Miscellanea: or, a choice collection of wise and ingenious sayings, &c. [ESTC R31228]

DMI number:

1678

Publication Date:

1694

Volume Number:

1 of 1

ESTC number:

R31228

EEBO/ECCO link:

http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2003&res_id=xri:eebo&rft_id=xri:eebo:citation:11791827

Shelfmark:

EEBO-Bod

Full Title:

[i]MISCELLANEA:[/i] | OR, A | Choice Collection | OF | [i]Wise and Ingenious Sayings,[/i] &c. | OF | [g]Princes, Philosophers, Statesmen, | Courtiers,[/g] and Others; | Out of several Antient and | Modern Authors: | For the pleasurable Entertainment | of the Nobility and Gentry of | both Sexes. | [rule] | By [i]G. M.[/i] | [rule] | [i]Dispersa Colligo.[/i] | [rule] | [i]London,[/i] Printed for [g]William Lindsey[/g] | at the Angel near Lincolns-Inn | in [i]Chancery-Lane,[/i] 1694.

Place of Publication:

London

Genres:

Collection of extracts/snippets and Collection of educational texts

Format:

Octavo

Comments:

Mostly prose fragments Some short verse in Latin and French

Other matter:

Prefatory Matter: (1) Dedication. 'To the Honourable Edward Irby Esq' p. iii. (2) Preface. 'To the Reader' pp. v-vi (3) Contents. p. vii

References:

NCBEL 339 (1694)

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Publication Date:

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ESTC No:

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Volume:

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Relationship:

Reissue

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Related People

Dedicatee:

Edward Irby

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Absolute (100%)

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Editor:

Guy Miege

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Absolute (100%)

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Publisher:

William. Lindsey

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Attribution information: http://www.bbti.bham.ac.uk/Details.htm?TraderID=42884

Content/Publication

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Great persecutors of the land

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p.78

Poem Title:

XI. This following Epigram was made against Bell-Ringers, as a troublesome sort of Men in Society;

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The Queen was brought by water to Whitehall

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pp. 113-4

Poem Title:

IX. Upon the Removal of Queen Elizabeth's Body from Richmond (where she died) by water to Whitehall, there were written these doleful Lines.

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Reader wonder think it none

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pp. 114-5

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X. Upon Prince Henry, eldest Son of King James I.

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Seek not reader here to find

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pp. 115-6

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XII. Upon the great Gustavus, King of Sweden, who died Victor in the Field.

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Look man before thee how thy death hasteth

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pp. 122-3

Poem Title:

XXX. Another did set down for his Epitaph this godly Admonition.

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England hath his body for she it hath fed

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pp. 124-5

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XXXVII. Upon Sir Philip Sidney, I find this;

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Short was thy life

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p. 125

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XXXVIII. Upon a Young Man of great hope, a Student of Oxford made this;

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When Vere sought death armed with his sword and shield

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p. 125

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XXXIX. Upon Sir Francis Vere

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Here lieth Menalcas as dead as a log

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p. 126

Poem Title:

XLI. This following was made for a bad Liver, who was buried in the Night under the Name of Menalcas, and that without any Ceremony.

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Here lies he who in his life

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p. 128

Poem Title:

XLVII. On a litigious Man;

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We lived one and twenty years

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pp. 128-9

Poem Title:

XLVIII. One, who had a Shrew to his Wife, writ upon her this Epitaph;

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Here lies M F the son of a bearward

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pp. 129-30

Poem Title:

L. Upon a notorious Liar, basely extracted, yet by reason of his Name claiming Kindred of a most noble Family, this Epitaph was made.

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A zealous locksmith died of late

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p. 130

Poem Title:

LII. Upon a Puritan Lock-smith.

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Come gentle reader gentle friend

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p. 132

Poem Title:

LVI. Upon Cosier, the Cobbler;

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Here at last doth she lie in quiet

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p. 133

Poem Title:

LIX. Upon a troublesom, talkative Woman;

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