Poems on Several Occasions: With a Supplement of Several Poems of the Author's Never Before Collected. ... to Which Are Added, the Memoirs of His Life, ... by Matthew Prior, Esq; ... of 2; Volume 1
Poems on Several Occasions: With a Supplement of Several Poems of the Author's Never Before Collected. ... to Which Are Added, the Memoirs of His Life, ... by Matthew Prior, Esq; ... of 2; Volume 1
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries ...
Read More
The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars. Western literary study flows out of eighteenth-century works by Alexander Pope, Daniel Defoe, Henry Fielding, Frances Burney, Denis Diderot, Johann Gottfried Herder, Johann Wolfgang von Goethe, and others. Experience the birth of the modern novel, or compare the development of language using dictionaries and grammar discourses. ++++ The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++ Bodleian Library (Oxford) T180953 Dublin: printed for William and William Smith, 1768. 2v.; 8???
Read Less
Add this copy of Poems on Several Occasions With a Supplement of Several to cart. $158.44, good condition, Sold by Rooke Books rated 3.0 out of 5 stars, ships from BATH, SOMERSET, UNITED KINGDOM, published 1768 by William and William Smith.
Choose your shipping method in Checkout. Costs may vary based on destination.
Seller's Description:
None. Good Only. Two volumes of Matthew Prior's poetry. A scarce Dublin imprint, this edition was issued following Prior's death and has a memoir of his life as well as his Last Will and Testament. Two volumes bound as one. ESTC No. T75650. Matthew Prior was an English poet and diplomat. He is best remembered for his contributions to 'The Examiner'. This work has a lengthy dedication to the Earl of Dorset and Middlesex. The poems to this work include 'An Epistle to Fleetwood Shephard Esq', 'The Despairing Shepherd', 'To Cloe Weeping', 'The Ladle' and more. A mid eighteenth century copy of Matthew Prior's poetry, in a useful pocket sized format. In a full calf binding. Externally, rubbed to the boards and spine. Front board is detached but present. Rear hinge is tender with cords showing. Prior owner's initials gilt stamped to the front board, A W B. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned with occasional scattered spots. Good Only.
