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Æsop at Tunbridge. Or, A few select fables in verse
No person of quality; Ward, Edward (1667-1731)
1698
Sometimes attributed to Edward Ward. In verse. Sigs. A-D4.
Proposals for printing a very curious discourse, in two volumes in quarto, intitled, Psuedologia Politikē, or, A treatise of the art of political lying : with an abstract of the first volume of the said treatise
Arbuthnot, John (1667-1735); Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745)
1712
With half title. "Psuedololgia politikē" in the title is transliterated for the Greek. By Arbuthnot, but frequently attributed to Swift. The proposed treatise was apparently never published, al...
The king of hearts
Maynwaring, Arthur (1668-1712)
printed in the year, 1690
Verse - "I sing the man that rais'd a shirtless band". Anonymous. By Arthur Maynwaring. A satire on the earl of Warrington and his Cheshire men entering London in state; "The King of hearts" was a...
Naboth's vinyard: or, The innocent traytor: : copied from the original of Holy Scripture, in heroick verse
Caryll, John (1625-1711)
1679
Written by John Caryll. Cf. MacDonald, H. John Dryden, 190b. In verse. One of two editions issued in 1679. Anon., by J. Caryll. A satire on the Popish Plot, attacking Chief Justice Scroggs.
Naboth's vinyard: or, The innocent traytor: : copied from the original of Holy Scripture, in heroick verse
Caryll, John (1625-1711)
1679
Macdonald 190a, as having influenced Dryden's "Absalom", at least indirectly. In verse. One of two editions issued in 1679. Anon., by J. Caryll. A satire on the Popish Plot, attacking Chief Ju...
The patricians : or, A candid examination into the merits of the principal speakers of the House of Lords
De la Mayne, Thomas Hallie (1718-1778)
1773
Political satire in verse. Title vignette, engraved. "Errata": p. 34. A verse satire on some members of the House of lords. Publisher's advertisement (page [1]) at end.
Sol in opposition to Saturn. Or A short return to a late tragedy call'd The Duke of Guise
Dryden, John (1631-1700)
1683
Verse - "Hail royal prince! our happy morning star;". A defence of Monmouth against the implied criticisms of Dryden's 'The Duke of Guise'. "The Duke of Guise" was written by John Dryden.
Grimalkin, or, The Rebel-cat : a novell : representing the unwearied attempts of the beasts of his faction against sovereignty and succession since the death of the lyons in the Tower
1681
"A satire on the intrigues of the Earl of Shaftesbury and the Duke of Monmouth to alter the succession"--British Museum Catalogue. Signatures: [A]²2 B-D²2. Anon.
A letter to a member of Parliament, containing a proposal for bringing in a bill to revise, amend or repeal certain obsolete statutes commonly called the Ten Commandments
Hildrop, John (1682-1756)
1738
Advertisement on verso of last leaf.
Wit and loyalty reviv'd : in a collection of some smart satyrs in verse and prose on the late times
Cowley, Abraham (1618-1667); Birkenhead, Sir John (1616-1679); Butler, Samuel (1612-1680)
1682
The words "Mr. Abraham... Hudibras, &c." are bracketed together on title page. "The Puritan and papist. A satyr, by Mr. Abraham Cowley" and "The assembly-man; written by Sir John Birkenhead; in the ...
A Hue and cry after part of a pack of hounds, : which broke out of their kennel in Westminster. To which is added, Modern characters, by another hand
1739
Satires on the supporters of George II and of the Old pretender. With a half-title. Pages 1-12 are in a different type and setting from pp. 13-28. With a half-title.