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Title: The following lines, being the dictates of a grateful heart for a signal
deliverance, April 9, 1747. The author was buried in the ruins of a scaffold
on Tower Hill for several minutes, during which time he entirely despair'd of
life
Author: Anonymous
Attribution: R.W.
Date(s): 1747 (title)
Manuscript: Lt 45
Contents: Religious poem of praise and thanksgiving to God after being saved from death
following a near-fatal accident on Tower Hill
Title: [unknown]
Author: Worlidge, Robert
Attribution: R.W.
Date(s): 170-?
Manuscript: Lt 107
Contents: Invoking the muse of poetry, in the form of an acrostic on the name 'Robert Worlidge'
Title: [unknown]
Author: Worlidge, Robert
Attribution: R.W.
Date(s): 170-?
Manuscript: Lt 107
Contents: In praise of the Virgin Mary, divided into four sections, three of them written down the page, but one written sideways, and with alternative wordings, so as to bring out how a woman (Eve and Mary) brought both death and salvation to mankind
Title: A Hymn for Christmass
Author: Worlidge, Robert
Attribution: R.W.
Date(s): 170-?
Manuscript: Lt 107
Contents: Christmas hymn, celebrating the birth of Christ
Title: Moses on Mount Pisgah [followed by 'Speritualiz'd', subsequently covered by a small piece of paper]
Author: Worlidge, Robert
Attribution: R.W.
Date(s): 170-?
Manuscript: Lt 107
Contents: Supposed reflections by Moses on top of Mount Pisgah, concerned with his longing to leave the wilderness
Title: Wisdome's Invitation
Author: Worlidge, Robert
Attribution: R.W.
Date(s): 170-?
Manuscript: Lt 107
Contents: On the value of wisdom; the poem is spoken from the point of view of a personified Wisdom, who entreats the reader not to be undone by negligence
Title: Vacant Time, how To be Improved
Author: Worlidge, Robert
Attribution: R.W.
Date(s): 170-?
Manuscript: Lt 107
Contents: Lines encouraging the reader to make use of spare time with religious pursuits; stanza four has a new line pasted over line three
Title: Acrosticks
Author: Worlidge, Robert
Attribution: R.W.
Date(s): 170-?
Manuscript: Lt 107
Contents: Acrostic on the name 'Samuel Lodge', followed by three additional lines, arguing that death should not be a source of terror for the well-prepared Christian. One of a collection of acrostics.
Title: Acrosticks
Author: Worlidge, Robert
Attribution: R.W.
Date(s): 170-?
Manuscript: Lt 107
Contents: Prayer-like acrostic on the name 'Robert Worlidge', entreating God for strength and guidance. One of a collection of acrostics.
Title: Acrosticks
Author: Worlidge, Robert
Attribution: R.W.
Date(s): 170-?
Manuscript: Lt 107
Contents: Acrostic on the name 'William', with eight additional lines, which reflects on the story of the Fall of Man, and redemption through Christ. One of a collection of acrostics.
Title: Acrosticks
Author: Worlidge, Robert
Attribution: R.W.
Date(s): 170-?
Manuscript: Lt 107
Contents: Acrostic on the name 'John', concerned with the mutability and brevity of life; followed by another 10 lines on a similar theme. One of a collection of acrostics.
Title: Acrosticks
Author: Worlidge, Robert
Attribution: R.W.
Date(s): 170-?
Manuscript: Lt 107
Contents: Acrostic on the name 'Philip', with nine additional lines, praising God for his mercies. One of a collection of acrostics.
Title: Acrosticks
Author: Worlidge, Robert
Attribution: R.W.
Date(s): 170-?
Manuscript: Lt 107
Contents: Acrostic on the name 'Thomas', with six additional lines, addressed to a young man, and on the subject of age/youth. At the top of the poem 'To a young youth etc.', and at the bottom there is a key: 'Hyems, the winter, Philomel the nighting-gal,
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Title: Acrosticks
Author: Worlidge, Robert
Attribution: R.W.
Date(s): 170-?
Manuscript: Lt 107
Contents: Religious acrostic on the name 'John', with twelve additional lines, on the brevity of human life, and the consequent importance of making good use of one's time. One of a collection of acrostics.
Title: Acrosticks
Author: Worlidge, Robert
Attribution: R.W.
Date(s): 170-?
Manuscript: Lt 107
Contents: Acrostic on the name 'Thomas', with six additional lines, enjoining the reader to mark well the brevity of human life, and not overly seek out earthly pleasures. One of a collection of acrostics.
Title: Acrosticks
Author: Worlidge, Robert
Attribution: R.W.
Date(s): 170-?
Manuscript: Lt 107
Contents: Acrostic on the name 'Samuel', with ten additional lines, deploying the metaphor of God as good shepherd, and man as straying sheep. One of a collection of acrostics.
Title: Acrosticks
Author: Worlidge, Robert
Attribution: R.W.
Date(s): 170-?
Manuscript: Lt 107
Contents: Acrostic on the name 'Robert Worlidge', entreating God's help in man's struggle against the devil's strategems. One of a collection of acrostics.
Title: Acrosticks
Author: Worlidge, Robert
Attribution: R.W.
Date(s): 170-?
Manuscript: Lt 107
Contents: Acrostic on the word 'Woman' (repeated), on the dual status of women as both blessing and curse to men; concerns itself specifically in the first stanza with Eve and Fall of Man, and then, in the second, with salvation. One of a collection of
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Title: Acrosticks
Author: Worlidge, Robert
Attribution: R.W.
Date(s): 170-?
Manuscript: Lt 107
Contents: Acrostic on the name 'Anna', with six additional lines, on the Fall of Man and his subsequent redemption through Christ. One of a collection of acrostics.
Title: Acrosticks
Author: Worlidge, Robert
Attribution: R.W.
Date(s): 170-?
Manuscript: Lt 107
Contents: Acrostic on the name 'Anna', with six additional lines, on the theme of the vanity of worldly pleasures. One of a collection of acrostics.
Title: Acrosticks
Author: Worlidge, Robert
Attribution: R.W.
Date(s): 170-?
Manuscript: Lt 107
Contents: Acrostic on the name 'Mary', with four additional lines, on the pursuit of wisdom. One of a collection of acrostics.
Title: Acrosticks
Author: Worlidge, Robert
Attribution: R.W.
Date(s): 170-?
Manuscript: Lt 107
Contents: Religious acrostic on the name 'Mary', which is repeated in the last four lines; the first instance of 'Mary' is extended by eight lines. The poem is a religious lyric in praise of God. One of a collection of acrostics.
Title: Acrosticks
Author: Worlidge, Robert
Attribution: R.W.
Date(s): 170-?
Manuscript: Lt 107
Contents: Religious acrostic on 'Elizabeth Cadman', with three additional lines; in praise of God's glory, asking strength from Jesus. One of a collection of acrostics.
Title: Acrostick, the Twentyth
Author: Worlidge, Robert
Attribution: R.W.
Date(s): 170-?
Manuscript: Lt 107
Contents: Religious acrostic on 'Abigail', with one additional line, exhorting the reader to resist the lure of worldly pleasures. One of a collection of acrostics.