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Sender: Prior, Matthew
Recipient: Southwell, Sir Robert
Letters: 1
Date(s): 5 Oct 1967
Location: BC Letters
Note: On arrangements for the Treaty of Ryswick, including those regarding prisoners. Superscribed "From Mr Prior/England. King-Prisoners", and in a smaller and later hand, "To Sir Robert Southwell".
Title: Pleasure
Author: Prior, Matthew
Date(s): 1708
Manuscript: Lt 15
Contents: Extract from Prior's "Solomon on the Vanity of the World", II, recommending a
life of pleasure free from the cares of learning and study but realising that
this will not bring perfect happiness
Title: Musick
Author: Prior, Matthew
Date(s): 1708
Manuscript: Lt 15
Contents: Extract from Prior's "Solomon on the Vanity of the World", II, welcoming the
power of music to gladden and soothe a soul troubled by grief and cares, but
finding its effects short-lived
Title: Drinking
Author: Prior, Matthew
Date(s): 1708
Manuscript: Lt 15
Contents: Extract from Prior's "Solomon on the Vanity of the World", II, rejecting
drinking as a source of comfort to the soul, and regretting the jests and
revels of the previous night
Title: Man's being
Author: Prior, Matthew
Date(s): 1708
Manuscript: Lt 15
Contents: Extract from Prior's "Solomon on the Vanity of the World", III, reflecting
whether the soul is simply a more refined part of the body or a divine spark
which at death will return to heaven
Title: Misery of life
Author: Prior, Matthew
Date(s): 1708
Manuscript: Lt 15
Contents: Extract from Prior's "Solomon on the Vanity of the World", III, on the
general unhappiness of human life
Title: Human learning
Author: Prior, Matthew
Date(s): 1708
Manuscript: Lt 15
Contents: Extract from Prior's "Solomon on the Vanity of the World", I, on the uesless
presumption of human wisdom, especially of knowledge of the universe
Title: Vanity of life
Author: Prior, Matthew
Date(s): 1708
Manuscript: Lt 15
Contents: Extract from Prior's "Solomon on the Vanity of the World", III, reflecting on
the transitoriness of human life, the uncertain fate of the soul, and
helplessness in the face of destiny
Title: A prayer
Author: Prior, Matthew
Date(s): 1708
Manuscript: Lt 15
Contents: Extract from Prior's "Solomon on the Vanity of the World", III, a prayer to
God for guidance and strength in facing the temptations and cares of human
life; religious
Title: Charity, a paraphrase, on the 13. chapter of the 1. of Corinthans
Author: Prior, Matthew
Attribution: [Bible]
Date(s): 1704 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 45
Contents: Religious poem on the nature of charity, praising its beneficial influence.
Paraphrasing 1 Corinthians 13.
Mélanges de poésie angloise, contenant l'essai sur la poésie de Jean Sheffield, duc de Buckingham & de Normanby. Le temple de la renommée d'Alexandre Pope. Henry et Emma, imité de la Belle brune de Chaucer
Thiroux d'Arconville, Marie-Geneviève-Charlotte (1720-1805); Pope, Alexander (1688-1744); Prior, Matthew (1664-1721); Buckingham, John Sheffield Duke of (1648-21)
1764
Translated by M.G.C. Thiroux d'Arconville.
Title: Hans Carvel. De la Fontaine imitated. Adapted to the E. of Ranelagh. 1700
Author: Prior, Matthew
Date(s): 1700 (title)
Manuscript: Lt q 38
Contents: Comic tale about an impotent husband and his young wife, freely adapted from
La Fontaine, "Contes", II.xii; here said to apply to Richard Jones, Earl of
Ranelagh