Naps upon Parnassus : a sleepy muse nipt and pincht, though not awakened. Such voluntary and jovial copies of verses, as were lately receiv'd from some of the Wits of the Universities, in a frolick, dedicated to Gondibert's mistress by Captain Jones and others. Whereunto is added.. the Author's .. epistle to one of the Universities, with the answer; together with two satyrical characters of his own, of a Temporizer and an Antiquary, with marginal notes by a friend to the reader
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Title: Naps upon Parnassus : a sleepy muse nipt and pincht, though not awakened. Such voluntary and jovial copies of verses, as were lately receiv'd from some of the Wits of the Universities, in a frolick, dedicated to Gondibert's mistress by Captain Jones and others. Whereunto is added.. the Author's .. epistle to one of the Universities, with the answer; together with two satyrical characters of his own, of a Temporizer and an Antiquary, with marginal notes by a friend to the reader
Classmark: BC Lt d/AUS
Additional creator(s): Austin, Samuel (Other); Sprat, Thomas (1635-1713) (Other); Flatman, Thomas (1637-1688) (Other)
Related people: Austin, Samuel; Sprat, Thomas; Flatman, Thomas
Publisher: printed by express order from the wits for N. Brook
Publication city: London
Date(s): 1658
Language: English
Size and medium: [67] leaves
Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/267813
Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991017568659705181
Collection group(s): English Literature
Description
The text consists of verse and prose by S. Austin, considerably altered by members of the University of Oxford, including T. Sprat and T. Flatman, and preceded by a number of satirical verses by them upon Austin's poetry.
The advertisement is signed: Adoniram Banstittle, alias Tinderbox.
The text (44 leaves) is followed by a publisher's booklist (22 leaves) and final blank leaf.
Wing F1140, attributing the work to Thomas Flatman; Madan 2363.
Additional description
With signatures of E. Boteler, Jul. 5to. 1659, R. Buttler, and Wm. Warley on flyleaf, and bookplate of Lord Viscount Powerscourt on verso of title page. With Folger Shakespeare Library stamp F.S.L. dupl. inside back cover
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