The works of Mr Abraham Cowley. Conſiſting of thoſe which were formerly printed: and thoſe which he deſign'd for the preſs, now publiſhed out of the authors original copies

Author(s)

• Cowley, Abraham
• Sprat, Thomas
• Faithorne, William

Bibliographic Information

The works of Mr Abraham Cowley. Conſiſting of thoſe which were formerly printed: and thoſe which he deſign'd for the preſs, now publiſhed out of the authors original copies

Printed by J. M. [i.e. John Macock] for Henry Herringman ..., 1678

The fifth edition

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Printer's name from Wing (2nd ed.)

With an engraved frontispiece portrait of the author signed: "W. Faithorne sculp.", dated 1687

Printer's device on t.p.

Head-pieces; initials

Errors in paging: 59-60 (6th group) omitted; p. 152 (7th group) incorrectly numbered 52

"The mistress", "Pindarique odes" and "Davideis" have separate title pages with imprint: "Printed for Henry Herringman ... 1677"; each work begins new pagination; register continuous

"An account of the life and writings of Mr. Abraham Cowley" signed: T. Sprat; Sprat is also the editor of this edition

"Davideidos liber primus" is book 1 of "Davideis" translated into Latin, and follows the original text

Signatures: pi1, 2 a-c[4] B-3C[4] 3D[2] 3E-3Y[4] 3Z[2]

References: Wing (2nd ed., 1994) C6653

References: Gibson, R.W. Francis Bacon, no. 360

References: ESTC R29277

References: Perkin, M.R. Abraham Cowley: a bibliography (1977), B6

Contents of Works

• An account of the life and writings of Mr. Abraham Cowley
• Miscellanies
• The mistress, or, Several copies of love-verses
• Pindarique odes : written in imitation of the stile & manner of the odes of pindar
• Davideis, a sacred poem of the troubles of David : in four books
• Davideidos liber primus.
• Verses written on several occasions.
• A proposition for the advancement of experimental philosophy
• Discourse concerning the government of Oliver Cromwel
• Several discourses by way of essays : in verse and prose
• An account of the life and writings of Mr. Abraham Cowley
• Miscellanies
• The mistress, or, Several copies of love-verses
• Pindarique odes : written in imitation of the stile & manner of the odes of pindar
• Davideis, a sacred poem of the troubles of David : in four books
• Davideidos liber primus
• Verses written on several occasions
• A proposition for the advancement of experimental philosophy
• Discourse concerning the government of Oliver Cromwel
• Several discourses by way of essays : in verse and prose

• NCID: BA72994547
• Country Code: uk
• Title Language Code: eng
• Text Language Code: englat
• Place of Publication: London,
• Pages/Volumes: [42], 41, [1], 80, [4], 58, 61-70, 154, 23, [1], 148 p., [1] leaf of plates
• Size: 31 cm. (fol.)
• Subject Headings:
  • LCSH : Cowley, Abraham, 1618-1667
  • FREE : Translations -- 17th century. rbgenr