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| People and organisations | Count |
|---|---|
| Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745 | 25 |
| Coxe, William (1747-1828) | 3 |
| Britannicus | 2 |
| Horace | 2 |
| Miller, James (1706-1744) | 2 |
| Argyll, Archibald Campbell, Duke of, 1682-1761 | 1 |
| Argyll, John Campbell, Duke of, 1680-1743 | 1 |
| Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019) | 1 |
| Dodington, George Bubb Baron Melcombe (1691-1762) | 1 |
| Earle, Augustine (1762) | 1 |
The last will and testament of the Right Honourable R---t E--l of O----d, late P---e M------r of Great Britain
1745
A satire upon Robert Walpole, earl of Orford, formerly the prime minister.
A Key to the business of the present s-----n : viz. I. His H-------'s speech to his life-guard of Switzers at their general rendevouz in D-----g-S----t. II. Certain important hints deliver'd to an assembly of Independents, at the Fountain-Tavern, in the Strand
1742
A political satire on Walpole, parodying the Duke of Cumberland's speech.
Robin's panegyrick. Or, The Norfolk miscellany
[1729]
A collection of attacks in prose and verse upon Sir Robert Walpole. Sequels appeared in 1731 and [1732]. Date of publication from ESTC.
Politicks in miniature : or, The humours of Punch's resignation. A tragi-comi-farcical-operatical puppet-show
1742
An abridgment of the [1742] Mechell edition, 'Politicks in miniature'. An Edinburgh piracy, on the evidence of the ornaments, which are those used by the Ruddimans. A satire on Sir Robert Walpole....
Men and measures characterised from Horace : Being an imitation of the XVIth ode of his second book
Horace
1739
In verse. "Thomas Newcomb in his Miscellaneous collection of original poems (1740) 312 refers to this ode 'turn'd into a libel against the government by a Scotch poet'. It is indeed a satire against...
Explanatory notes. Critical remarks, historical and political observations, upon Sir **** speech, which was lately publish'd, to the tune of the abbot of Canterbury; by which Sir **** character and proceedings are fully clear'd and vindicated, from the malicious aspersions of those Enemies to Peace and Liberty, the P-tr-ts and Mrc-h-nts of G---t B------n
Walpole, Robert Earl of Orford (1676-1745)
1739
Dedication by 'Sir ***' (ie. Sir Robert Walpole?). A reply to 'Sir *** speech upon the peace', 1739, (a verse satire on Walpole's speech in support of the convention with Spain of January 1739). W...
The plans, elevations, and sections; chimney-pieces, and cielings of Houghton in Norfolk; the seat of the Rt. Honourable Sr. Robert Walpole; first Lord Commissioner of the Treasury, Chancellor of the Exchequer; and Knt. of the Most Noble Order of the Garter
Ware, Isaac (1704?-1766); Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019); Earle, Augustine (1762); Van Neck, Sir Joshua (1777)
MDCCXXXV. [1735]
Engraved titlepage. The single leaf of letterpress contains the dedication. The plates are engraved by Fourdrinier from drawings by Isaac Ware. Architects: William Kent, T Ripley With 35 plates num...
A critical history of the administration of Sr Robert Walpole, now Earl of Orford. Collected chiefly from the debates in Parliament, and the political writings on both sides; and digested under the following heads: first... domestic affairs ... Secondly ... foreign affairs ... And thirdly, as consequential of both ... To the whole are prefix'd, some particulars of Mr. Walpole's public life, before the year 1721
Ralph, James (1705?-1762)
1743
"A gentleman of the Middle-Temple" is James Ralph (ESTC). Gathering R has 6 leaves only, the last being conjugate with S1 which is unsigned; pagination of gathering R jumps from 251 to 256 but with ...
The sly subscription : on the Norfolk monarch, &c. To which is added, the Briton's speech to Sir Politick
Britannicus
1733
Dedication signed: Britannicus. 'The Briton's speech to Sir Politick. To which is added, an epistle to Sir R--t W--e' has its own half-title. P. 46 misnumbered 30; variant: pp. 44-45 misnumbered 2...
Political dialogues between the celebrated statues of Pasquin and Marforio at Rome : in which the origin and views of the late war, the secret mediation of the present peace, and the genuine conditions of it, are brought to light. Translated from the original Italian, published the first day of the present year
1736
"The dedication. To the most renowned modern equalibrist." p. [iii]. F4 (pp. 71-2) is apparently a cancel: F1 is conjugate with a fragment preceeding F4, and F2-3, 5-6 are respectively conjugate. ...
The two first odes of Horace imitated : With an introductory epistle to a friend
Manning, Mr (fl. 1688-1716); Horace
1738
"Inscrib'd to the Right Honourable Sir Robert Walpole." The Introductory epistle is dedicated to T.W. Esq., who may possibly be identified with Thomas Winnington. Anon., by Francis Manning.