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Satirical poem in the form of a letter from Thomas Hearne to Sir Hans Sloane.
Hearne, Thomas
c.1725-1775
Comprises a copy of 'An epistolary letter from T----- H----- to Sr H--- Sloan- who saved his life...', published according to Foxon's 'English verse, 1701-1750', E437, in 1729.
Five poems in a single hand
1680s
The poems are political and religious satires of the late seventeenth century
Three satirical political Scottish poems and names of Scotsmen associated with the Long Parliament of 1640.
c.1640
Comprises: (1) The three poems, written on both sides of a single folio sheet, two being variants of Crum Y394 and L172; (2) 'The names of the Scoth commissiond to attend the Parlament 1640' written o...
The seven wise men : a poem on affairs of state.
1704
Comprises a satirical poem on the Committee of Seven Lords, which was established in 1703 to investigate the so-called Scottish Conspiracy. It was published in 1704.
Five poetical satires on affairs of state.
c.1703-1710
Comprises five satirical poems on early eighteenth-century affairs of state, supporting the high-church cause; three of them are on the Sacheverell affair.
Nemo mortalium omnibus horis sapit, attributed to Alexander Pope.
Pope, Alexander (1688-1744)
c.1710
Comprises an English satirical/moralising poem written on both sides of one leaf, together with two other leaves written in a second hand listing the contents of the collection of which this particula...
Two English satirical poems relating to Sandwich in Kent, by Josiah Burchett and Bowman Samson.
Burchett, Josiah
c.1730
Comprises the following two poems: (1) To Mr B--man S--son [i.e. Bowman Samson] poet in Sandwich; (2) A reply to Mr Burchett's farewell to Sandwich.
Upon the Sky-lights : from the Maybole in the Strand to the Maybole in Handbridge, an anonymous verse satire.
c.1720
Comprises an English verse satire on politicians of the day, including Walpole. It corresponds to Crum W799, but with some variations.
Miscellany of eighteenth-century poems by various authors.
c.1725-1741
Miscellany containing 18 poems by various authors, chiefly of eighteenth-century origin.
Collection of topical poems, mostly political satires, concerning the reign of Queen Anne.
c.1704
Comprises 12 English satirical poems and 2 prose pieces concerning Queen Anne, the Duke and Duchess of Marlborough, and other public figures.
Poetical miscellany mainly of contemporary satires, by various authors, chiefly anonymous.
c.1680
Comprises 36 English verse satires on the behaviour of persons in high society during the reign of Charles II, including that of the king himself, many of them somewhat obscene.
Satirical poem to James II occasioned by the Declaration of Indulgence.
c.1687-1688
Comprises a satirical poem on the Declaration of Indulgence, in which poets express their thanks and urge all other loyal subjects to fall in with the King's wishes. For variant manuscript versions se...