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Brotherton Collection6
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Jonson, Ben6
Mr Dryden1
Ben Johnson1
B. Jonson1

Title: Speech of Cataline

Author: Jonson, Ben

Date(s): 1611 (published)

Manuscript: Lt 15

Contents: Part of Catiline's opening speech from Jonson's play "Catiline", Act I,

vowing to lead an army against Rome

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Title: Epitaph by Mr Dryden on his sweetheart

Author: Jonson, Ben

Attribution: Mr Dryden

Date(s): 1612 (published)

Manuscript: Lt 20

Contents: Epigrammatic epitaph on a beautiful virtuous woman, adapted from ll.3-6 of

Jonson's Epigram 124, "Epitaph on Elizabeth, L.H.".

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Title: An execration on Vulcan

Author: Jonson, Ben

Date(s): 1623 ?

Manuscript: Lt q 11

Contents: Complaint addressed to Vulcan following the fire that destroyed Jonson's

library and many of his writings, wittily attacking him for his groundless

behaviour and his burning of other buildings

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Title: [unknown]

Author: Jonson, Ben

Attribution: B. Jonson

Date(s): 1611 (published)

Manuscript: Lt 48

Contents: Part of Catiline's opening speech from Jonson's play "Catiline", I, vowing to

lead an army against Rome

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Title: The Divell Feasted

Author: Jonson, Ben

Date(s): 16--?

Manuscript: Lt 114

Contents: Satirical lines imagining the devil being feasted by a cook

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Title: [unknown]

Author: Jonson, Ben

Attribution: Ben Johnson

Date(s): 1640 (published)

Manuscript: Lt 8

Contents: Extract from Jonson's "Horace, Of the Art of Poetrie" (adapted from the "Ars

poetica"), on change in language

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