The odes and satyrs of Horace, . that have been done into English by the most eminent hands. Viz. Earl of Rochester. Earl of Roscommon. Mr. Cowley. Mr. Otway. Mr. Congreve. Mr. Prior. Mr. Maynwaring. Mr. Dryden. Mr. Milton. Mr. Pooly. With his art of poetry, by the Earl of Roscommon. To this edition is added several odes never before published.
Horace (65 - 8 BC)
Category
Books
Date
1715
Materials
Place of origin
England
Collection
Ickworth, Suffolk
NT 3095364
Summary
Bibliographic description
[12],203,[1]p. . ill.. . 12mo.. Manuscript price[?] in pencil on front fly-leaf: "1-6".. Provenance: Manuscript inscription on front fly-leaf: "George Morley".. Binding: Eighteenth-century Cambridge-style blind-panelled calf binding; gilt roll on board edges. Rebacked in blind-tooled calf, with gilt title and date stamped on spine. Brown sprinkled edges.
Provenance
Part of the Bristol Collection. The house and contents were acquired through the National Land Fund and transferred to the National Trust in 1956
Makers and roles
Horace (65 - 8 BC) William Congreve (1670-1729) Abraham Cowley (1618-1667) John Dryden (1631 - 1700) Arthur Maynwaring (1668-1712) John Milton (1608-1674) Mr. Pooly Matthew Prior (1644 – 1721) John Wilmot, 2nd Earl of Rochester (1647 - 1680) Wentworth Dillon, 4th Earl of Roscommon (1633-1685)