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BC MS Lt 107

c.1700-1720

Contains 64 original eighteenth-century English religious poems by Robert Worlidge, including an extended poetical paraphrase of the Book of Ruth, a collection of poems on the deaths of members of the...

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INDEX/BCMSV/6424

170-?

Invoking the muse of poetry, in the form of an acrostic on the name 'Robert Worlidge'

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INDEX/BCMSV/6425

170-?

A reworking, in four versified chapters, of the Old Testament's Book of Ruth. Preceded by a prose contents list on f.1v

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INDEX/BCMSV/6426

170-?

Moral / religious meditation on the Book of Ruth; at end 'Here endeth the Book of Ruth'. Cf. BCMSV 6425

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INDEX/BCMSV/6427

170-?

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

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INDEX/BCMSV/6428

170-?

Christmas hymn, celebrating the birth of Christ

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INDEX/BCMSV/6429

170-?

Supposed reflections by Moses on top of Mount Pisgah, concerned with his longing to leave the wilderness

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INDEX/BCMSV/6430

170-?

Account of the Israelites coming out of Egypt

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INDEX/BCMSV/6431

170-?

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

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INDEX/BCMSV/6432

170-?

Lines encouraging the reader to make use of spare time with religious pursuits; stanza four has a new line pasted over line three

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INDEX/BCMSV/6433

170-?

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.

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INDEX/BCMSV/6434

170-?

Prayer-like acrostic on the name 'Robert Worlidge', entreating God for strength and guidance. One of a collection of acrostics.