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The Æneis of Virgil, translated into blank verse (v.1)
Virgil; Trapp, Joseph (1679-1747)
1718-20
Vol.1.: books 1-6; vol.2.: books 7-12. Text of vol.2 continues pagination and signatures of vol.1. Preliminaries to vol.2 (frontispiece, title, licence and Supplement to the list of subscribers) com...
The Æneis of Virgil, translated into blank verse (v.2)
Virgil; Trapp, Joseph (1679-1747)
1718-20
Vol.1.: books 1-6; vol.2.: books 7-12. Text of vol.2 continues pagination and signatures of vol.1. Preliminaries to vol.2 (frontispiece, title, licence and Supplement to the list of subscribers) com...
Virgil's Aeneis : translated into Scottish verse, by the famous Gawin Douglas, Bishop of Dunkeld. A new edition... To which is added a large glossary, explaining the difficult words: which may serve for a dictionary to the old Scottish language. And to the whole is prefix'd an exact account of the author's life and writings, from the best histories and records
Virgil; Douglas, Gawin (1474?-1522); Ruddiman, Thomas (1674-1757); Sage, John (1652-1711); Vegio, Maffeo (1458)
1710
With the additional 'Book 13' translated from Mapheus Vegius.
Turnus and Drances : being an attempt to shew, who the two real persons were, that Virgil intended to represent under those two characters
Beare, William (1758)
1750
Attempts to demonstrate that Turnus and Drances respectively represent Antony and Cicero. Imprimatur dated Feb. 13, 1749.
Scarronnides: or, Virgile travestie : A mock-poem. In imitation of the fourth book of Virgils Æneis in English, burlesque
Cotton, Charles (1630-1687)
1665
By Charles Cotton. State with version of gathering A where p. 1 has the heading "Virgile travestie" and the running-title "Virgile travestie" throughout. Publisher's device on final leaf. Publis...
Poems and translations : with The Sophy
Denham, Sir John (1615-1669); Virgil
1668
"The destruction of Troy" and "The Sophy" have special title-pages dated 1667, "Printed by J.M."; the latter has also separate pagination. Sig. F2-F4 are cancels; Sig. Dd1 signed D; p. 17 wrongly nu...
Scarronnides: or, Virgile travestie : A mock-poem, on the second book of Virgil's Ænæis in English burlesque
Cotton, Charles (1630-1687)
1692
Attributed to Cotton in Wing (2nd ed) and NUC but possibly incorrectly, Cotton only being known to have travestied Books 1 and 4 of the Aeneid; this version, evidently the first printing of the burles...
Poems on several occasions and translations : wherein the first and second books of Virgil's Æneis are attempted in English
Fletcher, Thomas (1666-1713); Virgil
1692
First ed. Cf. NUC pre-1956. "Licensed, Robert Midgley, Jan. 11, 1691" -- p. [1]. Advertisement on p. [1]-[2] at end.
Monsieur Bossu's treatise of the epick poem : containing many curious reflexions, very useful and necessary for the right understanding and judging of the excellencies of Homer and Virgil (v.1)
Le Bossu, René (1631-1680); W. J; Dacier, André (1651-1722); Fontenelle M. de (1657-1757); Le Courayer, Pierre François (1681-1776); Motteux, Peter Anthony (1660-1718)
1719
Contents: v. 1. Preface of the translator. A discourse of... to Monsieur the abbot knight of Morsan. A memoire concerning the Reverend Father Bossu, sent to M....... by the Reverend Father Courayer (p...
Monsieur Bossu's treatise of the epick poem : containing many curious reflexions, very useful and necessary for the right understanding and judging of the excellencies of Homer and Virgil (v.2)
Le Bossu, René (1631-1680); W. J; Dacier, André (1651-1722); Fontenelle M. de (1657-1757); Le Courayer, Pierre François (1681-1776); Motteux, Peter Anthony (1660-1718)
1719
Contents: v. 1. Preface of the translator. A discourse of... to Monsieur the abbot knight of Morsan. A memoire concerning the Reverend Father Bossu, sent to M....... by the Reverend Father Courayer (p...
Monsieur Bossu's treatise of the epick poem : containing many curious reflexions, very useful and necessary for the right understanding and judging of the excellencies of Homer and Virgil (v.1)
Le Bossu, René (1631-1680); W. J; Dacier, André (1651-1722); Fontenelle M. de (1657-1757); Le Courayer, Pierre François (1681-1776); Motteux, Peter Anthony (1660-1718)
1719
Contents: v. 1. Preface of the translator. A discourse of... to Monsieur the abbot knight of Morsan. A memoire concerning the Reverend Father Bossu, sent to M....... by the Reverend Father Courayer (p...
Monsieur Bossu's treatise of the epick poem : containing many curious reflexions, very useful and necessary for the right understanding and judging of the excellencies of Homer and Virgil (v.2)
Le Bossu, René (1631-1680); W. J; Dacier, André (1651-1722); Fontenelle M. de (1657-1757); Le Courayer, Pierre François (1681-1776); Motteux, Peter Anthony (1660-1718)
1719
Contents: v. 1. Preface of the translator. A discourse of... to Monsieur the abbot knight of Morsan. A memoire concerning the Reverend Father Bossu, sent to M....... by the Reverend Father Courayer (p...