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The works of Mr Abraham Cowley : consisting of those which were formerly printed: and those which he design'd for the press, now published out of the authors original copies

Archive Print Item: Manuscripts BC MS Lt q 70

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Type of record: Book

Title: The works of Mr Abraham Cowley : consisting of those which were formerly printed: and those which he design'd for the press, now published out of the authors original copies

Other titles: The second part of the works of Mr. Abraham Cowley

Level: Item

Classmark: Manuscripts BC MS Lt q 70

Creator(s): Cowley, Abraham (1618-1667)

Additional creator(s): Sprat, Thomas (1635-1713) (Other); Faithorne, William (1616-1691) (Other)

Publisher: Printed by J[ohn]. M[acock]. for Henry Herringman, at the Sign of the Blue Anchor, in the Lower Walk of the New-Exchange

Publication city: London

Date(s): 1684

Language: English

Size and medium: 2 volumes in 1 (10 unnumbered pages, xl, 41, 80 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 58, 61-70, 154, 23, 148 pages, 8 unnumbered pages, 161 pages, 1 unnumbered page)

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/428586

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991012874279705181

Description

Printer's name from Wing CD.


Frontis. portrait (v. 1) of the author signed: W: Faithorne sculp:.


"The mistress", "Pindarique odes", and "Davideis, a sacred poem", each have separate dated title pages and pagination; register is continuous.


"An account of the life and writings of Mr Abraham Cowley" signed: T. Sprat.


With The Second Part of the Works of Mr Abraham Cowley..., 1684, 5th ed.


Indexed in: Wing,

Additional description

Five pieces of manuscript verse on front two flyleaves and the rear flyleaf in a small and neat italic hand with some secretary 'e's mixed in. Titles and first lines for each are: L[or]d Rochester verse / If Rome can pardon sins, as Romans hold An allusion by ye same author / The freeborne English Generous & wise Wisdom's Lullaby to Afflicting Memory / Alternate resigning night had newly hurl[e]d On a young Lady yt was to marry an old man / Ancient person for whom Ie[a]lo[u]sy and by S[i]r Charles siddly / As in ye nations whom ye yet adore. Inscription (pi1r): E: Rochester's book (arguably in the hand of Elizabeth Malet, the wife of John Wilmot, Earl of Rochester)

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