Author: William Pittis

Cites

• Ovid (2)
  • IN: Canterbury tales, rendred into familiar verse, viz. The Plain Proof. The Forreigner. The Choice. An Eagle and a Crow. The Qualification. The Politician. The Revolution. The Resignation. The Partition. The Republican. The Wind and Weather-Man. The Barister. Written by no body. (1701) Poetry, British
    EPIGRAPH: ------- Non Fabula, rumor Ille fuit ------
    FROM: Metamorphoses, (8), Poem, Italy
  • IN: The true-Born Englishman: a satyr, answer'd, paragraph by paragraph. (1701) Non-fiction, British
    EPIGRAPH: Nescio, qua natale solum dulcedine cunitos Ducit, et immemores non sinit esse sui
    FROM: Epistulae Ex Ponto, (-17), Poem, Romania
• Horace (2)
  • IN: Æsop at Oxford: or, a few select fables in verse, under the following heads, viz. Æsop matriculated. Æsop's thanks. Aesop's Case. The Pay-Master General. The famous History of Goodman I did it. The Paradox. The Devil on two Sticks. The Female Hypocrite. A notable Allie. A Present for a Courtier. Worse and Worse. Whitehall and St. James's. A Woman that did Good once in her Life. Diamonds cut Diamonds. The Foreigner. The modern Convert. Moderation in Miniature. The Picture of an Ecclesiastick. The General Peace. One that lost his Life for being out of Danger. The Way of the World. The Case is alter'd. The Cure worse than the Disease. Sauce for a Goose, Sauce for a Gander. The Shortest Way with the Dissenters. The Royal Mourner. The Candidates. The Conclusion. The conclusion. (1708) Poetry, British
    EPIGRAPH: Ita Risores, ita commendare dicaces Conveniet Satyros, ita vertere seria Ludo.
    FROM: Ars Poetica, (-19), Poem, Italy
  • IN: A hymn to Neptune; occasion'd by the late glorious victory obtain'd in the height of Malaga by Her Majesty's Royal Navy. (1705) Poetry, British
    EPIGRAPH: Quis Martem Tunica tectum Adamantina Digne Scripserit? aut Pulvere Troico, Nigrum Meriomem? aut ope Palladis Tydiden Superis parem.
    FROM: Carmina/The Odes, (-13), Poem, Italy
• Gaius Sallustius Crispus (1)
  • IN: The patriots. A poem, in vindication of several worthy members of the late Parliament. Dedicated to the Honourable Robert Harley, Esq; Speaker, &c. (1702) Poetry, British
    EPIGRAPH: Hosti acerrimo prodita Senatus Authoritas, proditum Imperium vestrum est, Domi Militiaeque Respublica Venalis fuit. Quae nisi quaesita erunt, nisi vindicatum in Noxios, quid erit Reliquum, nisi ut Illis, qui ea fecere Obedientes vivamus.
    FROM: Bellum Jurgurthinum, (46), Book, Italy
• Virgil (5)
  • IN: The generous muse. A funeral poem, in memory of his late Majesty K. James the II. Humbly dedicated to Her Royal Highness. (1701) Poetry, British
    EPIGRAPH: Dii Patrii Servate Domum, Servate Nepotem
    FROM: Aeneid, Book 12, (-19), Poem, Italy
  • IN: The loyalist: a funeral poem in memory of William III. late King of Great Britain. Most humbly dedicated to the Queens Most Excellent Majesty. By the author of The generous muse. (1702) Poetry, British
    EPIGRAPH: Occidis, Argivae quem non potuere Phlanages Sternere, nec Priami Regnorum eversor Achilles. Hi Tibi mortis erant Metae, Domus alta sub Ida, Lyrnessi Domus alta, Solo Laurente Sepulchrum.
    FROM: Aeneid, Book 12, (-19), Poem, Italy
  • IN: A funeral poem, sacred to the immortal memory of the deceas'd Sir Cloudesly Shovel, Kt. Rear Admiral of Great Britain, and Commander in Chief of Her Majesties Fleets in the Mediterranean, &c. (1708) Poetry, British
    EPIGRAPH: Quis te, Palinure deorum Eripuit nobis? medioque sub Aequore mersit?
    FROM: Aeneid, (-19), Poem, Italy
  • IN: The prophets: an heroic poem. In three cantos. Humbly inscrib'd to the illumin'd assembly at Barbican. (1708) Poetry, British
    EPIGRAPH: Me quoq; dicunt Vatem Pastores
    FROM: Eclogues, (-38), Poem, Italy
• Juvenal (1)
  • IN: The true-Born-Hugonot: or, Daniel de Foe. A satyr. By a True-Born-Englishman. (1703) NULL, British
    EPIGRAPH: Majorum primus quisquis fuit ille Tuornum Aut Pastor fuit, aut illud quod Dicere nolo.
    FROM: Satires, Book 8, (200), Poem, Italy
• NULL (1)
  • IN: A hymn to confinement. Written by the Author of the Case of the Church of England's Memorial fairly stated; &c. while in Durance. Fit to be stitch'd up with the said Pamphlet. To which is added, a poem on the same Subject by the Famous Sir Roger L'Estrange, when in Newgate, in the Days of Oliver's Usurpation. (1705) Poetry, British
    EPIGRAPH: Numquam minus solus, quan cum solus
    FROM: NULL, (None), Proverb, NULL