The best and compleatest academy of compliments yet extant [T86880]
- DMI number:
- 1506
- Publication Date:
- 1730
- Volume Number:
- 1 of 1
- ESTC number:
- T86880
- EEBO/ECCO link:
- n/a
- Shelfmark:
- BL 1078.e17
- Full Title:
- The Best and Compleatest | ACADEMY | OF | COMPLIMENTS yet Extant. | Being Wit and Mirth improv'd by the most Elegant | Expressions used in the Art of Courtship: Also Poe- | sies for Rings, Motto's for Gloves, Garters, and | Ribbons, True Lover's Knots, [i]&c[/i]. | [i]To which is added[/i], | That Excellent Art and Mystery call'd, [i]The Silent Language[/i], | by which any two Persons in Company may Converse together, and perfectly understand each other's Meaning, without speak- | ing one Word: Also the Art of [i]Secret Writing[/i], in many dif- | ferent Forms, whereby any one in a small Time may attain to | several Methods of short and secret Writing, so as not be un- | derstood by any but the Person you Correspond with. Like- | wise a certain and never-failing Method for young Women to | chuse and have the best of Husbands. With a choice Collec- | tion of new Playhouse Songs. | [ornament] | [i]London:[/i] Printed and Sold by [i]William Dicey[/i].
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Genres:
- Collection including prose and Collection of songs
- Format:
- Octavo
- Pagination:
- [2], 3-24.
- Bibliographic details:
- Woodcut illustrations throughout. Volume has been badly trimmed, often cutting off text. This is only extant copy according to ESTC.
- Comments:
- Date from ESTC, speculative. CONTENTS: Contains prose. There are a lot of single line 'mottos' that have not been recorded here.
- Author:
- William Dicey
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- 'Printed and Sold by William Dicey'
- First Line:
- Long have I sought but not in vain
- Page No:
- p.4
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- This is love and worth commending
- Page No:
- p.9
- Poem Title:
- Motto's for true Lover's Knots
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- So between serious and gay
- Page No:
- p.16
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Near pleasant woods on lofty mountains
- Page No:
- pp.17-18
- Poem Title:
- I. The Rural Lover,
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Now fair ones to divert the strain
- Page No:
- p.17
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Transported with pleasure I gaze on my treasure
- Page No:
- p.18
- Poem Title:
- A Song in the Opera of Astartus.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Come shepherds to play let us keep holiday
- Page No:
- pp.19-20
- Poem Title:
- The Shepherds Holiday.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- The charms of bright beauty so powerful are
- Page No:
- p.19
- Poem Title:
- The Charms of Bright Beauty.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Such charms has Phillis that I must love her
- Page No:
- pp.20-21
- Poem Title:
- Philander's Complaint.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Lovely Philander O think me not cruel
- Page No:
- p.21
- Poem Title:
- Phillis's Answer.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Dry up your tears my sweet amorous jewel
- Page No:
- pp.22-23
- Poem Title:
- The Swain's Answer.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- One April morn when from the skies
- Page No:
- pp.23-24
- Poem Title:
- Damon and Celia.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Fly from false men Belinda fly
- Page No:
- p.24
- Poem Title:
- The Maid's Advice.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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