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Pope, Alexander (1688-1744)44
Pope, Alexander13
Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745)13
Arbuthnot, John (1667-1735)12
Gay, John (1685-1732)12
Curll, Edmund10
Curll, Edmund (1675-1747)10
Pope, Alexander, 1688-174410
Walsh, William9
Walsh, William (1663-1708)9

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An essay on man. In epistles to a friend. Part I

Pope, Alexander (1688-1744)

[1733]

By Alexander Pope.

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Elegies, songs, and an ode of Mr. Pope's : with instrumental parts

Miller, Edward (1735-1807); Baker, Thomas (fl. ca. 1758-1770); Bremner, Robert (1789); Haxby, Thomas (fl. ca. 1763-1797); Wynne, John (fl. ca. 1754-1779); Pope, Alexander (1688-1744)

[1770?]

For 1-2 voices and orchestra or instrumental ensemble, in score. Letterpress preface. "Engrav'd by Thos. Baker."--p. 40. Title within decorative border. Pope's ode, beginning 'O vital spark of...

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An imitation of the sixth satire of the second book of Horace.... The first part done in the year 1714, by Dr. Swift. The latter part now first added, and never before printed

Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745); Pope, Alexander (1688-1744)

1738

First edition. Most of the additions to this edition are by Alexander Pope. Parallel Latin and English texts on facing pages. With a half-title.

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Poetical miscellanies : the sixth part. Containing a collection of original poems, with several new translations

Pope, Alexander (1688-1744); Tonson, Jacob (1656?-1736); Dryden, John (1631-1700)

1709

Collected and edited by Jacob Tonson. Pagination highly irregular: Y6, Hh8, Mm3 are cancels. First edition, second variant; cf. Griffith 1, Wise, T., Pope library, p. 3-4; Macdonald, Dryden, but o...

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The first satire of the second book of Horace, imitated : in a dialogue between Alexander Pope, of Twickenham in Com. Midd. Esq; on the one part, and his learned council on the other

Pope, Alexander (1688-1744)

1733

"Reset throughout... On p.9, line 2, 'Laureat' lacks the final 'e', present in all other folio printings" (Foxon). "Price one shilling." on titlepage. Parallel Latin and English texts.

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The first satire of the second book of Horace : imitated in a dialogue between Alexander Pope, of Twickenham in Com. Midd., esq; on the one part, and his learned council on the other

Pope, Alexander (1688-1744); Horace

1733

Latin and English on opposite pages. "The signatures and pagination were evidently planned to follow another book, probably the "Use of Riches", 1732, 8vo." - R. H. Griffith, "Alexander Pope: A bibl...

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The first satire of the second book of Horace : imitated in a dialogue between Alexander Pope, of Twickenham in Com. Midd. esq; on the part, and his learned council. To which is added, The second satire of the same book

Pope, Alexander (1688-1744); Horace

1734

Latin and English on opposite pages. According to Wise, the first edition of the second satire of book 2. But see Griffith, no.341-343 (pp.260-261).

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Court poems : in two parts compleat. To which are added, I. Verses upon prudery. II. An epitaph upon John Hewett and Mary Drew, who were killed by lightening, at Stanton-Harcourt, in Oxfordshire

Pope, Alexander (1688-1744)

1719

A number of the pieces in Part I, and two of the pieces in Part II are by Pope. Title leaf and last leaf are conjugate; the rest of the book is "remainder copies"; Part I is a reissue of 'Pope's mis...

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The posthumous works of William Wycherley Esq; in prose and verse. Faithfully publish'd from his original manuscripts, by Mr. Theobald. In two parts : To which are prefixed, some memoirs of Mr. Wycherley's life

Wycherley, William (1640-1716); Pack, Richardson (1682-1728); Theobald, Mr Lewis (1688-1744); Pope, Alexander (1688-1744)

1728

First edition. Vol. 2 has caption title: Miscellaneous poems, &c. By Mr Wycherley. Some of verses on p. 3-4 of v. 2 are by Pope.

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The letters of Pope to Atterbury when in the Tower of London

Pope, Alexander (1688-1744); Nichols, John Gough (1806-1873)

1859

Forms part of the society's Publication no. 73.

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Mr. Pope's literary correspondence for thirty years : from 1704 to 1734 : being a collection of letters which passed between him and several eminent persons (v.1)

Pope, Alexander (1688-1744); Walsh, William (1663-1708); Curll, Edmund (1675-1747)

1735-7

Vol. 5, 1737. The volume is in two parts. The second part is Walsh's "Works", with separate title page (dated 1736), pagination and signatures.

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Mr. Pope's literary correspondence for thirty years : from 1704 to 1734 : being a collection of letters which passed between him and several eminent persons (v.2)

Pope, Alexander (1688-1744); Walsh, William (1663-1708); Curll, Edmund (1675-1747)

1735-7

Vol. 5, 1737. The volume is in two parts. The second part is Walsh's "Works", with separate title page (dated 1736), pagination and signatures.

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