Poems, [electronic resource] / by William Cowper, of the Inner Temple, Esq. ; In two volumes. ; [Four lines from the Aeneid in Latin, followed by English translation] ; Vol. I[-II].

Author/Creator:

Cowper, William, 1731-1800.

Publication:

New-York: : Published by David Huntington, corner of William and Liberty-streets., 1814.

Series:

Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 31251.

Format/Description:

Book
2 v. ; 13 cm.

Subjects:

Christian poetry, English -- 18th century.
Hares.

Form/Genre:

Poems -- 1814.

Place of Publication:

United States New York New York.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

Notes:

Title page of v. 2 varies, lacking the quote from the Aeneid.
"Preface to the first volume" (v. 1, p. [vii]-x) signed: John Newton. Charles' Square, Hoxton, February 18, 1782.
Frontispiece and added engraved title page to v. 1 engraved by Peter Maverick after Gideon Fairman. Those to v. 2 engraved by William Satchwell Leney after himself and Thomas Stothard.
"Van Winkle & Wiley, printers."--versos of title pages and colophon to v. 1.
Vol. 1: xii, [3], 16-268 p.; v. 2: viii, [3], 10-248 p., [2] leaves of plates. Pagination of v. 1 includes two engraved plates.
With a half-title to v. 2.
Error in paging: v. 2, p. 196 misnumbered 296.
"The following account of the treatment of his hares was inserted by Mr. Cowper in the Gentleman's magazine, whence it is transcribed."--v. 2, p. [243]-248.
Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 31251).

Contributor:

Newton, John, 1725-1807.
Maverick, Peter, 1780-1831, engraver.
Fairman, Gideon, 1774-1827, ill.
Leney, William Satchwell, 1769-1831, engraver.
Leney, William Satchwell, 1769-1831, ill.
Stothard, Thomas, 1755-1834, ill.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.

Online:

Shaw-Shoemaker Digital Edition 31251. Connect to full text.
http://hdl.library.upenn.edu/1017.12/347850

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