Miscellanies in prose and verse : containing, I. Her late journey to Paris, giving an account of the present state of the court of France, and of all that is curious and remarkable in that famous city. II. Poems on several occasions, with familiar letters to a friend /

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Pennyman, Margaret (Margaret Anger), Lady, 1688-1733
Other Authors: Pérez de Montalván, Juan, 1602-1638, Stanley, Thomas, 1625-1678 (Translator), Stanley, Eliza (attributed author.), Saint-Hyacinthe, Thémiseul de, 1684-1746 (attributed author.), Crousaz, Jean-Pierre de, 1663-1750, Forman, Charles, active 1728 (Translator)
Format: Book
Language:English
Published: London : Printed for E. Curll, at Pope's Head, in Rose-street, Covent-Garden, 1740.
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Description
Item Description:Signatures: A⁴ A-I⁶ K² A2-A6 B-E⁶ A2-A6 B-D⁶ E⁴ A-G⁶.
"Pausanias and Aurora" variously attributed to Juan Pérez de Montalbán and Eliza Stanley; possibly translated by Thomas Stanley.
"Ismenia and the prince" is a translation by Thomas Stanley of a story in the collection "Sucessos y prodigios de amor" by Juan Pérez de Montalván. Sometimes attribued to Eliza Stanley and to H. Saint-Hyacinthe. Cf. ESTC N29038.
"A commentary upon Mr. Pope's Essay on man" is a free translation by Charles Forman of "Examen de l'Essay de Monsieur Pope sur l'homme" by Jean-Pierre de Crousaz. Cf. ESTC T30926.
The Cushing Library/Rare Books copy was acquired as part of the Lois Goddard Morrison Collection of Eighteenth Century Literature.
Physical Description:viii, 112 pages, 59 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 52 pages, 5-8 pages, 79 pages, 4 unnumbered pages : illustrations (portrait) ; 18 cm (sexto)
Place of Publication:England -- London.