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Title: [unknown]
Author: Pulter, Lady Hester
Attribution: Hadassas
Date(s): 165- or 166- ?
Manuscript: Lt q 32
Contents: On the importance of a knowledge of mortality for living devoutly; religious
Title: [unknown]
Author: James, Ro. ?
Attribution: Ro. James
Date(s): 1684 ?
Manuscript: Lt 18
Contents: Comparison of the transience of life to a bubble and a flower, particularly
the marigold, seeing also hope of a future life
Title: [Latin epigraph from Horace]
Author: Raleigh, Sir Walter
Attribution: Sir W. Rawleigh; [Latin]
Date(s): 1614 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 13
Contents: The legend of Jove descending on Danae as a shower of gold, translating
Horace, Odes, III.16. From Raleigh's History of the World, II.13
Title: [unknown]
Author: Prior, Matthew
Attribution: Prior
Date(s): 1692
Manuscript: Lt 13
Contents: On the transience of human youth and beauty. From stanza 3 of Prior's Ode of
1692.
Title: [unknown]
Author: Prior, Matthew
Date(s): 1689
Manuscript: Lt 13
Contents: Extract from Prior's humorous verse epistle to Fleetwood Sheppard, here
fancifully describing his own life in the country
Title: Solitude
Author: Philips, Katherine
Date(s): 1667 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 15
Contents: On the pleasure of solitude, and the visions of nature that it brings as
solace for human sorrow. Translated from French.
Title: Sir Thomas Overbury's epitaph
Author: Overbury, Sir Thomas
Date(s): 1613 ?
Manuscript: Lt 15
Contents: Epitaph for himself affirming the survival of his soul after death
Title: A happy life
Author: Pomfret, John
Date(s): 1699 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 15
Contents: Abridged extract from Pomfret's "The Choice", describing the pleasures of an
ideal country life, particularly the characteristics of house and garden
Title: Epitaph on Mr Drayton (poet)
Author: Quarles, Francis ?
Date(s): 1631 ?
Manuscript: Lt 15
Contents: Epitaph on Michael Drayton, addressing his monument which it is said his fame
will outlive
Title: A hagg
Author: Otway, Thomas
Date(s): 1680 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 15
Contents: Description of a poverty-stricken old witch from Otway's play "The Orphan",
II.1
Title: Poverty
Author: Otway, Thomas
Date(s): 1682 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 15
Contents: Extracts from Otway's play "Venice Preserved", Acts II.3 and I, in which
Jaffeir warns Belvidera of the poverty and hardship facing them; followed by
unrelated lines on the virtues of poverty
Title: [unknown]
Author: Philips, Katherine
Date(s): 1663 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 15
Contents: Prophetic love song, sung by Pompey's ghost to Cornelia, from Katherine
Philips's play "Pompey", III.4. Lacks one stanza.