[Collection of poetry], [circa 1725].

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[Collection of poetry], [circa 1725].

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Manuscript, in a single hand, of a collection of fourteen serious verses, many on the subjects of death and religion. Entries include the Prologue to Cato by Alexander Pope (1688-1774), and the Epilogue to Cato by Sir Samuel Garth; a hymn by Joseph Addison; On Indifference, by Frances Anne (Greville) Crewe, lady Crewe and addressed to the Countess of Carlisle, as well as the Countess of Carlisle's reply; a fable by John Gay; poems by Thomas Parnell and James Thomson; and various religious songs.

1 v. (28 p.) ; 21 x 17 cm.

Beinecke Rare Book and Manuscript Library

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Garth, Samuel, Sir, 1661-1719

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Crewe, Frances Anne (Greville) Crewe, Lady, d. 1818

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Parnell, Thomas, 1679-1718

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Irish poet and essayist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : Binfield, to Charles Ford, 1714 Sept. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270618002 Epithet: of Maryborough British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000001193.0x000320 ...

Gay, John, 1685-1732

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Epithet: poet, playwright British Library Archives and Manuscripts Catalogue : Person : Description : ark:/81055/vdc_100000000613.0x0002c5 ...

Addison, Joseph, 1672-1719

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English essayist, poet and statesman. From the description of Autograph letter signed : postmarked Rugby, to Ambrose Philips, 1713 Nov. 2. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270904667 From the description of Autograph letter signed : [Oxford], to Jacob Tonson, [1694-5] Feb. 12. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270904668 From the description of Document signed : Whitehall, authorizing payment of expenses of George Bubb [Dodington] in Spain, 1717 Aug. 31. (Unknown). WorldCa...

Pope, Alexander, 1688-1774.

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Thomson, James, 1700-1748

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Thomson was a Scottish poet and dramatist. From the guide to the Copyright documents, 1729-1750/1., (Houghton Library, Harvard College Library, Harvard University) Myers and Co. From the description of Autograph letters signed (12) : to Miss Elizabeth Young, 1743 Mar. 10-1745 Nov. 4 [one undated]. (Unknown). WorldCat record id: 270572239 English poet and dramatist. From the description of Autograph letter signed : London, to [William Cranstou...