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Musarum Deliciæ : or, The muses recreation. Conteining severall select pieces of sportive wit
Mennes, Sir John (1599-1671); Smith, James (1605-1667)
1655
Wing M1710; Grolier 547; not in Case. Seven unsigned leaves, pages numbered "73" to "86", are introduced between F4 and F5 (p. 72-73). Herringman collected the pieces; there is little to indicate ...
Musarum deliciæ : or, The muses recreation. Conteining severall pieces of poetique wit
Mennes, Sir John (1599-1671); Smith, James (1605-1667)
1656
Signatures: A4, B-G8, H4. Probably an unauthorized publication, Mennes being in France and Smith in disgrace. In the first edition (1655) Herringman admits responsibility for collecting these pieces...
Recreation for ingenious head-pieces, or, A pleasant grove for their wits to walk in : of epigrams, 700, epitaphs, 200, fancies, a number, fantasticks, abundance : with their addition, multiplication and division
Mennes, Sir John (1599-1671); Smith, James (1605-1667)
1667
Signatures: A-2D. Added t.p., engraved by William Marshall: Witt's recreations refined & augmented with ingenious conceites for the wittie and merrie medicines for the melancholie. See the next page...
Wit restor'd : in several select poems not formerly publish't
Mennes, Sir John (1599-1671); Smith, James (1605-1667)
1658
In verse; traditional ballads are included among the many anonymous poems in the collection. Named poets include Sir John Mennes, James Smith, William Murrey [sic], Dr Corbett [Richard Corbet], and ...