Harlequin-Horace, or, The art of modern poetry.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English Latin |
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London :
Printed for Lawton Gilliver at Homer's Head against St. Dunstan's Church, in Fleetstreet,
MDCCXXXI [1731]
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| Item Description: | Published anonymously. Attributed to James Miller by ESTC. Later editions have Miller's name. Cf. Foxon M251. Preface signed: Harlequin-Horace. A satire, relating largely to the work of the London theatres. The dedication addressed to John Rich, the pantomimist. The text also issued as part of Richard Savage's "Collection of pieces in verse and prose, which have been publish'd on occasion of the Dunciad", 1732. Cf. ESTC. Most of Horace's Ars poetica appears in Latin at the foot of each page. Signatures: [A]², b⁴, B-H⁴, I². On title page words: Harlequin-Horace:, London:, Lawton Gilliver, printed in red. Head and tail ornaments, initial. Advertisement on page [1] at end. The Cushing Library/Rare Books copy was acquired as part of the Lois Goddard Morrison Collection of Eighteenth Century Literature. |
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| Physical Description: | 12 unnumbered pages, 59 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 1 leaf of plates : illustration (engraving) ; 20 cm (octavo in 4s) |
| Place of Publication: | England -- London. |