An essay on poetry written by the Marquis of Normanby; with several other poems [ESTC R213098]
- DMI number:
- 1701
- Publication Date:
- 1697
- Volume Number:
- 1 of 1
- ESTC number:
- R213098
- EEBO/ECCO link:
- http://ezproxy-prd.bodleian.ox.ac.uk:2176/works/search?ACTION=SearchOrBrowse&SEARCH=ViewSelectedRecords&SomType=VIEWSELRECS
- Shelfmark:
- EEBO - BOD
- Full Title:
- AN | ESSAY | ON | POETRY; | Written by the | Marquis of NORMANBY, | [i] And the same render'd into [/i] LATIN [i] by another Hand [/i], | With several other POEMS, [i] viz. | An Epistle to the Lord Chamberlain, on His Majesty's | Victory in [/i] IRELAND; [i] By the | Honourable Mr. [/i] Montague. | [i] An Epistle to the Honourable Mr. [/i] Montague, [i] on | His Majesty's Voyage to [/i] HOLLAND; | [i] By Mr. [/i] Stepny. | [i] An Epistle to Monsieur [/i] Boileau; [i] by Mr. [/i] Arwaker. | [i] A Poem on the Promotion of Several Eminent | Persons in Church and State; by Mr. [/i] Tate. | [rule] | To which are added the following POEMS, | Never before in Print, [i] viz. | An ODE in Memory of the late QUEEN; | by a Person of Quality. | A POEM on the Late Horrid Conspiracy; | by Mr. [/i] Stepny. | [double rule] | [i] London [/i], Printed for [i] F. Saunders [/i], at the Blue Anchor in the [i] Lower-Walk [/i] | of the [i] New-Exchange [/i] in the [i] Strand [/i], M DC XC VII.
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Genres:
- Collection of literary verse, Political miscellany, and Collection of occasional pieces
- Format:
- half sheet
- Pagination:
- [i-viii], 1-31, [i-iii], 1-10, [i-iii], 1-10, [i-ii], 1-8, [i-vi], 1-12, [i-ii], 1-8 pp.
- Bibliographic details:
- Separate title page, p.iii AN | ESSAY | ON | POETRY: | [rule] | BY THE | Right HONOURABLE, | THE | Earl of MULGRAVE. | [rule] | The Second Edition. | [double rule] | [i] LONDON [/i], | Printed for [i] Jo. Hindmarsh [/i], at the [i] Golden-Ball [/i] | over against the [i] Royal Exchange [/i] in | [i] Cornhil [/i]. M DC XC I. Separate title page, p.1 AN | EPISTLE | TO THE | Right Honourable | CHARLES | EARL of | [i] DORSET [/i] and [i] MIDDLESEX [/i], | Lord Chamberlain | OF HIS | [g] Majesties Household [/g], | Occasioned by His Majesty's | VICTORY in IRELAND. | [rule] | LICENSED, Sept. 16 | [rule] | [g] The Second Edition Corrected [/g]. | [rule] | [i] LONDON [/i], | Printed for [i] Francis Saunders [/i], at the [i] Blue Anchor [/i] in the Lower Walk of | the [i] New Exchange [/i], 1690. Separate title page, p.ii AN | EPISTLE | TO | Charles Montague Esq; | ON | His MAJESTY'S | VOYAGE | TO | HOLLAND. | [rule] | BY | Mr. [i] GEORGE STEPNEY [/i]. | [rule] | LICENSED [i] Jan [/i] 31. 1691 | [i] J. Fraser [/i]. | [rule] | [ornament] | [double rule] | [i] LONDON [/i], | Printed for [i] Francis Saunders [/i], at the [i] Blue Anchor [/i] in the Lower Walk of | the [i] New Exchange [/i], 1691. Separate title page, p.1 AN | EPISTLE | TO | Monsieur Boileau, | Inviting his MUSE to forsake the | FRENCH INTEREST, | And celebrate the | KING of [i] ENGLAND [/i]. | [rule] | BY | [i] EDM. ARWAKER [/i]. | [rule] | LICENSED. | [i] Novemb [/i]. 9. 1694. | [i] D. POPLAR [/i]. | [rule] | [ornament] | [double rule] | [i] LONDON [/i], | Printed by [i] Tho. Warren [/i] for [i] Francis Saunders [/i], at the [i] Blue Anchor [/i] | in the Lower Walk of the [i] New Exchange [/i], 1694. Separate title page, p.iii A | POEM | ON THE LATE | PROMOTION | OF SEVERAL | Eminent Persons | IN | CHURCH and STATE. | [rule] | By N. TATE, Servant to Their Majesties. | [rule] | [epigraph] | [rule] | [i] LONDON [/i]; | Printed for [i] Richard Baldwin [/i], near the [i] Oxford-Arms [/i] | in [i] Warwick-Lane [/i]. 1694.
- Comments:
- Contents: the miscellany is made up of a number of different pamphlets stitched together. (1) Pamphlet 1 [39 pp.] (2) Pamphlet 2 [13 pp.] (3) Pamphlet 3 [13 pp.] (4) Pamphlet 4 [10 pp.] (5) Pamphlet 5 [18 pp.] (6) Pamphlet 6 [10 pp.]
- Other matter:
- Prefatory matter: Dedication 'To the Honourable Sir Robert Howard'
- References:
- NCBEL 340 (1697)
- Dedicatee:
- Sir Robert Howard
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Dedication 'To the Honourable Sir Robert Howard'.
- Editor:
- Nahum Tate
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Dedication signed by 'N. Tate'.
- Publisher:
- Saunders Francis
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Of things in which mankind does most excel
- Page No:
- pp.3-31
- Poem Title:
- An Essay on Poetry
- Attribution:
- The Earl of Mulgrave
- Attributed To:
- John Sheffield
- First Line:
- What shall the King the nation's genius raise
- Page No:
- pp.1-10
- Poem Title:
- An Epistle to the Right Honourable Charles Earl of Dorset and Middlesex, Lord Chamberlain of his Majesties Household, Occasioned by His Majesty's Victory in Ireland.
- Attribution:
- Charles Montagu Esq.
- Attributed To:
- Charles Montagu
- First Line:
- Sir | Since you oft invite me to renew
- Page No:
- p.1-10
- Poem Title:
- An Epistle to Charles Montagu Esq; On His Majesty's Voyage to Holland
- Attribution:
- Mr. George Stepney
- Attributed To:
- George Stepney
- First Line:
- Too long great man thy muse has tried in vain
- Page No:
- pp.3-8
- Poem Title:
- An Epistle to Monsieur Boileau, Inviting his Muse to forsake the French Interest, And celebrate the King of England
- Attribution:
- Edm. Arwaker
- Attributed To:
- Edmund Arwaker
- First Line:
- With conscious fear my muse approaches you
- Page No:
- sigs. A2r-A2v
- Poem Title:
- To The Right Honourable Charles Earl of Dorset and Middlesex; Lord Chamberlain of Their Majesties Houshold, &c.
- Attribution:
- N. Tate
- Attributed To:
- Nahum Tate
- First Line:
- As joyful nature who till then lay mute
- Page No:
- pp.1-12
- Poem Title:
- A Poem on the late Promotion of Several Eminent Persons in Church and State
- Attribution:
- N. Tate
- Attributed To:
- Nahum Tate
- First Line:
- Now blessings on you all ye powers above
- Page No:
- p.1-4
- Poem Title:
- A Poem Occasion'd by the Happy Discovery of the Horrid and Barbarous Conspiracy to Assassinate his most Sacred Majesty, and to incourage an Invasion from France
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Long our divided state
- Page No:
- pp.1-3
- Poem Title:
- An Ode In Memory of Her Late Majesty Queen Mary
- Attribution:
- By a Person of Quality
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- The youth whose fortune the vast globe obeyed
- Page No:
- p.4
- Poem Title:
- On the Late Horrid Conspiracy
- Attribution:
- Mr. Stepney
- Attributed To:
- George Stepney
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