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Hill, Aaron13
Hill, Aaron (1685-1750)9
Bond, William2
Bond, William (1735)2
Hill, John2
Hill, Sir John (1714?-1775)2
Savage, Richard (1743)2
[The Plain Dealer, Vol.1]; [Bible]1
[The Plain Dealer, Vol.2]1
[The Plain Dealer], Vol.2; [Bible]1

Title: The 104th psalm paraphrased

Author: Hill, Aaron

Attribution: [The Plain Dealer, vol.1]; [Bible]

Date(s): 1724 (published)

Manuscript: Lt 67

Contents: Religious poem on the glories of God's creation, praising his works and power; paraphrasing Psalm 104. Transcribed from "The Plain Dealer", no.74, 4 December 1724. Seemingly an earlier version of the poem printed in Hill's "Works", IV, 1753 ("Let

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Title: The song of Moses on passing the Red Sea

Author: Hill, Aaron

Attribution: [The Plain Dealer], vol.2; [Bible]

Date(s): 1725 (published)

Manuscript: Lt 67

Contents: Religious poem, Moses' song of praise and thanksgiving to God after the Israelites' safe crossing of the Red Sea and the drowning of Pharaoh and the Egyptians; paraphrasing Exodus 15. Transcribed from "The Plain Dealer", no.95, 15 February 1725.

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Title: Upon life and death

Author: Hill, Aaron

Attribution: [The Plain Dealer, vol.2]

Date(s): 1725 (published)

Manuscript: Lt 67

Contents: Religious poem, accepting that there is still useful work to be done during earthly life while awaiting God's call to heaven. Transcribed from "The Plain Dealer", no.111, 12 April 1725. Seemingly an earlier version of the final section of Hill's

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Title: The amorous scrutiny

Author: Hill, Aaron

Date(s): 1753 (published)

Manuscript: Lt 110

Contents: Analysis of the contradictory nature of love, able to cause grief and suffering as well as happiness

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The actor : a treatise on the art of playing : interspersed with theatrical anecdotes, critical remarks on plays, and occasional observations on audiences

Hill, Sir John (1714?-1775); Hill, Aaron (1685-1750); Rémond de Sainte Albine, Pierre (1699-1778)

1750

Variously attributed to Aaron Hill and John Hill. Freely translated, with additional material, from P. Rémond de Sainte Albine's Le Comédien.

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The northern heroine : Being authentick memoirs of the late Czarina, Empress of Russia. Containing I. An account of her extraction,... II. An exact pedigree of the Czar's family, ... III. Verses on her death, by Aaron Hill, Esq

Hill, Aaron (1685-1750); D'Anvers, Caleb

1727

Also issued as part of: 'The lives and last wills and testaments of the following eminent persons' London, 1728.

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Athelwold : a tragedy

Hill, Aaron (1685-1750); Hill, Aaron (1685-1750)

1731

A revised version of Hill's Elfrid, or, The fair inconstant. First edition. Preface signed: A. Hill. The catchword on A3v is unanswered.

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Eurydice : A tragedy. As it is acted at the Theatre-Royal in Drury-Lane

Mallet, David (1705?-1765); Hill, Aaron (1685-1750)

1759

Epilogue. / Written by Aaron Hill: last page. Title page vignette.

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The wanderer : a poem. In five canto's

Savage, Richard (1743); Walthoe, John (1778); Richardson, Samuel (1689-1761); Hill, Aaron (1685-1750)

1729

Signatures: A⁴, B-K⁸, L⁴. With advertisements on final three pages. Title vignette, initials, head- and tail-pieces. With erratum on p. 149. D7 is a cancel. Printed by Samuel Richardso...

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