Poems, consisting chiefly of translations from the Asiatick languages : to which are added two essays ...
Edition:
The second edition.
Published / Created:
London : Printed by W. Bowyer and J. Nichols, for N. Conant (successor to Mr. Whiston) ..., 1777.
Physical Description:
xv, [1], 208 p. ; 21 cm. (8vo)
Collection:
Rare Books and Manuscripts
Copyright Status:
Copyright Not Evaluated
Classification:
Books
Notes:
BAC : A poem by the author is transcribed in ms.
Contents:
Solima, an Arabian eclogue -- The palace of fortune, an Indian tale -- The seven fountains, an Eastern allegory -- A Persian song of Hafez -- An ode of Petrarch -- Laura, an elegy -- A Turkish ode on the spring -- The same, in Latin trochaicks -- Arcadia, a pastoral poem -- Caissa, or The game at chess -- Carminum liber -- On the poetry of the Eastern nations -- On the arts, commonly called imitative.
Subject Terms:
Oriental poetry. | English poetry -- Translations from foreign languages. | Oriental poetry -- History and criticism. | Adams, S. -- Autograph.