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
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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. for Henry Herringman ..., 1681
The seventh edition
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Head-pieces; initial
"The mistress", "Pindarique odes", and "Davideis" each have separate dated title page and pagination; register is continuous. "Davideidos" (caption title) and "Verses written on several occasions" (caption title) each begins new pagination
With an engraved frontispiece portrait of the author signed: "W. Faithorne sculp."
Printer's device (McKerrow, 316) on t.p.
"An account of the life and writings of Mr Abraham Cowley." signed: T. Sprat
"Davideidos liber primus" is book 1 of "Davideis" translated into Latin, and follows the original text
Errors in paging: 59-60 (6th group) omitted; 121 (8th group) and 142 (9th group) incorrectly numbered 12, and 124 respectively
Signatures: pi1, pi2 a-c[4] B-Z[4] 2A-3C[4] 3D[2] 3E-3Y[4] 3Z[2]
References: Wing (2nd ed., 1994), C6655
References: ESTC R21123
References: Perkin, M.R. Abraham Cowley: a bibliography, B8
References: Gibson, R.W. Francis Bacon, no. 360
Bookplate on front pastedown: Hugh, Duke of Westminster, Eaton, 1884
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
- A discourse concerning the government of Oliver Cromwel
- Several discourses by way of essays : in verse and prose