Buffalo & Erie County Public Library, Gluck Collection

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    Copy, on three folio pages.

    Late 17th century.

    Probably the three-page copy sold at Puttick and Simpson's, 2 March 1870, lot 151, to Samuel Addington, and at Sotheby's, 24 April 1876, lot 107, to Ellis. In the autograph collection of Jacob Henry Burn and later in the autograph collection of James Fraser Gluck (1852-97), New York State lawyer and library curator.

    • DrJ 198
      No description or publication history available.

      First published in William Congreve, The Double-Dealer (London, 1694). Kinsley, II, 852-4. California, IV, 432-4. Hammond & Hopkins, IV, 327-35.

      John Dryden, To my Dear Friend Mr. Congreve, On His Comedy, call'd The Double-Dealer ('Well then. the promis'd hour is come at last')
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    Copy of an eight-line poem, subscribed W Congreve/Bath 24 Augst 1728, on a single oblong octavo leaf.

    c.1730.

    Later in the autograph collection of James Fraser Gluck (1852-97), New York State lawyer and library curator.

    Facsimile of this MS (erroneously supposed to be autograph) in Frederick G. Netherclift, The Hand-Book to Autographs (London, 1862), No. 13.

    • CgW 30
      No description or publication history available.

      The last four lines (beginning For vertue now is neither more nor less) constituting the last four lines of Letter to Viscount Cobham, first published in London, 1729. The first four lines apparently unpublished but for the facsimile noted below.

      William Congreve, 'Not so robust in body as in mind'
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    Autograph, headed Another new song to Cloris from the blind archer, on a single quarto leaf, endorsed For Mr Tho: Youngman and docketed in the hand of Alexander Pope: Earl of Dorsett. Original - A. Pope.

    c.1700.

    Later in the autograph collection of James Fraser Gluck (1852-97), New York State lawyer and library curator.

    Facsimile in IELM, II.i (1987), Facsimile XIV.

    • *DoC 252
      Autograph
      No description or publication history available.

      First published in Poetical Miscellanies: The Fifth Part (London, 1704). Harris, p. 76.

      Charles Sackville, Sixth Earl of Dorset, A Song to Chloris, from the blind Archer ('Ah! Chloris, 'tis time to disarm your bright eyes')
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    Copy, headed Sir Thomas Ouerburye his obseruations in trayuelle upon ye state of the 17 prouinces as they stood Anno Domini 1609 the treaty of peace being then on foote.

    Early 17th century.

    Inscribed Onslow Gardyner. From the library of the Earl of Jersey, Osterley Park. Jersey sale, London, 6 May 1885, lot 1231, to Salkeld. Then in the autograph collection of James Fraser Gluck (1852-97), New York State lawyer and library curator.

    Recorded in HMC, VIII, 1, 1881, Appendix, p. 94, n. 7.

    • OvT 47
      No description or publication history available.

      A tract beginning All things concurred for the rising and maintenance of this State.... First published as Sir Thomas Overbvry his Observations in his Travailes vpon the State of The Xvii. Provinces as they stood Anno Dom. 1609 (London, 1626). Rimbault, pp. 223-30. Authorship uncertain.

      Sir Thomas Overbury, Observations in his travailes
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    Autograph letter signed by Taylor, to John Bramhall, Archbishop of Armagh, from Hillsborough, 11 November 1661.

    1661.
    • *TaJ 80
      Autograph
      No description or publication history available.
      Jeremy Taylor, Letter(s)