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Le Courayer, Pierre Francois (1681-1776)4
Motteux, Peter Anthony (1660-1718)4
Virgil4
W. J4
Homer4
Le Bossu, Rene (1631-1680)4
Dacier, Andre (1651-1722)4
Aristotle4
Fontenelle M. De (1657-1757)4
Voltaire (1694-1778)2

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Monsieur Bossu's treatise of the epick poem : containing many curious reflexions, very useful and necessary for the right understanding and judging of the excellencies of Homer and Virgil (v.1)

Le Bossu, René (1631-1680); W. J; Dacier, André (1651-1722); Fontenelle M. de (1657-1757); Le Courayer, Pierre François (1681-1776); Motteux, Peter Anthony (1660-1718)

1719

Contents: v. 1. Preface of the translator. A discourse of... to Monsieur the abbot knight of Morsan. A memoire concerning the Reverend Father Bossu, sent to M....... by the Reverend Father Courayer (p...

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Monsieur Bossu's treatise of the epick poem : containing many curious reflexions, very useful and necessary for the right understanding and judging of the excellencies of Homer and Virgil (v.2)

Le Bossu, René (1631-1680); W. J; Dacier, André (1651-1722); Fontenelle M. de (1657-1757); Le Courayer, Pierre François (1681-1776); Motteux, Peter Anthony (1660-1718)

1719

Contents: v. 1. Preface of the translator. A discourse of... to Monsieur the abbot knight of Morsan. A memoire concerning the Reverend Father Bossu, sent to M....... by the Reverend Father Courayer (p...

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Monsieur Bossu's treatise of the epick poem : containing many curious reflexions, very useful and necessary for the right understanding and judging of the excellencies of Homer and Virgil (v.1)

Le Bossu, René (1631-1680); W. J; Dacier, André (1651-1722); Fontenelle M. de (1657-1757); Le Courayer, Pierre François (1681-1776); Motteux, Peter Anthony (1660-1718)

1719

Contents: v. 1. Preface of the translator. A discourse of... to Monsieur the abbot knight of Morsan. A memoire concerning the Reverend Father Bossu, sent to M....... by the Reverend Father Courayer (p...

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Monsieur Bossu's treatise of the epick poem : containing many curious reflexions, very useful and necessary for the right understanding and judging of the excellencies of Homer and Virgil (v.2)

Le Bossu, René (1631-1680); W. J; Dacier, André (1651-1722); Fontenelle M. de (1657-1757); Le Courayer, Pierre François (1681-1776); Motteux, Peter Anthony (1660-1718)

1719

Contents: v. 1. Preface of the translator. A discourse of... to Monsieur the abbot knight of Morsan. A memoire concerning the Reverend Father Bossu, sent to M....... by the Reverend Father Courayer (p...

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An essay upon the civil wars of France, extracted from curious manuscripts : And also upon the epick poetry of the European nations from Homer down to Milton

Voltaire (1694-1778); Prevost, N

1731

The "Discourse on tragedy" forms the epistle dedicatory to Lord Bolingbroke, originally prefixed to Brutus. "Intended as a kind of preface or introduction to the Henriade."

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Remarks on a book entituled, Prince Arthur, an heroick poem : With some general critical observations, and several new remarks upon Virgil

Dennis, John (1657-1734)

1696

Dedication signed: John Dennis. Pages 133-144 omitted in numbering.

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An essay upon the civil wars of France, extracted from curious manuscripts. : And also upon the epick poetry of the European nations, from Homer down to Milton

Voltaire (1694-1778)

1728

"Intended as a kind of preface or introduction to the Henriade"--Page iv. Written by Voltaire in English. Cf. BN. ESTC notes that the printer's ornaments are those of Henry Woodfall.

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