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During the first two years the publications are issued in three series:  I. Essays on Wit; II.  Essays on Poetry and Language; and III.  Essays on the Stage.

PUBLICATIONS FOR THE FIRST YEAR (1946-1947)

MAY, 1946:  Series I, No. 1—­Richard Blackmore’s Essay upon Wit (1716), and Addison’s Freeholder No. 45 (1716).

JULY, 1946:  Series II, No. 1—­Samuel Cobb’s Of Poetry and Discourse on Criticism (1707).

SEPT., 1946:  Series III, No. 1—­Anon., Letter to A.H.  Esq.; concerning the Stage (1698), and Richard Willis’ Occasional Paper No.  IX (1698).

NOV., 1946:  Series I, No. 1—­Anon., Essay on Wit (1748), together with Characters by Flecknoe, and Joseph Warton’s Adventurer Nos. 127 and 133.

JAN., 1947:  Series II, No. 2—­Samuel Wesley’s Epistle to a Friend Concerning Poetry (1700) and Essay on Heroic Poetry (1693).

MARCH, 1947; Series III, No. 2—­Anon., Representation of the Impiety and Immorality of the Stage (1704) and anon., Some Thoughts Concerning the Stage (1704).

PUBLICATIONS FOR THE SECOND YEAR (1947-1948)

MAY, 1947:  Series I, No. 3—­John Gay’s The Present State of Wit; and a section on Wit from The English Theophrastus.  With an Introduction by Donald Bond.

JULY, 1947:  Series II, No. 3—­Rapin’s De Carmine Pastorali, translated by Creech.  With an Introduction by J.E.  Congleton.