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Title: On the city of Venice
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 165- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 18
Contents: Epigram on the excellence of Venice which, when compared to Rome, seems to be a city created by gods rather than men. Translated from Sannazarius.
Title: On the city of Paris
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 165- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 18
Contents: Epigram ironically congratulating Paris on being the most unpleasant and vice-ridden city anywhere
Title: The City of York to Miss E-y of Micklegate
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 179-?
Manuscript: Lt 100
Contents: As if spoken by the City of York, explaining that the young woman to whom the poem is addressed is being slandered by other York ladies because they are envious of her beauty, and protesting his own love and devotion. At end, 'York'.
Title: Lib. 7th. Ep. the 2nd. Paraphrased. Of the noble city of Venice.
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 170- ?
Manuscript: Lt 123
Contents: Epigram on the excellence of Venice which, when compared to Rome, seems to be a city created by gods rather than men. Paraphrased from Martial (after Sannazarius), 'Epigrams', VII.2. One of 'some few epigrams out of Martial and other books
translated and
Title: A bason and ewer to the generall of pure gold, the city present [Verses on the late times (verso)]
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 1649 or 165- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 52
Contents: Royalist address to 'the generall' (Oliver Cromwell?), supposedly presenting him with an expensive gift and comparing his part in the death of Charles I with the actions of Pontius Pilate
Title: On the present state of York, 1698
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 1698 (title)
Manuscript: Lt q 52
Contents: Lamenting the depressed state of the city of York and calling for civic action against poverty, unemployment and loss of trade. With a marginal note on the city's silver bell.
Title: On the City of London presenting their freedom to Admiral Rappell in a box of
heart of oak & to Admiral Rodney in one of gold
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 1780 ?
Manuscript: Lt 11
Contents: Witty epigram on Admiral Rappell and Admiral George Rodney
Title: The livery-mans answer to a letter dated from Whitehall Jan. 22, 1727-8
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 1728 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 13
Contents: Contemptuous expression of the City of London's opposition to a government
summons likely to affect its independence.
Title: A rebus
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 176- ?
Manuscript: Lt 12
Contents: A rebus or riddle, the answer (not given) being the name of a city.
Subscribed "O's Coll.", perhaps referring to Oxford
Title: [unknown]
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 175- or 176- ?
Manuscript: Lt 99
Contents: Poem suggesting that Cain, driven from heaven, went to Scotland and founded the city of Edinburgh (derived from Eden)
Title: [unknown]
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 1678 ?
Manuscript: Lt 34
Contents: Song on events after the Popish Plot, satirising the anti-Catholic reaction
of Charles II, the City of London and the House of Commons
Title: The love of Scylla to Minos
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 16-- ?
Manuscript: Lt 76
Contents: On Scylla's love for Minos, whom she watches as he lays siege to her city; from Ovid's Metamorphoses, VIII