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Broome, William (1689-1745)24
Homer17
Broome, William13
Pope, Alexander (1688-1744)13
Le Bossu, Rene (1631-1680)8
Pope, Alexander8
Le Bossu, Rene8
Fenton, Elijah (1683-1730)8
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Dacier, Anne (1654-1720)5

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The poetical works of William Broome : with the life of the author

Broome, William (1689-1745)

[1796?]

With an additional title-page engraved.

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The poetical works of William Broome : with the life of the author

Broome, William (1689-1745)

[1796?]

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The Odyssey of Homer (v.1)

Homer; Pope, Alexander (1688-1744); Broome, William (1689-1745); Fenton, Elijah (1683-1730); Le Bossu, René (1631-1680); Homer

1725-1726

Half title: Pope's Odyssey. "A general view of the epic poem, and of the Iliad and Odyssey. Extracted from Bossu": v. 1, p. [i]-xxxiii. "Postscript. By Mr. Pope": v. 5, p. 264-289. "Homer's Batt...

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The Odyssey of Homer (v.2-3)

Homer; Pope, Alexander (1688-1744); Broome, William (1689-1745); Fenton, Elijah (1683-1730); Le Bossu, René (1631-1680); Homer

1725-1726

Half title: Pope's Odyssey. "A general view of the epic poem, and of the Iliad and Odyssey. Extracted from Bossu": v. 1, p. [i]-xxxiii. "Postscript. By Mr. Pope": v. 5, p. 264-289. "Homer's Batt...

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The Odyssey of Homer (v.4-5)

Homer; Pope, Alexander (1688-1744); Broome, William (1689-1745); Fenton, Elijah (1683-1730); Le Bossu, René (1631-1680); Homer

1725-1726

Half title: Pope's Odyssey. "A general view of the epic poem, and of the Iliad and Odyssey. Extracted from Bossu": v. 1, p. [i]-xxxiii. "Postscript. By Mr. Pope": v. 5, p. 264-289. "Homer's Batt...

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Letter from Alexander Pope to William Broome

Pope, Alexander (1688-1744)

1715

Pope writes that he is sending the first volume of his version of Homer, with the Greek commentary of Eustathius for the recipient to translate. He adds that he has read Duport's "Gnomologia Homerica"...

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The Iliad of Homer (v.[1])

Homer; Pope, Alexander (1688-1744); Broome, William (1689-1745)

1720

Each volume has own title-page and privilege-leaf. The notes are written by William Broome -- ESTC. Includes "An essay on the life, writings and learnings of Homer" by T. Parnell -- ESTC. Headpiece...

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Poems on several occasions

Broome, William (1689-1745)

1727

First edition. The ornaments are those used by Henry Woodfall. Publisher's advertisements: p. [xiv-xv].

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Poems on several occasions

Broome, William (1689-1745)

1739

Errata: p. [xxiv].

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The oak and the dunghill. : A fable

Broome, William (1689-1745)

1728

Anon., by William Broome?.

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The Iliad of Homer : with notes. To which are prefix'd, a large preface and the Life of Homer by Madam Dacier. Done from the French by Mr Ozell; and by him compar'd with the Greek. To which will be made some farther notes, that shall be added at the end of the whole; by Mr Johnson, late of Eton, now of Brentford. Illustrated with 26 cuts, copy'd by the best gravers, from the Paris plates design'd by Coypel (v.1)

Homer; Ozell, John (1743); Dacier, Anne (1654-1720); Oldisworth, William (1680-1734); Broome, William (1689-1745)

1712

Vol. 5 concludes with a 94 page "poetical index". Booklist of B. Lintott: last leaf of vols 1-3, 5; verso of last leaf of vol. 4. Title in red and black; head- and tail-pieces; initials.

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The Iliad of Homer : with notes. To which are prefix'd, a large preface and the Life of Homer by Madam Dacier. Done from the French by Mr Ozell; and by him compar'd with the Greek. To which will be made some farther notes, that shall be added at the end of the whole; by Mr Johnson, late of Eton, now of Brentford. Illustrated with 26 cuts, copy'd by the best gravers, from the Paris plates design'd by Coypel (v.2)

Homer; Ozell, John (1743); Dacier, Anne (1654-1720); Oldisworth, William (1680-1734); Broome, William (1689-1745)

1712

Vol. 5 concludes with a 94 page "poetical index". Booklist of B. Lintott: last leaf of vols 1-3, 5; verso of last leaf of vol. 4. Title in red and black; head- and tail-pieces; initials.

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