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Brotherton Collection11
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corruption (in politics)1
erotic literature1
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Dennis, John (1657-1734)14
Dennis, John5
Dryden, John (1631-1700)4
Voiture Monsieur De (1597-1648)4
Pope, Alexander, 1688-17443
Addison, Joseph, 1672-17192
Collier, Jeremy, 1650-17262
Congreve, William (1670-1729)2
Dryden, John2
Horace2

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Familiar and courtly letters

Voiture Monsieur de (1597-1648); Brown, Thomas (1663-1704); Dryden, John (1631-1700); Cheek, Thomas; Dennis, John (1657-1734); Aristaenetus; Pliny the Younger; Fontenelle M. de (1657-1757); Briscoe, Samuel (1691-1727); Wycherley, William (1640-1716); Congreve, William (1670-1729)

1700

First edition. The "Epistle dedicatory" signed: Sam. Briscoe. Pt. 2 has title: Letters of friendship, and several other occasions... Written by Mr. Dryden, Mr. Wycherly [and others] With letters w...

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Original letters, familiar, moral and critical (v.1)

Dennis, John (1657-1734); Horace

1721

Paged continuously. "A miscellany of biography, politics, literary reminiscences, and criticism... some of the critical letters ... simply reprints.--Paul, John Dennis, p. 64. "Letters on the geni...

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Original letters, familiar, moral and critical (v.2)

Dennis, John (1657-1734); Horace

1721

Paged continuously. "A miscellany of biography, politics, literary reminiscences, and criticism... some of the critical letters ... simply reprints.--Paul, John Dennis, p. 64. "Letters on the geni...

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Mr. Collier's Dissuasive from the play-house : in a letter to a person of quality, occasion'd by the late calamity of the tempest

Collier, Jeremy (1650-1726); Dennis, John (1657-1734)

1703

Last page is publisher's advertising.

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Letters upon several occasions : written by and between Mr. Dryden, Mr. Wycherly, Mr. ----, Mr. Congreve, and Mr. Dennis

Dryden, John (1631-1700); Dennis, John (1657-1734); Congreve, William (1670-1729); Wycherley, William (1640?-1716); Voiture Monsieur de (1597-1648)

1696

Eight unnumbered leaves follow p. 128; p. 67 misnumbered 76. List of books printed for S. Briscoe: p. [2] at end. Collation: A-I⁸ *i⁸ K-N⁸. *i8 has at foot: "To go after page 128". The pages...

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Remarks on Mr. Pope's Rape of the lock : In several letters to a friend. With a preface, occasion'd by the late treatise on the Profund, and the Dunciad

Dennis, John (1657-1734)

1728

For variations see: Guerinot: Pamphlet attacks on Alexander Pope, p. 135-140. Pp. 49-56 misnumbered 33-40.

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The characters and conduct of Sir John Edgar, call'd by himself sole monarch of the stage in Drury-Lane; and his three deputy-governors : In two letters to Sir John Edgar

Dennis, John (1657-1734)

1720

An attack upon The Theatre, a journal edited by Sir Richard Steele under the pseudonym Sir John Edgar. cf. Dict. nat. biog. Page 18, line 5 "Rosycrusian"; p. 23, 2nd line from bottom "certaiu"; p. 2...

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A Compleat collection of all the verses, essays, letters and advertisements : which have been occasioned by the publication of three volumes of Miscellanies, by Pope and company. To which is added an exact list of the lords, ladies, gentlemen and others, who have been abused in those volumes. With a large dedication to the author of the Dunciad, containing some animadversions upon that extraordinary performance

Concanen, Mr (1701-1749); Dennis, John (1657-1734); Smythe, James Moore (1702-1734)

1728

Compiled by M. Concanen or J. Dennis? Pope ascribed the preface to Concanen in The Dunciad, variorum, Appendix II, where partial contents and ascriptions of some of the pieces are given. For complete ...

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The works of Monsieur Voiture : in two volumes (v.1)

Voiture Monsieur de (1597-1648); Pope, Alexander (1688-1744); Dryden, John (1631-1700); Dennis, John (1657-1734)

1736

Head and tail pieces; initials.

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The works of Monsieur Voiture : in two volumes (v.2)

Voiture Monsieur de (1597-1648); Pope, Alexander (1688-1744); Dryden, John (1631-1700); Dennis, John (1657-1734)

1736

Head and tail pieces; initials.

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The select works of Mr. John Dennis. In two volumes (V.1)

Dennis, John (1657-1734)

1718

Contents: v. l. Poetical works. Priestcraft dangerous to religion and government. Proposal for putting a speedy end to the war, written upon the death of Charles II of Spain. Essay upon publick spirit...

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