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Some political satires of the seventeenth century : Selected from the writings of the Earl of Rochester, Sir John Denham and Andrew Marvel (v.1)

Goldsmid, Edmund; Rochester, John Wilmot earl of (1647-1680); Denham, Sir John (1615-1669); Marvell, Andrew (1621-1678)

1885

"This edition is limited to seventy-five large paper copies, and two hundred and seventy-five small paper copies."

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Some political satires of the seventeenth century : Selected from the writings of the Earl of Rochester, Sir John Denham and Andrew Marvel (v.2)

Goldsmid, Edmund; Rochester, John Wilmot earl of (1647-1680); Denham, Sir John (1615-1669); Marvell, Andrew (1621-1678)

1885

"This edition is limited to seventy-five large paper copies, and two hundred and seventy-five small paper copies."

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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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In three tongues

Knox, Ronald Arbuthnott (1888-1957); Eyres, Lawrence E (1922-)

1959

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Grub Street

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

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A Letter from the Right Reverend G-----l B-----rt, late Lord Bishop of S-----m, to the Right Reverend B---nj----m---n, L--d B---p of B--ng--r

Burnet, Gilbert (1643-1715)

1717

Errata on p. 21 at the bottom. A satirical letter purporting to be from Gilbert Burnet to Benjamin Hoadly on Hoadly's role in the Bangorian controversy. The author of the satire is probably not Gilb...

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A Letter from the Right Reverend G-----l B-----rt, late Lord Bishop of S-----m, to the Right Reverend B---nj----m---n, L--d B---p of B--ng--r

Burnet, Gilbert (1643-1715)

1717

A satirical letter purporting to be from Gilbert Burnet to Benjamin Hoadly on Hoadly's role in the Bangorian controversy. The author of the satire is probably not Gilbert Burnet who died in 1715 befor...

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The satires of Cynicus

Cynicus (1854-1932)

1892

First published in 1890. A social satire in 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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