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The Beggar's Opera by Gay, JohnSource: The Beggar's Opera (London: Printed for John Watts, at the Printing Office in Wild-Court, near Lincoln's Inn Fields, 1728)

A Revelation of Divine Love by Julian of NorwichSource: A Revelation of Divine Love (Norwich: np, manuscript, 1373)

Headnote: Headnote for Julian of Norwich by O'Brien, John

The Tempest by Shakespeare, WilliamSource: Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies: published according to the true originall copies. (London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed. Blount, 1623)

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Othello by Shakespeare, WilliamSource: Mr. William Shakespeares comedies, histories, & tragedies: published according to the true originall copies. (London: Printed by Isaac Iaggard, and Ed. Blount, 1623)

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"The Flea" by Donne, JohnSource: Poems, by J. D., With Elegies on the Authors Death (London: M. F. for John Marriot, 1633)

"The Canonization" by Donne, JohnSource: Poems, by J. D., With Elegies on the Authors Death (London: M. F. for John Marriot, 1633)

"The Extasie" by Donne, JohnSource: Poems, by J. D., With Elegies on the Authors Death (London: M. F. for John Marriot, 1633)

"Goodfriday, 1613. Riding Westward." by Donne, JohnSource: Poems, by J. D., With Elegies on the Authors Death (London: M. F. for John Marriot, 1633)

"Holy Sonnet: Batter my heart, three-person'd God" by Donne, JohnSource: Poems, by J. D., With Elegies on the Authors Death (London: M. F. for John Marriot, 1633)

"The Relique" by Donne, JohnSource: Poems, by J. D., With Elegies on the Authors Death (London: M. F. for John Marriot, 1633)

"The Sunne Rising" by Donne, JohnSource: Poems, by J. D., With Elegies on the Authors Death (London: M. F. for John Marriot, 1633)

"On the 3. of September, 1651" by Philips, KatherineSource: Poems by the most deservedly admired Mrs. Katherine Philips, the matchless Orindato which is added Monsieur Corneille's Pompey & Horace, tragedies; with several other translations out of French (London: Printed by J.M. for H. Herringman, 1667)

Headnote: Headnote for Katherine Philips by John O'Brien

"Upon the Double Murder of King Charles I" by Philips, KatherineSource: Poems by the most deservedly admired Mrs. Katherine Philips, the matchless Orindato which is added Monsieur Corneille's Pompey & Horace, tragedies; with several other translations out of French (London: Printed by J.M. for H. Herringman, 1667)

Headnote: Headnote for Katherine Philips by John O'Brien

"Content, to my dearest Lucasia" by Philips, KatherineSource: Poems by the most deservedly admired Mrs. Katherine Philips, the matchless Orindato which is added Monsieur Corneille's Pompey & Horace, tragedies; with several other translations out of French (London: Printed by J.M. for H. Herringman, 1667)

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"Rosania to Lucasia on her Letters" by Philips, KatherineSource: Poems by the most deservedly admired Mrs. Katherine Philips, the matchless Orindato which is added Monsieur Corneille's Pompey & Horace, tragedies; with several other translations out of French (London: Printed by J.M. for H. Herringman, 1667)

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"On the death of the truly honourable Sir Walter Lloid Knight" by Philips, KatherineSource: Poems by the most deservedly admired Mrs. Katherine Philips, the matchless Orindato which is added Monsieur Corneille's Pompey & Horace, tragedies; with several other translations out of French (London: Printed by J.M. for H. Herringman, 1667)

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"Against Pleasure" by Philips, KatherineSource: Poems by the most deservedly admired Mrs. Katherine Philips, the matchless Orindato which is added Monsieur Corneille's Pompey & Horace, tragedies; with several other translations out of French (London: Printed by J.M. for H. Herringman, 1667)

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"To Her Royal Highness the Duchess of York" by Philips, KatherineSource: Poems by the most deservedly admired Mrs. Katherine Philips, the matchless Orindato which is added Monsieur Corneille's Pompey & Horace, tragedies; with several other translations out of French (London: Printed by J.M. for H. Herringman, 1667)

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"2.Cor.5.19. God was in Christ Reconciling the World to Himself" by Philips, KatherineSource: Poems by the most deservedly admired Mrs. Katherine Philips, the matchless Orindato which is added Monsieur Corneille's Pompey & Horace, tragedies; with several other translations out of French (London: Printed by J.M. for H. Herringman, 1667)

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"On Controversies in Religion" by Philips, KatherineSource: Poems by the most deservedly admired Mrs. Katherine Philips, the matchless Orindato which is added Monsieur Corneille's Pompey & Horace, tragedies; with several other translations out of French (London: Printed by J.M. for H. Herringman, 1667)

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"Death" by Philips, KatherineSource: Poems by the most deservedly admired Mrs. Katherine Philips, the matchless Orindato which is added Monsieur Corneille's Pompey & Horace, tragedies; with several other translations out of French (London: Printed by J.M. for H. Herringman, 1667)

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The Description of a New World, called the Blazing-World by Cavendish, MargaretSource: The description of a new world, called the blazing-world written by the thrice noble, illustrious, and excellent princesse, the Duchess of Newcastle. (London: A. Maxwell, 1668)

The Rover, or, The Banished Cavaliers by Behn, AphraSource: The Rover: or, the Banish't Cavaliers (London: Printed for John Amery, 1677)

Headnote: Headnote for Aphra Behn by O'Brien, John

Articles of Peace Between the Most Serene and Mighty Prince Charles II and Several Indian Kings and Queens ["The Treaty of Middle Plantation"] by Stuart, CharlesSource: ARTICLES OF PEACE Between The Most Serene and Mighty PRINCE CHARLES II. By the Grace of God, King of England, Scotland, France and Ireland, Defender of the Faith, etc. And Several Indian Kings and Queens, etc. Concluded the 29th day of May, 1677. Published by his Majesties Command (London: Printed by John Bill, Christopher Barker, Thomas Newcomb and Henry Hills, Printers to the Kings Most Excellent Majesty., 1677)

"Davids Lamentation for Saul, and Jonathan, 2 Sam. 1.19" by Bradstreet, AnneSource: Several Poems Compiled with Great Variety of Wit and Learning (Boston: John Foster, 1678)

Headnote: Headnote for Anne Bradstreet by O'Brien, John

"Old Age" by Bradstreet, AnneSource: Several Poems Compiled with Great Variety of Wit and Learning (Boston: John Foster, 1678)

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"Youth" by Bradstreet, AnneSource: Several Poems Compiled with Great Variety of Wit and Learning (Boston: John Foster, 1678)

Headnote: Headnote for Anne Bradstreet by O'Brien, John

"The Vanity of All Worldly Things" by Bradstreet, AnneSource: Several Poems Compiled with Great Variety of Wit and Learning (Boston: John Foster, 1678)

Headnote: Headnote for Anne Bradstreet by O'Brien, John

Davids Lamentation for Saul, and Jonathan, 2 Sam. 1.19 by Bradstreet, AnneSource: Davids Lamentation for Saul, and Jonathan, 2 Sam. 1.19 (American Colonies: original publisher, 1678)

Headnote: Headnote for Anne Bradstreet by O'Brien, John

"Childhood" by Bradstreet, AnneSource: Several Poems Compiled with Great Variety of Wit and Learning (Boston: John Foster, 1678)

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The Pilgrim's Progress by Bunyan, JohnSource: The Pilgrim's Progress (London: Nathaniel Ponder, 1678)

"To His Coy Mistress" by Marvell, AndrewSource: Miscellaneous Poems (London: Printed for Robert Boulter, 1681)

The soveraignty and goodness of God, together, with the faithfulness of his promises displayed; being a narrative of the captivity and restauration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson by Rowlandson, MarySource: The soveraignty and goodness of God, together, with the faithfulness of his promises displayed; being a narrative of the captivity and restauration of Mrs. Mary Rowlandson. (Cambridge, Massachusetts: Printed by Samuel Green, 1682)

Oroonoko, or, The royal slave: A True History by Behn, AphraSource: Oroonoko; or, The Royal Slave; a True History (London: Printed for William Canning, 1688)

Headnote: Headnote for Aphra Behn by O'Brien, John

"To the fair Clarinda, who made Love to me, imagin'd more than Woman" by Behn, AphraSource: Lysidus, or, The lover in Fashion (London: Joseph Knight and Francis Saunders, 1688)

A Serious Proposal To the Ladies, For the Advancement of their true and greatest Interest by Astell, MarySource: A Serious Proposal To the Ladies, For the Advancement of their true and greatest Interest (London, England: Printed for R. Wilkin at the King's Head in St. Paul's Church-Yard, 1694)

The Busie Body. A Comedy. by Centlivre, SusannaSource: The Busie Body. A Comedy (London, England: Printed for Bernard Lintott, at the Cross-Keys between the Two Temple-Gates in Fleet-street., 1709)

The Spectator, #2 by Steele, RichardSource: The Spectator, #2 (London: Samuel Buckley, 1711)

Headnote: Headnote for Joseph Addison and Richard Steele by O'Brien, John

The Spectator, #11 by Steele, RichardSource: The Spectator, #11 (England: Samuel Buckley, 1711)

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The Spectator, #1 by Addison, JosephSource: The Spectator, #1 (London: Samuel Buckley, 1711)

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The Spectator, #10 by Addison, JosephSource: The Spectator #10 (London: Samuel Buckley, 1711)

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The Spectator, 65 by Steele, RichardSource: The Spectator, #65 (London: Samuel Buckley, 1711)

Headnote: Headnote for Joseph Addison and Richard Steele by O'Brien, John

"An Essay on Criticism" by Pope, AlexanderSource: "An Essay on Criticism" (London: W. Lewis, 1711)

"Windsor-Forest" by Pope, AlexanderSource: "Windsor-Forest" (London: Bernard Lintott, 1713)

"The Rape of the Lock" by Pope, AlexanderSource: "The Rape of the Lock" (London: B. Lintott, 1714)

Headnote: Headnote for Alexander Pope by O'Brien, John

Robinson Crusoe by Defoe, DanielSource: Robinson CrusoeThe life and strange surprizing adventures of Robinson Crusoe: of York, mariner: who lived eight and twenty years, all alone in an un-inhabited island on the coast of America, near the mouth of the great river of Oroonoque; ... Written by himself. (London: William Taylor, 1719)

Headnote: Headnote for Daniel Defoe by O'Brien, John

The Silence Dogood Essays by Franklin, BenjaminSource: Silence Dogood (Boston: James Franklin, 1722)

"To the Ladies" by Chudleigh, MarySource: Poems on Several Occasions (London: Printed for Bernard Lintot, at the Cross-Keys between the Temple-Gates, 1722)

A Journal of the Plague Year by Defoe, DanielSource: A Journal of the Plague Year (London: Printed for E. Nutt at the Royal-Exchange; J. Roberts in Warwick-Lane; A. Dodd without Temple Bar; and J. Graves in St. James's-Street, 1722)

Headnote: Headnote for Daniel Defoe by O'Brien, John

A Bold Stroke for a Wife: A Comedy ; as it is Acted at the Theatre Royal in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields by Centlivre, SusannaSource: A Bold Stroke for a Wife: A Comedy ; as it is Acted at the Theatre Royal in Lincoln's-Inn-Fields (London: Printed for W. Meres and F. Clay, 1724)

Headnote: Headnote for Susanna Centlivre by O'Brien, John

Fantomina; or, Love in a Maze by Haywood, ElizaSource: Secret Histories, Novels, and Poems (London: Printed for Dan Browne, jun. at the Black Swan without Temple-Bar, 1725)

Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World by Swift, JonathanSource: Travels into Several Remote Nations of the World (London: Benjamin Motte, 1726)

A Modest Proposal by Swift, JonathanSource: A Modest Proposal (Dublin and London: S. Harding and J. Roberts, 1729)

"The Lady's Dressing-Room" by Swift, JonathanSource: "The Lady's Dressing-Room" (London: J. Roberts, 1732)

"The Dean's Provocation for Writing the Lady's Dressing-Room" by Montagu, Mary Wortley, LadySource: The Dean's Provocation for Writing the Lady's Dressing-Room (London: T. Cooper, 1734)

London: A Poem, in Imitation of the Third Satire of Juvenal by Johnson, SamuelSource: London: A Poem, in Imitation of the Third Satire of Juvenal (London: , 1738)

Headnote: Headnote for Samuel Johnson by O'Brien, John

"An Ode [Rule, Britannia]" by Thomson, James and Thomas ArneSource: Alfred: A Masque (London: A. Millar, 1740)

Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God: A Sermon Preached at Enfield, July 8, 1741, at a Time of Great Awakenings, and Attended With Remarkable Impressions on Many of the Hearers by Edwards, JonathanSource: Sinners in the Hands of an Angry God: A Sermon Preached at Enfield, July 8, 1741, at a Time of Great Awakenings, and Attended With Remarkable Impressions on Many of the Hearers (Boston: S. Kneeland and T. Green, 1741)

"Saturday. The Small-Pox" by Wortley Montagu, Mary, LadySource: Six Town Eclogues with some other POEMS (London: M. Cooper, 1747)

The Rambler No. 4 by Johnson, SamuelSource: The Rambler (London: Printed for J. PAYNE, and J. Boquet, in Pater-Noster Row; where Letters for the RAMBLER are received., c.1751)

Headnote: Headnote for Samuel Johnson by O'Brien, John

"An Elegy Wrote in a Country Church Yard" by Gray, ThomasSource: "An Elegy Wrote in a Country Church Yard" (London: R. Dodsley, 1751)

Headnote: Headnote for Thomas Gray by O'Brien, John

The Castle of Otranto by Walpole, HoraceSource: The Castle of Otranto: A Story. Translated by William Marshal, Gent. from the original Italian of Onuphrio Muralto (London: Printed for Tho. Lownds, 1765 [1764])

Headnote: Headnote for Horace Walpole by O'Brien, John

The Turkish Embassy Letters by Montagu, Mary Wortley, LadySource: Letters of the Right Honourable Lady M--y W---y M----e (Providence, Rhode Island: Sarah Goddard, 1766)

She Stoops to Conquer by Goldsmith, OliverSource: She Stoops to Conquer (London: F. Newbery, 1773)

Common Sense by Paine, ThomasSource: Common Sense (Philadelphia: Sold by R. Bell, in Third Street, 1776)

Evelina; or, A Young Lady's Entrance into the World by Burney, FrancesSource: Evelina; Or, A Young Lady's Entrance into the World (Dublin: Printed for Messrs. Price, Corcoran, R. Cross, Fitzsimons, W. Whitestone [and 12 others in Dublin], 1779)

The Belle's Stratagem by Cowley, HannahSource: The Belle's Stratagem (London: T. Cadell, in the Strand, 1782)

Remarks Concerning the Savages of North-America by Franklin, BenjaminSource: Remarks Concerning the Savages of North-America (Passy: Passy Press, 1784)

The interesting narrative of the life of Olaudah Equiano: or Gustavus Vassa, the African. by Equiano, OlaudahSource: The Interesting Narrative of the Life of Olaudah Equiano: or Gustavus Vassa, the African (London: Olaudah Equiano, 1789)

Headnote: Headnote for Olaudah Equiano by O'Brien, John

The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin by Franklin, BenjaminSource: The Autobiography of Benjamin Franklin (np np: manuscript, 1790)

Reflections on the Revolution in France by Burke, EdmundSource: Reflections on the Revolution in France. And on the Proceedings of Certain Societies in London Relative to that Event. (London: Printed for J. Dodsley, 1790)

A Vindication of the Rights of Woman by Wollstonecraft, MarySource: A Vindication of the Rights of Woman (London: J. Johnson, 1792)

Charlotte. A Tale of Truth. by Rowson, SusannaSource: Charlotte. A tale of truthCharlotte Temple (Philadelphia: Printed [by D. Humphreys] for Mathew Carey, no. 118, Market-Street., 1794)

Tintern Abbey by Wordsworth, WilliamSource: Lyrical Ballads, with a Few Other Poems (London: J. and A. Arch, 1798)

"The Rime of the Ancyent Marinere" by Coleridge, Samuel TaylorSource: Samuel Taylor Coleridge (London: J. and A. Arch, 1798)

"Tintern Abbey" by Wordsworth, WilliamSource: Lyrical Ballads, with a Few Other Poems (London: J. and A. Arch, 1798)

"Ode" [Intimations of Immortality] by Wordsworth, WilliamSource: Poems (London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1807)

"I wandered lonely as a cloud" by Wordsworth, WilliamSource: Poems (London: Longman, Hurst, Rees, and Orme, 1807)

Pride and Prejudice by Austen, JaneSource: Pride and Prejudice (London: Thomas Edgerton, Whitehall, 1813)

Headnote: Headnote for Jane Austen by O'Brien, John

"Kubla Khan: A Vision" by Coleridge, Samuel TaylorSource: Cristabel, Kubla Khan: A Vision, The Pains of Sleep (London: John Murray, 1816)

Northanger Abbey by Austen, JaneSource: Northanger Abbey (London: John Murray, Albemarle Street, 1817)

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Frankenstein, or The Modern Prometheus by Shelley, MarySource: Frankenstein; or, The Modern Prometheus (London: Printed for Lackington, Hughes, Harding, Mavor, & Jones, 1818)

"La Belle Dame Sans Mercy" by Keats, JohnSource: The Indicator (London: Leigh Hunt, 1820)

"Ode to a Nightingale" by Keats, JohnSource: Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems (London: Taylor and Hessey, 1820)

"Ode on a Grecian Urn" by Keats, JohnSource: Lamia, Isabella, The Eve of St. Agnes, and Other Poems (London: Taylor and Cressey, 1820)

"The Fall of the House of Usher" by Poe, Edgar AllanSource: Burton's Gentleman's Magazine (Philadelphia: W.E. Burton, 1839)

Headnote: Headnote for Edgar Allan Poe by Howe, Tonya

"The Story of an Hour" by Chopin, KateSource: Vogue (New York: Arthur Baldwin Turnure, 1894)

"The Murders In the Rue Morgue" by Poe, Edgar AllanSource: Graham’s Lady’s and Gentleman’s Magazine (Philadelphia, PA: George R Graham, 1841)

Headnote: Headnote for Edgar Allan Poe by Howe, Tonya

"Porphyria." ["Porphyria's Lover"] by Browning, RobertSource: Bells and Pomegranates. No. III. Dramatic Lyrics (London: Edward Moxon, Dover Street, 1842)

"Italy" ["My Last Duchess"] by Browning, RobertSource: Bells and Pomegranates. No. III. Dramatic Lyrics (London: Edward Moxon, Dover Street, 1842)

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