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Characters of vertue and vice : described in the persons of the wise-man, the valiant man ... attempted in verse from a treatise of the reverend Joseph Hall, late lord bishop of Exeter /

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Bishop Hall's "Characters of vertues and vices" was published in 1608. Tate here paraphrases 10 of Hall's 26 "characters".

Bibliographic Details
Main Author:	Tate, Nahum, 1652-1715
Other Authors:	Hall, Joseph, 1574-1656
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London : Printed for Francis Saunders ..., 1691.
Series:	Early English books online.
Subjects:	Characters and characteristics. Virtue > Early works to 1800. Vice > Early works to 1800.
Online Access:	Connect to the full text of this electronic book

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