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Brotherton Collection22
English Literature22

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national characteristics, english1
poetry1

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Hills, Henry22
Hills, Henry (1713)22
Dryden, John (1631-1700)6
Dryden, John4
Addison, Joseph (1672-1719)3
Buckingham, John Sheffield Duke of (1648-21)3
Roscommon, Wentworth Dillon Earl of (1633?-1685)3
Congreve, William2
Congreve, William (1670-1729)2
Defoe, Daniel (1661?-1731)2

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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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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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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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The charms of liberty: a poem

Devonshire, William Cavendish Duke of (1640-1707); Hills, Henry (1713)

Printed in the year, 1709

Signatures: A⁸. Duke of D- = William Cavendish, 1st Duke of Devonshire. In: 'A collection of the best English poetry, by several hands', London, 1717. A piracy?. One of two variants. In this...

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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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A letter from Italy : to the Right Honourable Charles, Lord Halifax

Addison, Joseph (1672-1719); Halifax, Charles Montagu earl of (1661-1715); Congreve, William (1670-1729); Walsh, William (1663-1708); Hills, Henry (1713)

1709

Also issued as part of: 'A collection of the best English poetry, by several hands'. -- cf. ESTC. In this edition p.4, line 16 reads: "O're the warm bed". A piracy?. In verse. 'The despairing ...

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Faction display'd. A poem

Shippen, William (1673-1743); Hills, Henry (1713); Defoe, Daniel (1661?-1731)

1709

"From a corrected copy." Signatures: A⁸. Anonymous. By William Shippen. Sometimes also attributed to Daniel Defoe. In this edition, the phrase "near the Water-side" in the imprint begins und...

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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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