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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.
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".
Title: To God
Author: Coles, Benjamin ?
Attribution: B.C.
Date(s): 173- ?
Manuscript: Lt 53
Contents: Religious poem, praising God and requesting poetic inspiration
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