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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
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." (?).
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
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
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
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
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).
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
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'
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
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
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