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Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse21

Title: Love imbib'd. Out of Anacreon.

Author: Wormington, Hugh

Date(s): 171- ?

Manuscript: Lt 80

Contents: Tale of finding and eating the god of love, presumably Cupid, whose feathers now provide pleasant stimulation inside; based on Anacreon

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Title: Damon in pain, or The love-smitten swain. A sonnet.

Author: Wormington, Hugh

Date(s): 172- ?

Manuscript: Lt 80

Contents: Comic love song included within the long hudibrastic satire "Sir Fantastick" (BCMSV 3502). At end, "T.F." (?).

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Title: Horace Ode 9. Lib.3. A dialogue between Horace and Lydia

Author: Wormington, Hugh

Date(s): 171- ?

Manuscript: Lt 80

Contents: Dialogue between Horace and Lydia, recalling their former love and admitting it could return, despite their love for new partners; imitation of Horace, Odes, III.9

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Title: The distracted lover

Author: Wormington, Hugh

Date(s): 171- ?

Manuscript: Lt 80

Contents: Love complaint at the unkindness of his beloved, wishing for death or for a change in her attitude

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Title: The beginning of Musaeus's poem of Hero and Leander

Author: Wormington, Hugh

Date(s): 171- ?

Manuscript: Lt 80

Contents: Celebrating the love of Hero and Leander, but lamenting its failure to last; from Musaeus

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Title: To the fair --- J.J. A song.

Author: Wormington, Hugh

Date(s): 171- ?

Manuscript: Lt 80

Contents: Song in praise of his beloved, hoping that his declarations of love will produce a favourable response

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Title: The billet-doux. To Phillis, Damon wanting ease, In humble manner sendeth these.

Author: Wormington, Hugh

Date(s): 172- ?

Manuscript: Lt 80

Contents: Comic love song included within the long hudibrastic satire "Sir Fantastick" (BCMSV 3502).

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Title: To the fair Mrs --- L.C. In favour of the author's freind.

Author: Wormington, Hugh

Date(s): 171- ?

Manuscript: Lt 80

Contents: Plea to a woman to be kind in love to the writer's friend, since he feels the latter's suffering at her disdain

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Title: The officer or souldier

Author: Wormington, Hugh

Date(s): 172- ?

Manuscript: Lt 80

Contents: On a soldier's success in battles of love, one of a series of short sketches entitled 'A set of humane characters in miniature'

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Title: Horace Ode 22 Book 1

Author: Wormington, Hugh

Date(s): 171- ?

Manuscript: Lt 80

Contents: On virtue being the surest guard against danger, and on the constancy of love in all extremities; translation of Horace, Odes, I.22

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Title: A song

Author: Wormington, Hugh

Date(s): 171- ?

Manuscript: Lt 80

Contents: Pastoral love song in which a woman laments the change from winter to spring, since it means the departure of her beloved

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Title: To a coy maid. Out of Anacreon.

Author: Wormington, Hugh

Date(s): 171- ?

Manuscript: Lt 80

Contents: Address by an old man to a young woman, asking her not to reject his love because of his age; based on Anacreon

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