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A collection of all the dialogues written by Mr. Thomas Brown: one of them entituled, Democratici Vapulantes, being a dialogue between Julian, and others, was never before printed. To which are added, his translations and imitations of several odes of Horace, of Martial's epigrams, &c
Brown, Thomas (1663-1704)
1704
Pages 71-94, 199-201, 257-266, 313-315, and 351-352, carrying the prefaces to the Dialogues 2-6 respectively, are numbered in Roman. Page 351 is wrongly numbered cccxlix, and there are other irregul...
The characters, or the manners of the age : Made English by several hands. With the characters of Theophratus, Translated from the Greek and a presatory discourse to them
La Bruyère, Jean de (1645-1696); Theophrastus
1702
Page 64 misnumbered 46.
Cæsarion, or, Historical, political, and moral discourses : in four days entertainment between two gentlemen, very pleasant and useful for all orders of men whatsoever
Saint-Réal M. l'abbé de (1639-1692); Walker, Joseph C (1810)
1685
Marginal notes. Joseph Walker's name foots the dedication.
The first ode of the first book of Horace. Inscribed to the Earl of Chesterfield
Orrery, John Boyle Earl of (1707-1762); Horace; Stanhope, Philip Dormer 4th Earl of Chesterfield (1694-1773)
1741
By Orrery, in imitation of Horace's work. Foxon B352: 'the precedence of London [B351] and Dublin editions is not clear'. Parallel Latin (selected lines only) and English texts. Faulkner's adver...
The fatal legacy : a tragedy
Robe, Jane (fl. 1723); Racine, Jean (1639-1699)
1723
"The first four acts are taken chiefly from Racine [La Thébaïde]; but the last is (excepting a few lines) entirely new"--Dedication. Written by Jane Robe; cf. Nicoll, A. A hist. of Eng. drama, 166...
Miscellanies in prose and verse. The first volume (v.1)
Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745)
1728
Anonymous. By Jonathan Swift, Alexander Pope, John Arbuthnot and John Gay. Pages 351, 352 omitted in numbering. Described by Teerink-Scouten as the "second edition", lacking the preface of the fir...
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...
Albions England : A continued historie of the same kingdome, from the originals of the first inhabitants thereof: With the most chiefe alterations and accidents there hapning, unto, and in the happie raigne of our now most soueraigne Lord King James
Warner, William (1558?-1609)
1612
Numerous errors in pagination. Page 328 misnumberd 238, page numbers 331 and 334 are interchanged in error. Title within double rule border; initials; head-pieces. "An addition in proese [sic] to ...
The spectator
Addison, Joseph (1672-1719); Steele, Sir Richard (1672-1729); De Sausmarez, Maurice (1915-1969)
no.1-555 Thurs. 1st March 1711 - Sat. 6th Dec.1712 Bound in 1 vol. -- A general t.-p. and the dedications to the first 7 vols. of the collected ed. of 1712 (i.e. comprising the numbers bound together ...