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The mysterie of rhetorique unvail'd : Wherein above 130 the Tropes and figures are severally derived from the Greek into English, together with lively definitions and variety of Latin, English, scriptural examples, pertinent to each of them apart. Conducing very much to the right understanding of the sense of the letter of the scripture, (the want whereof occasions many dangerous Errors this day.) Eminently delightful and profitable for young Scholars, and others of all sorts, enabling them to discern and imitate the elegancy in any author they read, &c
Smith, John (fl. 1657); Sergeant, John (1622-1707)
1657
"Errata": p.[5] at end. The commendation, facing title page, by Joseph Caryl is dated May 5, 1656. Wing (1st ed.) attributes the work to John Sergeant but 2nd ed. gives author as John Smith of Mon...
The mystery of rhetorick unveil'd : Wherein above 130 of the tropes and figures are severally derived from the Greek into English; together with lively definitions, and a variety of Latin, English, scriptural examples, pertinent to each of them apart. Eminently delightful and profitable for young scholars, and other of all sorts, enabling them to discern and imitate the elegancy in any author they read, &c
Smith, John (fl. 1657); Sergeant, John (1622-1707)
1683
Half-title facing title page reads: A companion for the ingenious. Paging irregular: p. 97-106 omitted. Wing (1st ed.) attributes the work to John Sergeant but 2nd ed. gives author as John Smith o...
The mystery of rhetorick unveil'd : wherein above 130 of the tropes and figures are severally derived from the Greek into English : together with lively definitions, and variety of Latin, English, scriptural, examples, pertinent to each of them apart
Smith, John (fl. 1657); Sergeant, John (1622-1707)
1688
Halket and Laing suggest Joh Smith may be a pseudonym for John Sergeant; Wing (1st ed.) attributes the work to Sergeant but 2nd ed. gives the author as John Smith, of Montague Close. Index: p. [13]-...