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Title: An Epistle From Romely Wood in Derbyshire to Haling Grove in Surrey.
Author: Anonymous
Attribution: Mr: W---d, of Cambridge (verso of preceding leaf)
Date(s): 174-?
Manuscript: Lt 119
Contents: Conceit in which Romely Wood supposedly writes to the wood at Haling asking for advice about dealing with a landowner who insists on cutting down trees, wondering whether marriage (distracting the landowner) might be the solution. With a note keyed
in fro
Title: From the ladies of Drury to those of Rome upon the popes edict for banishing them, 1726
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 1726 (title)
Manuscript: Lt q 49
Contents: Satirical song in which London prostitutes invite those expelled from Rome to come to England, assuring them of a warm welcome from court and society
Title: Upon the entrance of S. John Lateran's church at Rome, in old
characters ... Translated to the original simplicity
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 173- ?
Manuscript: Lt 44
Contents: Translation of preceding Latin lines asserting the primacy in the
Roman Catholic Church of the church of St John Lateran in Rome
Title: On ancient Romans thrift and discipline
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 165- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 18
Contents: Epigram on the foundation of Rome's power upon the thrift and strength of its great men
Title: An invective on the gods
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 165- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 18
Contents: Epigram on the discrepancy between the worth of some of the great men of ancient Rome and the splendour of their tombs
Title: To Titus on his banishing informers
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 165- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 18
Contents: On Titus's sending informers or spies from Rome into exile; translation of Martial, "Epigrams", Spect.4
Title: An epistle from the ladys of Drury Lane to their sisters at Rome, occasion'd
by Pope Benedict the 15th expelling all the whores that city, 1725
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 1725 (title)
Manuscript: Lt 35
Contents: Satirical song in which London prostitutes invite those expelled from Rome to
come to England, assuring them of a warm welcome from court and society
Title: Honesty no thriving trade
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 165- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 18
Contents: Responding to a friend's determination to go to Rome by arguing that he will be lucky to find honest employment there; translation of Martial, "Epigrams", III.38
Title: On the city of Venice
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 165- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 18
Contents: Epigram on the excellence of Venice which, when compared to Rome, seems to be a city created by gods rather than men. Translated from Sannazarius.
Title: The progress of poetry
Author: Anonymous
Attribution: A lady
Date(s): 171- ?
Manuscript: Lt 12
Contents: Chronological survey of the great poets of Greece, Rome and England, from
Homer to Alexander Pope, extravagantly praising those selected (sixteen
English).
Title: The progress of poetry
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 171- ?
Manuscript: Lt 61
Contents: Chronological survey of the great poets of Greece, Rome and
Britain, from Homer to Alexander Pope, extravagantly praising those
selected (sixteen English). An abridged text.
Title: The famous hexastic which Sannazarius made upon the city of Venice for which he receiv'd 100 zechins for every verse amounting near to 300 sterling in lieu of reward by decree of the senate ... Thus English'd but poorly
Author: Anonymous
Date(s): 17-- ?
Manuscript: Lt 96
Contents: Praising the beauty of Venice which, when compared to Rome, seems to be a city created by gods rather than men. Translation of preceding Latin verses by Sannazarius.