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Title: Book 7th (f.88v). Extracts out of Orlando Furioso (heading f.90v)
Author: Hoole, John
Date(s): 1783 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 100
Contents: How the 'unlettered' do not believe anything that they do not see for themselves, making them unworthy to receive speaker's story, and how the speaker will write down his words to pass on his tale to a more discerning audience. At end 'Note:
Logistilla, A
Title: Book 6th (f.89r). Extracts out of Orlando Furioso (heading f.90v)
Author: Hoole, John
Date(s): 1783 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 100
Contents: On the impossibility of hiding an evil deed, how nature and Divinity bring the act to light. One of a number of extracts from Hoole's translation of Ariosto's 'Orlando Furioso' (BCMSV 6165-6184)
Title: Book 5th (f.89v). Extracts out of Orlando Furioso (heading f.90v)
Author: Hoole, John
Date(s): 1783 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 100
Contents: Compares behaviour of animals, who, while they may fight between species, never fight between sexes, to that of humans, focussing particularly on male violence against women, portraying this as a violation of nature. One of a number of extracts
from Hoole
Title: Vol 1st, Book 4th (f.89v). Extracts out of Orlando Furioso (heading f.90v)
Author: Hoole, John
Date(s): 1783 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 100
Contents: Commenting on the multitude of dangers facing man, and argues that a 'blameless art' acts as an effective defense against these. One of a number of extracts from Hoole's translation of Ariosto's 'Orlando Furioso' (BCMSV 6165-6184)
Title: Inscription (f.90r). Extracts out of Orlando Furioso (heading f.90v)
Author: Hoole, John
Date(s): 1783 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 100
Contents: Inscription on the tomb of Ariosto. Prefaced by prose: 'Ludovico was born the 8th Sept 1474. His poem of Orlando was first publish [sic] in the year 1515. In the year 1612 a new and magnificent monument was erected over him by his nephew which is
still to
Title: Extracts out of Orlando Furioso (heading f.90v)
Author: Hoole, John
Date(s): 1783 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 100
Contents: Prefaced by prose: 'He took great delight in building, but a great oeconomist - upon be ask't by a friend how he cou'd be content with so poor a dwelling who had discrib'd such magnificent edifices, ariosto answerd very aptly, that "words were much
easier
Title: Extracts out of Orlando Furioso
Author: Hoole, John
Date(s): 1783 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 100
Contents: Prefaced by prose: 'His affection as a son and brother is seen from the care he took of his family after the death of his Father, concerning his Mother he thus tenderly expresses himself'. Both verse and prose from Hoole's introductory chapter 'The
life o
Title: Extracts out of Orlando Furioso
Author: Hoole, John
Date(s): 1783 (published)
Manuscript: Lt 100
Contents: Expressing a desire for a simple life. From Hoole's introductory chapter 'The Life of Ariosto'. One of a number of extracts from Hoole's translation of Ariosto's 'Orlando Furioso' (BCMSV 6165-6184)