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Brotherton Collection4
Brotherton Collection Manuscript Verse4

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People and organisationsCount
B.C.4
Coles, Benjamin3
Coles, Benjamin ?1

Title: [unknown]

Author: Coles, Benjamin

Attribution: B.C.

Date(s): 1741 ?

Manuscript: Lt 53

Contents: Love poem included in Coles's prose autobiography, describing the pleasure of

a kiss.

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Title: On the world

Author: Coles, Benjamin

Attribution: B.C.

Date(s): 1741 ?

Manuscript: Lt 53

Contents: On death, the world and man. At end, "Finis. 24 July 1741".

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Title: To God

Author: Coles, Benjamin ?

Attribution: B.C.

Date(s): 173- ?

Manuscript: Lt 53

Contents: Religious poem, praising God and requesting poetic inspiration

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Title: Upon the war with Spain inscribed to the Honourable Colonel Merwick

Author: Coles, Benjamin

Attribution: B.C.

Date(s): 1740 ?

Manuscript: Lt 53

Contents: Wishing success in battle at the onset of the war with Spain of 1740-41.

Preceded by Latin epigraph beginning "Tam Marte quam Mercurio" and then by

"Honoured Sir". Followed by (1) four lines of Latin; (2) the same "Englished"

= BCMSV 96; (3) "His characte

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