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Record Nr.

UNISA996395021703316

Autore

Cornwallis William, Sir, <d. 1631?>

Titolo

Essayes of certaine paradoxes [[electronic resource]]

Pubbl/distr/stampa

London, : Printed [by Thomas Snodham and George Purslowe] for Richard Havvkins, and are to be sold at his shop neare Serjeants-Inne in Chancery-Lane, 1617

Edizione

[The second impression, inlarged.]

Descrizione fisica

[120] p

Altri autori (Persone)

HidalgoGaspar Lucas

PasseratJean <1534-1602.>

CornwallisWilliam, Sir,  <d. 1631?>

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

By Sir William Cornwallis, whose name appears on the title page to part 2.

Snodham printed part 1 (STC).

Signatures: A-F⁴; A²  B-I⁴ K² .

Contents: The praise of King Richard the Third -- The praise of the French pockes [a free translation of "Que trata de las excelencias de las bubas" from "Carnestolendas de Castilla" by Gaspar Lucas Hidalgo -- The prayse of nothing [in verse; a translation of "Nihil" by Jean Passerat] -- That it is good to be in debt -- The prayse of sadnesse -- The prayse of the Emperour Julian the Apostata.

"Essayes or rather, encomions", containing the last two essays, is a reissue of STC 5778 retaining the original 1616 title page.

Reproduction of the original in the British Library.

Lacking all after the title page of part 2.

Sommario/riassunto

eebo-0018