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'The Mouse-Trap', by E. Holdsworth and Samuel Cobb, 2nd ed., and 'The Chase', by William Somerville, 3rd ed.

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MS. Eng. poet. e. 154
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The Mouse-Trap, by E. Holdsworth and Samuel Cobb, 2nd ed., 1720, and The Chase, by William Somerville, 3rd ed., 1735, bound together for Sir Edward Boughton. Verses were added, p. 133 ‘A Hunting Song’ in two hands of which the second wrote an early version of ‘The Progress of Discontent’ by Thomas Warton the younger on pp. i-iv. A revised version was pr. in The Student, 1750.

Dates

  • Creation: 1720-1750

Extent

136 pages

Language of Materials

  • English

Preferred Citation

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Shelfmark:

MS. Eng. poet. e. 154

Collection ID (for staff)

CMD ID 21280

Abstract

'The Mouse-Trap', by E. Holdsworth and Samuel Cobb, 2nd ed., and 'The Chase', by William Somerville, 3rd ed.

Biographical / Historical

Samuel Cobb (bap 1675-1713) was a schoolmaster and author. For more details see Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

William Somervile [Somerville] (1675–1742) was a poet. For more details see Oxford Dictionary of National Biography.

Immediate Source of Acquisition

Bought, 1979.

Title
'The Mouse-Trap', by E. Holdsworth and Samuel Cobb, 2nd ed., and 'The Chase', by William Somerville, 3rd ed.
Status
Published
Author
EAD version 2021 by Hannah Jordan
Date
EAD version 2021
Language of description
English
Script of description
Latin

Repository Details

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