The poetical preceptor or a collection of select piece of poetry [T126136] [ecco]
- DMI number:
- 1424
- Publication Date:
- 1796
- Volume Number:
- 1 of 1
- ESTC number:
- T126136
- EEBO/ECCO link:
- CW114051636
- Shelfmark:
- ECCO - BL
- Full Title:
- THE | POETICAL PRECEPTOR; | OR, A | COLLECTION OF SELECT PIECES | OF | [i]POETRY[/i]; | [short rule] | EXTRACTED FROM THE WORKS OF | THE MOST EMINENT ENGLISH POETS. | [short rule] | PARTICULARLY | [three columns] [col 1] ADDISON, | AKENSIDE, | ARMSTRONG, | DUKE OF BUCK- | INGHAM, | COLLINS, | CONGREVE, | COWLEY, | DENHAM, | DRYDEN, | DYER, | GARTH, | GAY, [/col 1] | [col 2] GRAINGER, | GRAY, | HILL, | JOHNSON, | BEN. JOHNSON, | LEE, | LD. LYTTLETON, | MALLET, | MASON, | MILTON, | OTWAY, | PARNELL, | PHILIPS, | POPE [/col 2] | [col 3] PRIOR, | ROWE, | SHAKESPEARE, | SHENSTONE, | SPENCE, | SWIFT, | THOMSON, | TICKELL, | WALLER, | WHARTON, | WHITEHEAD, | WILKIE, | YOUNG, | &c. &c. [/col 3] | [short rule] | AND CALCULATED FOR THE USE, NOT ONLY OF SCHOOLS, BUT OF | PRIVATE GENTLEMEN. | [rule] | THE FIFTH EDITION; | CORRECTED, IMPROVED, AND ENRICHED WITH THE ADDITION OF | MANY NEW PIECES. | [rule] | [g]London:[/g] | PRINTED FOR G. G. AND J. ROBINSON; F. AND C. RIVINGTON; G. AND | T. WILKIE; J. SCATCHARD; T. N. LONGMAN; AND C. LAW. | MDCCXCVI. | [short rule] | [ [i]Price [illeg] Shillings [illeg] ]
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Format:
- Duodecimo
- Bibliographic details:
- Price on title page of ECCO copy has been altered to read '4 Shillings'.
- Other matter:
- Prefatory matter: Preface to first edition pp. [iii]-vi; advertisment to second edition p. vi; advertisment to third edition p. vii; advertisment to fourth and fifth editions p. vii; contents pp. [viii]-xvi.
- First Line:
- Ye deep philosophers who can
- Page No:
- pp.1-3
- Poem Title:
- The Young Lady And Looking-Glass. A Fable.
- Attribution:
- Wilkie.
- Attributed To:
- William Wilkie
- First Line:
- A lion tired with state affairs
- Page No:
- pp.3-4
- Poem Title:
- The Lion, the Fox, and the Geese. A Fable.
- Attribution:
- Gay.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- A wolf with hunger fierce and bold
- Page No:
- pp.4-5
- Poem Title:
- The Shepherd's Dog and the Wolf. A Fable.
- Attribution:
- Gay.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- How fond are men of rule and place
- Page No:
- pp.5-6
- Poem Title:
- The Lion and the Cub.
- Attribution:
- Gay.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- All upstarts insolent in place
- Page No:
- pp.6-7
- Poem Title:
- The Butterfly and Snail. A Fable.
- Attribution:
- Gay.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
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