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Title: Bysshe's Art of Poetry: Absence
Attribution: Row. Tam.
Date(s): 1702 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 123
Contents: Extract from the section entitled 'Absence' in Bysshe's 'The Art of English Poetry', taken from Nicholas Rowe's play 'Tamerlane'.
Title: Bysshe's Art of Poetry under the article of Popular
Author: Dryden, John
Date(s): 1681 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 96
Contents: Celebratory praise of an unnamed public figure, seen to be the country's saviour; constructed from lines 686-691 and 232-243 of John Dryden's 'Absalom and Achitophel'. Followed (f.3r) by a translation into Latin by 'Reverend Mr Layton'.
Title: Montaigns 3B Ch of the art of conferring 225 page
Author: Wodehouse, Edmund
Date(s): 1715
Manuscript: Lt 40
Contents: On the problems of speaking of oneself, prompted by Montaigne's "Of the art of conferring". The reference in the title is to the third edition (1700) of Cotton's translation of Montaigne's "Essays", III.8.
Title: Bysshe's Art of Poetry [heading from earlier extract]: Attention
Attribution: Cong.
Date(s): 1702 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 123
Contents: Extract from the section entitled 'Attention' in Bysshe's 'The Art of English Poetry', taken from Congreve
Title: Bysshe's Art of Poetry [heading from earlier extract]: Babe
Attribution: Blac.
Date(s): 1702 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 123
Contents: Extract from the section entitled 'Babe' in Bysshe's 'The Art of English Poetry', taken from Blackmore's 'Prince Arthur', Book VIII.
Title: Bysshe's Art of Poetry [heading from earlier extract]: Bacchus
Attribution: Dryd. V.
Date(s): 1702 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 123
Contents: Extract from the section entitled 'Bacchus' in Bysshe's 'The Art of English Poetry', taken from Dryden's Virgil.
Title: Bysshe's Art of Poetry [heading from earlier extract]: Beauty
Attribution: Lee. Theod.
Date(s): 1702 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 123
Contents: Extract from the section entitled 'Beauty' in Bysshe's 'The Art of English Poetry', taken from Nathaniel Lee's play 'Theodosius'
Title: Bysshe's Art of Poetry [heading from earlier extract]: Cliff
Attribution: Shaks. K. Lear.
Date(s): 1702 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 123
Contents: Extract from the section entitled 'Cliff' in Bysshe's 'The Art of English Poetry', taken from Shakespeare's play 'King Lear'
Title: Bysshe's Art of Poetry [heading from earlier extract]: Degenerate
Attribution: Rosc. Hor.
Date(s): 1702 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 123
Contents: Extract from the section entitled 'Degenerate' in Bysshe's 'The Art of English Poetry', taken from Roscommon's Horace
Title: Bysshe's Art of Poetry [heading from earlier extract]: Eloquence
Attribution: Garth's Dispensary
Date(s): 1702 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 123
Contents: Extract from the section entitled 'Eloquence' in Bysshe's 'The Art of English Poetry', taken from Samuel Garth's 'Dispensary'
Title: Bysshe's Art of Poetry [heading from earlier extract]: Flattery
Attribution: Shak. Haml.
Date(s): 1702 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 123
Contents: Extract from the section entitled 'Flattery' in Bysshe's 'The Art of English Poetry', taken from Shakespeare's play 'Hamlet'
Title: Bysshe's Art of Poetry [heading from earlier extract]: Joy
Attribution: Cong.
Date(s): 1702 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 123
Contents: Extract from the section entitled 'Joy' in Bysshe's 'The Art of English Poetry', taken from Congreve's poem 'To Cynthia, weeping and not speaking'