The triumph of wit, or, Ingenuity display'd in its perfection. Being the newest and most useful academy, in three parts. Part I. Containing variety of excellent poems, pastorals, satyrs, dialogues, epigrams, anagrams, acrosticks, choice letters with their answers, ... and exactest collection of choice songs. Part II. Containing the whole art and mystery of love in all its nicest intreagues and curious particulars, .. with the description & anatomy of perfect beauty. Part III. Containing the mystery and art of wheedling and canting, with the original and present management thereof, and the ends to which it serves and is employed. Illustrated with poems, songs and various intreagues in the canting language, with the explanation, &c. To which is added, Instructions for dancing with musical notes.

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

J. S. (John Shirley), active 1680-1702.

Series:

Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 2098:2.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Epigrams, English--17th century.

Epigrams, English.

Anagrams--Early works to 1800.

Anagrams.

English wit and humor--Early works to 1800.

English wit and humor.

English poetry--Early modern, 1500-1700.

English poetry.

English poetry--Early modern.

Physical Description:

8 unnumbered pages, 232 pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates

35 mm

monochrome

service copy

positive

Place of Publication:

[Place of publication not identified] : Printed for Nicholas Bodington at the Golden Ball in Duck-lane, 1688.

Notes:

"The preface to the reader" signed: John Shirley.

Licence to print on verso of title page dated: October the 6th. 1687.

With metalcut frontispiece.

Mostly in verse; includes a dictionary of cant terms.

Reproduction of the original in the Worcester College Library, Oxford University.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1991. 1 microfilm reel 35mm. (Early English books, 1641-1700; 2098:02). s1991 miun a

Cited in:

Wing (2nd ed.) S3520A

OCLC:

55718535