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Brotherton Collection631
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Wodehouse, Sir Philip631
Herbert'S Proverbs6
Pw; [Latin]5
Ph Wdhs2
Pw1
Pw (End)1
P.W.; [Bible]1
P.W. [At End]1
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[Latin]; [Greek]1
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INDEX/BCMSV/5026 1
166- or 167-?
Religious epigram on freewill and divine grace, attributed to St Bernard; translation
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INDEX/BCMSV/4659
166- or 167-?
Epigram or extract advising against ambition
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INDEX/BCMSV/4660
166- or 167- ?
Epigram on the low status of the poetaster, or dilettante poet, translating accompanying lines by Horace; with alternative wording given
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INDEX/BCMSV/4661
166- or 167- ?
On the sacred, godlike status of poets
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INDEX/BCMSV/4662
166- or 167- ?
Introductory verse to a series of translations from many sources, explaining that they are designed to improve the mind rather than give pleasure. With the general heading: 'The title of the first part. Sylva di sylvio, or congenes gnomologica'.
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INDEX/BCMSV/4663
166- or 167- ?
Religious poem on the divine inspiration of the good in mankind. Translating accompanying sentence from Seneca.
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INDEX/BCMSV/4664
166- or 167- ?
Religious poem on the route from sin to grace and freedom. Translating Wodehouse's own Latin poetic version of a sentence from St Augustine, both given.
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INDEX/BCMSV/4665
166- or 167- ?
Self-deprecatory epigram emphasising his poetry's mnemonic rather than aesthetic qualities. Apparently translating Seneca.
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INDEX/BCMSV/4666
166- or 167- ?
Religious poem on the need for true feeling rather than ceremony in worship, corrected by Hand A. Accompanying Latin apparently attributed to both Pliny and Seneca.
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INDEX/BCMSV/4667
166- or 167- ?
On the need for moral limitations upon human behaviour; translating accompanying Latin by Seneca.
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INDEX/BCMSV/4668
166- or 167- ?
Religious poem on the ascension of the soul, with some revisions or corrections. Translation of Latin by Seneca on the preceding page.
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INDEX/BCMSV/4669
166- or 167- ?
Religious poem on the journey from birth to death, and on to eternal heavenly bliss, with some revisions or corrections. Translating Latin by Seneca on the preceding page.