Essayes in divinity; by the late Dr Donne, Dean of St Paul's. Being several disquisitions, interwoven with meditations and prayers: before he entred into holy orders. Now made publick by his son J. D. Dr of the civil law.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Donne, John, 1572-1631
Other Authors: Donne, John, 1604-1662
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London : Printed by T. M. for Richard Marriot, and are to be sold at his shop in St Dunstan's Church-yard Fleet-street, 1651.
Series:Early English books online.
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Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Description
Item Description:Signatures: A⁶ chi² B-K¹² L⁴.
Signatures from Keynes.
Contents: A1 title; A2a-6b dedication to Sr H. Vane Junior signed John Donne (A2 with signature A3, A2-6 usually cancelled in whole or part); chi1a-b To the Reader, unsigned; chi2 blank (usually cancelled); B1a-K11a (pp. 1-213) Essayes in Divinity; K11b-L4b (pp. 214-24) Prayers. Cf. Keynes.
'When the younger Donne decided to make the Juvenilia more respectable by adding the Essayes in Divinity he felt he must try to suppress his dedication to Sir Henry Vane with .. confusing results' -- Keynes. Copies lacking any and all leaves of dedication are not imperfect.
Annotation on Thomason copy: "Jan: 1st".
Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
Physical Description:1 online resource ([16], 224 pages)