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Theatrum Poetarum: or, A Compleat Collection of the Poets, Especially the Most Eminent, of All Ages (2 volumes in 1; London: Printed for C. Smith, 1675), by Edward Phillips (page images at HathiTrust)
Femmes inspiratrices et poètes annonciateurs (Perrin, 1919), by Edouard Schuré (page images at HathiTrust)
Memorie intorno ai poeti laureati d'ogni tempo e d'ogni nazione (P. Manzoni, 1839), by Vincenzo Lancetti (page images at HathiTrust)
Los últimos dias del poeta colombiano Adolfo Valdes (Impr. del Mercurio de Tornero y Letelier, 1874), by Eusebio Tafur (page images at HathiTrust)
Lights of two centuries : illustrated with fifty portraits (A. S. Barnes, 1887), by Edward Everett Hale (page images at HathiTrust)
Dictionnaire des portraits historiques, anecdotes, et traits remarquables des hommes illustres (A Paris : Chez Lacombe, Libraire, Quai de Conty, M. DCC. LXVIII. [1768], 1768), by Honoré Lacombe de Prézel, Jacques Lacombe, and Princeton University. Library. Douglas Bauer Pindar Collection (page images at HathiTrust)
Sketches of obscure poets, with specimens of their writings. (Cochrane, 1833) (page images at HathiTrust)
Życiorysy niektórych poetów i uczonych. (K. Pollak, 1856), by Kazimierz Brodziński (page images at HathiTrust)
Days with the lyric poets Keats, Longfellow, Burns. (Musson, 1919), by May Byron (page images at HathiTrust)
Loves of the poets. (James R. Osgood and Co., 1879), by Mrs. Jameson (page images at HathiTrust)
Stutt æfiminning síra Pjeturs Pjeturssonar, fyrrum prófasts í Hegranessþingi. (Prentuð í Ísafoldar Prentsmiðju, 1881), by Jón Konráđsson, Bishop Pétur Pétursson, and Pétur Pétursson (page images at HathiTrust)
Il pittore originale : poemetto didascalico del pittore e poeta Innocenzio Ansaldi di Pescia (Francesco Daddi, 1816), by Domenico Moreni (page images at HathiTrust)

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George C. Stebbins: reminiscences and gospel hymn stories ([AMS Press], 1971), by George C. Stebbins (page images at HathiTrust)
Hymns that are immortal : with some account of their authorship, origin, history and influence (Chicago : S.K.J. Chesbro, Agent, 1907., 1907), by Wilson T. Hogue and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
Hymns of the present century. From the German. (Religious Tract Society, 1885), by John Kelly (page images at HathiTrust)
Memories of eighty years (J.H. Earle, 1906), by Fanny Crosby and Cairns Collection of American Women Writers (page images at HathiTrust)
Hymn-writers and their hymns (London : S.W. Partridge ; New York : Anson D.F. Randolph, 1867., 1867), by S. W. Christophers and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
Unsere Kirchenliederdichter, Lebensund Charakterbilder : Mit einer Einführung (G. Schloessaman, 1905), by Wilhelm Nelle (page images at HathiTrust)
Music of the church, in four parts : containing a general history of misic; including an account of Hebrew music, an investigation into the fitness of instruments, harmony, fuguing, anthems, chants, choirs, etc., in divine worship; and notices, biographical and critical, of the most popular hymnic authors. (London : Whittaker & Co. [etc.], 1841., 1841), by Thomas Hirst and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
Hymns of the Holy Eastern Church (Paisley : Alexander Gardner, 1902., 1902), by John Brownlie and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
The works of William Cowper: his life, letters, and poems. Now first completed by the introduction of Cowper's private correspondence. (R. Carter & brothers, 1851), by William Cowper, J. W. Cunningham, T. S. Grimshawe, and William Hayley (page images at HathiTrust)
Bells at evening and other verses (New York : Biglow & Main, 1898., 1898), by Fanny Crosby and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
Lyric studies: a hymnal guide, containing biographic sketches of the authors, and notes, critical, historical, and illustrative, on their psalms and hymns. (J. Toulson [etc.], 1891), by I. Dorricott and Thomas Collins (page images at HathiTrust)
Paul Gerhardt : gesammelte Aufsätze (A. Deichert, 1906), by Julius Knipfer (page images at HathiTrust)
Hymns of the Greek Church (Edinburgh : Oliphant Anderson & Ferrier, 1900., 1900), by John Brownlie and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
Singers and songs of the church : being the biographical sketches of the hymn-writers in all the principal collections : with notes on their psalms and hymns... (London : Longmans, Green & Co., 1869., 1869), by Josiah Miller and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
Popular hymns : their authors and teaching. ([publisher not identified], 1863), by Joseph Duncan (page images at HathiTrust)
Illustrated history of hymns and their authors (Philadelphia : Ziegler, 1876., 1876), by Edwin McKean Long and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
The Seven great hymns of the mediaeval church. (New York : Anson D.F. Randolph, [1877?], 1877), by Charles C. Nott and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
The Voice of Christian life in song : or, hymns and hymn-writers of many lands and ages. (New York : Robert Carter & Brothers, 1864., 1864), by Elizabeth Rundle Charles and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
Christian hymns and hymn writers : a course of lectures (Cambridge : Deighton, Bell and Co., 1886., 1886), by John Eustace Prescott and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
Hymn-writers and their hymns (London : S.W. Partridge, 1866., 1866), by S. W. Christophers and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
The hymns and hymn writers of the church : an annotated edition of the Methodist hymnal (New York : Eaton & Mains, [1911], 1911), by Methodist Episcopal Church, Charles S. Nutter, Wilbur F. Tillett, Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary), and Methodist Episcopal Church, South (page images at HathiTrust)
Hymn-writers and their hymns. (New York : [publisher not identified], 1881., 1881), by S. W. Christophers (page images at HathiTrust)
Hymns (New York : E.P. Dutton & Co., 1888., 1888), by Frederick William Faber and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
Memoirs of the lives, characters and writings of those two eminently pious and useful ministers of Jesus Christ, Dr. Isaac Watts and Dr. Philip Doddridge (Boston : Printed by Peter Edes for David West, 1793., 1793), by Jeremy Belknap, Andrew Kippis, and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
Evenings with the sacred poets : a series of quiet talks about the singers and their songs (New York : [publisher not identified], [1885], 1885), by Frederick Saunders (page images at HathiTrust)
Annotations of the hymnal : consisting of notes, biographical sketches of authors, originals and references (Hartford : The Church Press, 1872., 1872), by Charles L. Hutchins and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
Hymns (New York : E.P. Dutton & Co., 1880., 1880), by Frederick William Faber and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
English hymns : their authors and history. (New York : Funk, [1886], 1886), by Samuel Willoughby Duffield and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
Evenings with the sacred poets : a series of quiet talks about the singers and their songs (New York : Anson D.F. Randolph and Co., 1870., 1870), by Frederick Saunders and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
The Seven great hymns of the Mediaeval church (New York : Edwin S. Gorham, 1902., 1902), by Charles C. Nott and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
Te deum laudamus : Christian life in song ; the song and the singers (London : Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge ; New York : E. & J.B. Young, 1897., 1897), by Elizabeth Rundle Charles and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
Hymns of the early church : being translations from the poetry of the Latin church, arranged in the order of the Christian year with hymns for Sundays and week-days (London : James Nisbet & Co., 1896., 1896), by John Brownlie, Thomas F. Torrance Collection (Princeton Theological Seminary), and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
Songs amid the shadows (London : Simpkin, Marshall, & Co., [1872], 1872), by Hetty Bowman and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
Lyric studies : a hymnal guide, containing biographic sketches of the authors, and notes, critical, historical, and illustrative, on their psalms and hymns. (London : J. Toulson and T. Danks, [1887], 1887), by I. Dorricott, T. Collins, and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
Hymns and their authors : how some of our best known hymns came to be written (A. Wood, 1800), by W. Jones and W. P. Robinson (page images at HathiTrust)
Memoirs of the principal hymn-writers and compilers of the 17th, 18th, and 19th centuries. (London : John Gadsby, 1870., 1870), by John Gadsby and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
Olney hymns : in three books (Glasgow : Printed for William Collins [etc.], 1829., 1829), by John Newton, James Montgomery, William Cowper, and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
Singers and songs of the liberal faith : being selections of hymns and other sacred poems of the liberal church in America, with biographical sketches of the writers, and with historical and illustrative notes (Boston : Roberts Brothers, 1875., 1875), by Alfred P. Putnam and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
Illustrated history of hymns and their authors : facts and incidents of the origin, authors, sentiments and singing of hymns, which, with a synopsis, embrace interesting items relating to over eight hundred hymnwriters (Philadelphia : J.F. Jaggers, [1875], 1875), by Edwin McKean Long (page images at HathiTrust)
Selections from the poems of Charlotte Elliott, author of "Just as I am" : with a memoir by her sister, E.B. (Religious Tract Society, 1800), by Charlotte Elliott and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
Hymnal : amore Dei (Boston : George H. Ellis, 1897., 1897), by Velma Curtis Williams and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
Hymnal : amore Dei (Boston : George H. Ellis, 1890., 1890), by Velma Curtis Williams and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
The Hymn of Hildebert and other mediaeval hymns : with translations (New York : Anson D.F. Randolph & Co., 1868., 1868), by Archbishop of Tours Hildebert, Erastus C. Benedict, and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
The Methodist hymn-book, illustrated with biography, history, incident, and anecdote (London : Charles H. Kelly, 1894., 1894), by George J. Stevenson and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
Maltbie Davenport Babcock, a reminiscent sketch and memorial (New York ; Chicago [etc.] : Fleming H. Revell Company, [1905], 1905), by Charles E. Robinson (page images at HathiTrust)
Memories of eighty years : the story of her life, told by herself, ancestry, childhood, womanhood, friendships, incidents and history of her songs and hymns (Boston : James H. Earle, [1906], 1906), by Fanny Crosby and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
My life and the story of the gospel hymns and of sacred songs and solos. (Philadelphia : P. W. Ziegler Co., 1907., 1907), by Ira David Sankey and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
Joachim Neander's Leben und Lieder (Elberfeld : Badeker'sche, 1860., 1860), by Reinholdus Vormbaum, Joachim Neander, and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
English hymns, their authors and history. (New York : Funk, 1894., 1894), by Samuel Willoughby Duffield and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
Luther as a hymnist (Philadelphia : Lutheran Book Store, 1875., 1875), by Bernhard Pick and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
The Best gospel songs and their composers (Dalton, Ga. : A.J. Showalter Co., 1904., 1904), by A. J. Showalter and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
Geistliche Andachten in hundert und zwanzig Liedern : nach der ersten durch Johann Georg Ebeling besorgten Ausgabe mit Anmerkungen, einer geschichtlichen Einleitung und Urkunden (Berlin : Verlag der Nicolaischen Buchhandlung, 1852., 1852), by Paul Gerhardt and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
Hymns and verses on sacred subjects (London : Daniel Sedgwick, 1862., 1862), by John Ryland, Samuel Crossman, Clare Taylor, and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
The University hymn book for use in the chapel of Harvard University. (Cambridge : Published by the University, 1896., 1896), by Harvard University and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
The Voice of Christian life in song : or, hymns and hymn-writers of many lands and ages. (London : James Nisbet and Co., 1865., 1865), by Elizabeth Rundle Charles and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
Some famous hymns and their authors. ([Place of publication not identified] : The Cosmopolitan Magazine, 1904., 1904), by Laura Grover Smith and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
The University hymn book for use in the chapel of Harvard University. (Cambridge : Published by the University, 1895., 1895), by Harvard University and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
The Evangelical hymnal : with tunes (New York : A. S. Barnes & Co., 1880., 1880), by Charles Cuthbert Hall, Sigismund Lasar, and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
The hymn of Hildebert and other mediaeval hymns : with translations (New York : [publisher not identified], 1867., 1867), by Archbishop of Tours Hildebert, Erastus C. Benedict, and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
The Seven great hymns of the mediaeval church. (New York : Anson D.F. Randolph, 1865., 1865), by Charles C. Nott and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
Johann Heermanns geistliche Lieder (Stuttgart : S. G. Liefsching, 1856., 1856), by Johann Heermann, Philipp Wackernagel, and Benson Collection of Hymnals and Hymnology (Princeton Theological Seminary) (page images at HathiTrust)
Down melody lane : an autobiography (Beacon Hill Press, 1953), by Haldor Lillenas (page images at HathiTrust; US access only)
Studies of familiar hymns : first series (Philadelphia : Westminster Press, 1926., 1926), by Louis F. Benson (page images at HathiTrust)

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