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Brotherton Collection19
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Hills, Henry19
Hills, Henry (1713)19
Dryden, John (1631-1700)5
Dryden, John3
Addison, Joseph (1672-1719)2
Buckingham, John Sheffield Duke of (1648-21)2
Congreve, William2
Congreve, William (1670-1729)2
Defoe, Daniel (1661?-1731)2
Halifax, Charles Montagu Earl of (1661-1715)2

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Daphnis: or, A pastoral elegy upon the unfortunate death of Mr. Thomas Creech : With a poem on The despairing lover, and The despairing shepherd

Froud, John; Oldmixon, John (1673-1742); Prior, Matthew (1664-1721); Hills, Henry (1713)

1709

Anon., variously attributed to John Froud or John Oldmixon. The despairing shepherd: Anon. by M. Prior. A piracy?. Also issued as part of: 'A collection of the best English poetry, by several ha...

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The art of poetry, written in French

Boileau-Despréaux, Nicolas (1636-1711); Soames, Sir William; Dryden, John (1631-1700); Hills, Henry (1713)

1710

Also issued as part of: 'A collection of the best English poetry, by several hands', London, 1717. A piracy? Mentioned by Macdonald (p.37) as a late edition, but without comment.

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The hind and the panther : transvers'd to the story of the country-mouse and the city-mouse

Halifax, Charles Montagu earl of (1661-1715); Prior, Matthew (1664-1721); Hills, Henry (1713)

1709

A piracy? Not in Macdonald. Anonymous. By Charles Montagu, Earl of Halifax, and Matthew Prior. Also issued as part of: 'A collection of the best English poetry, by several hands', 1717.

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Moderation display'd : a poem

Shippen, William (1673-1743); Hills, Henry (1713)

1709

The author of Faction display'd = William Shippen; this work is only doubtfully attributed to him. Also issued as part of: 'A collection of the best English poetry, by several hands', London, 1717. ...

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Eleonora : a panegyrical poem, dedicated to the memory of the late Countess of Abingdon

Dryden, John (1631-1700); Hills, Henry (1713)

1709

Dedication signed: John Dryden. A piracy?. Also issued as part of: 'A collection of the best English poetry, by several hands', London, 1717.

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The wife, a poem. Express'd in a compleat wife : With an elegy on the untimely death of the author, poyson'd in the tower, &c

Overbury, Sir Thomas (1581-1613); Hills, Henry (1713)

1709

Signatures: A⁸. First published in 1614 as 'A wife, now a widowe'. Also issued as part of 'A collection of the best English poetry, by several hands', 1717.--cf. Foxon.

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A panegyrick on Oliver Cromwell : and his victories

Waller, Edmund (1606-1687); Sprat, Thomas (1635-1713); Waller, Edmund (1606-1687); Dryden, John (1631-1700); Hills, Henry (1713)

1709

Three poems on his death originally published in 1653 as: Three poems upon the death of His late Highnesse Oliver Lord Protector of England, Scotland, and Ireland. A piracy?.

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The campaign : a poem, to His Grace the Duke of Marlborough

Addison, Joseph (1672-1719); Hills, Henry (1713); Marlborough, John Churchill Duke of (1650-1722)

1710

Also issued as part of: 'A collection of the best English poetry, by several hands', London, 1717. A piracy?. In this issue on p. 3, the last word of line 12 reads: "campaign".

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Bleinheim, a poem : Inscrib'd to the Right Honourable Robert Harley, Esq

Philips, John (1676-1709); Oxford, Robert Harley Earl of (1661-1724); Hills, Henry (1713)

1709

Anonymous. By John Philips. In this edition, the rules on the titlepage are 38mm. apart and p. 5 is correctly numbered. A piracy? The second of Hills' two editions. Also issued as part of: 'A co...

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Baucis and Philemon : a poem on the ever-lamented loss of the two yew-trees, in the parish of Chilthorne, near the count-town [sic] of Somerset. Together with Mrs. Harris's earnest petition: and An admirable recipe

Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745); Hammond, Anthony (1668-1738); Roscommon, Wentworth Dillon earl of (1633?-1685); Hills, Henry (1713)

1710

Author of A tale of a tub = Jonathan Swift. 'An ode upon solitude' is actually by Anthony Hammond. Also issued as part of 'A collection of the best English poetry, by several hands', London, 1717....

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An essay on poetry

Buckingham, John Sheffield Duke of (1648-21); Hills, Henry (1713)

1709

Signatures: A⁸. Also issued as part of: 'A collection of the best English poetry, by several hands', London, 1717. --cf. Foxon. A piracy?. One of two variants: In this issue sig. A2 under 'by ...

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Religio laici: or, A layman's faith : A poem

Dryden, John (1631-1700); Roscommon, Wentworth Dillon earl of (1633?-1685); Hills, Henry (1713)

1710

Also issued as part of: 'A collection of the best English poetry, by several hands', 1717. With Roscommon's To Mr. Dryden, on his Religio laici. Signatures: A⁸ B⁴. A piracy?. Layman's fait...

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