Authority Cited: Prior
Author name and dates: Matthew Prior (1664-1721)
BKG Bio-tweet: Poet; satirical poems earned diplomatic posts; arrested at Tory downfall; negotiator w French; occasional poems; epigrams
Categories (list of works cited – preliminary) [BKG Note: about 693 Prior cites in 1755 Dict. vol. 1, about 803 in Dict. vol. 2. The Prior quotes appear to be from the 1718 Folio or later edition of Poems on Several Occasions, as the 1718 edition was the first to contain the "Postscript" and the Poems "Alma" and "Solomon." The large majority of citations are only to "Prior." Quotations identified as added in the 1773 Dict. (about 20) are indicated in bold italic. One citation (treat) added in the 1773 Dict. appears to be from A new collection of poems on several occasions. By Mr. Prior, and others. Adorned with cuts.]
Poems on several occasions. [Dedication signed Mat. Prior] 1718, London : printed for Jacob Tonson at Shakespear's-Head over against Katharine-Street in the Strand, and John Barber upon Lambeth-Hill
Source text: "Our generous Scenes for Friendship We repeat / And if We don't delight, at least We treat."
Author name and dates: Matthew Prior (1664-1721)
BKG Bio-tweet: Poet; satirical poems earned diplomatic posts; arrested at Tory downfall; negotiator w French; occasional poems; epigrams
Categories (list of works cited – preliminary) [BKG Note: about 693 Prior cites in 1755 Dict. vol. 1, about 803 in Dict. vol. 2. The Prior quotes appear to be from the 1718 Folio or later edition of Poems on Several Occasions, as the 1718 edition was the first to contain the "Postscript" and the Poems "Alma" and "Solomon." The large majority of citations are only to "Prior." Quotations identified as added in the 1773 Dict. (about 20) are indicated in bold italic. One citation (treat) added in the 1773 Dict. appears to be from A new collection of poems on several occasions. By Mr. Prior, and others. Adorned with cuts.]
Poems on several occasions. [Dedication signed Mat. Prior] 1718, London : printed for Jacob Tonson at Shakespear's-Head over against Katharine-Street in the Strand, and John Barber upon Lambeth-Hill
- Alma; ankle; as; cockhorse; dan; expert; fetch; get; if; lace; pass; roast; squat; stool; stun; whimsey;
- Another [Epigram] (p.198); coach-man
- Answer to Chloe Jealous; bosom;
- Carmen Seculare, for the Year 1700; strong;
- Celia to Damon; helm;
- Chloe Hunting; a;
- Dedication; attitude; circumstantial; court;
- The Dove; breast;
- Epistle to Fleetwood Shepard, Esq.; do (did);
- English Ballad on the Taking of Namur; first;
- English Padlock; key (not in 1773 Dict.); romance;
- Epilogue to Lucius; rough;
- First Hymn of Callimachus to Jupiter; neighbour (attributed to Anon. in 1755 Dict.); retreat;
- Hans Carvel; skreen (text reads "Tea" rather than "fans," perhaps from memory); snore (not in 1773 Dict.)
- Henry and Emma; deal (inexact quote); disjoint
- Merry Andrew; eat;
- Paulo Purganti and his Wife; colouring (inexact quote, replaced by Pope quote in 1773 Dict.); long;
- Picture of Seneca Dying in a Bath, by Jourdain; whole;
- Postscript; disinteressment;
- Preface; business;
- Protogenes and Apelles; panel (pannel in text, not in 1773 Dict.)
- Solomon & Preface; abroad; agree; apophthegm; contrive; culprit; drapery; enliven; hand-maid (not in 1773 Dict.); launch; possess; revere (third Prior revere quote not in 1773 Dict.); soliloquy; uncollected;
- To a Young Gentleman in Love; cell;
- Prologue to the Orphan. Represented by some of the Westminster Scholars at Hickford's Dancing-Room, the 2d of February 1720.; treat (inexact quote, likely from memory)
Source text: "Our generous Scenes for Friendship We repeat / And if We don't delight, at least We treat."
- Prior (no work cited);