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Total number of records: 77

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Brotherton Collection70
Leeds Poetry1

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satire, english37
political satire, english30
verse satire, english9
english poetry7
political poetry, english4
grand alliance, war of the, 1689-16972
pasquinades2
popish plot, 16782
speculation2
"a poem, in imitation of andrew marvell" -- bm1

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Ward, Edward (1667-1731)5
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Arbuthnot, John (1667-1735)3
Monmouth, James Scott, Duke of, 1649-16853
Aesop2
Anstey, Christopher (1724-1805)2
Bedford, John Victor (1941-2019)2
Birkenhead, John2
Birkenhead, Sir John (1616-1679)2
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The natural history of the "Hawk" tribe

Carleton, John William (1856); Henning, A (1864)

[1848]

Illustrated t.p.

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Grub Street

no.21 (Oct./Nov. 1953) "A bi-monthly magazine of short stories and verse."

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Æsop at Epsom, or, A few select fables in verse

1698

Anon. With first and last leaves blank. Sig. A3 signed A2 in error.

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Æsop at Epsom, or, A few select fables in verse

1698

Anon. With first and last leaves blank. Sig. A3 signed A2 in error.

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Æsop in select fables : Viz. I. At Tunbridge. II. At Bathe. III. At Epsom. IV. At Whitehall. V. From Tunbridge. VI. At Amsterdam. With a dialogue between Bow-steeple dragon, and the Exchange grashoper

1698

A collection of satirical works, not in fact by Æsop. Each part has separate divisional title page and pagination; register is continuous. The six fables were also published separately in the same ...

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The philosophers satyrs

Anton, Robert (1584-)

1616

In verse. P. 1 misnumbered 17. Signatures: A4 B4-M4 N2.

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To the Right Honourable the Mayor and aldermen of the City of London: the humble petition of the colliers, cooks, cook-maids, black-smiths, jack-makers, brasiers, and others, sheweth

Arbuthnot, John (1667-1735)

1716

By John Arbuthnot. A satire : a petition against the innovations introduced by the 'Catoptrical victuallers'. Caption title. Imprint from Colophon.

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An historic epistle, from Omiah, to the Queen of Otaheite; being his remarks on the English nation

Banks, Sir Joseph (1743-1820)

1775

Dedication to Sir Joseph Banks.

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A satyre : dedicated to his most Excellent Maiestie

Wither, George (1588-1667)

1616

Third issue or edition (others 1614, 1615). In verse. Signatures: A-F⁸.

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A satyr against satyrs: or, St. Peter's vision transubstantiated

R. D

1680

Advertisement: p. [3]. Attributed to R.D. cf. NUC pre-1956. Main text is preceded by a satiriacal verse "Advertisemnet" attacking N.T., i.e. Nathaniel Thompson.

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