-1716); Voiture Monsieur de (1597-1648)

1696

Eight unnumbered leaves follow p. 128; p. 67 misnumbered 76. List of books printed for S. Briscoe: p. [2] at end. Collation: A-I⁸ *i⁸ K-N⁸. *i8 has at foot: "To go after page 128". The pages...

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The reverse: or, the tables turn'd : A poem written in answer, paragraph by paragraph, to a late scurrilous and malicious medly of rhimes called The foreigners

Dennis, John (1657-1734); Tutchin, John (1661?-1707)

1700

Includes the text of John Tutchin's 'The foreigners', an attack on William III, in alternate paragraphs. P.3 is misnumbered 8. Anonymous. By John Dennis.

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Mr. Collier's Dissuasive from the play-house : in a letter to a person of quality, occasion'd by the late calamity of the tempest

Collier, Jeremy (1650-1726); Dennis, John (1657-1734)

1703

Last page is publisher's advertising.

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The select works of Mr. John Dennis. In two volumes (V.1)

Dennis, John (1657-1734)

1718

Contents: v. l. Poetical works. Priestcraft dangerous to religion and government. Proposal for putting a speedy end to the war, written upon the death of Charles II of Spain. Essay upon publick spirit...

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The select works of Mr. John Dennis. In two volumes (v.2)

Dennis, John (1657-1734)

1718

Contents: v. l. Poetical works. Priestcraft dangerous to religion and government. Proposal for putting a speedy end to the war, written upon the death of Charles II of Spain. Essay upon publick spirit...

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Original letters, familiar, moral and critical (v.1)

Dennis, John (1657-1734); Horace

1721

Paged continuously. "A miscellany of biography, politics, literary reminiscences, and criticism... some of the critical letters ... simply reprints.--Paul, John Dennis, p. 64. "Letters on the geni...

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Original letters, familiar, moral and critical (v.2)

Dennis, John (1657-1734); Horace

1721

Paged continuously. "A miscellany of biography, politics, literary reminiscences, and criticism... some of the critical letters ... simply reprints.--Paul, John Dennis, p. 64. "Letters on the geni...

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