The English Parnassus, or, A helpe to English poesie : containing a collection of all rhyming monosyllables, the choicest epithets, and phrases : with some general forms upon all occasions, subjects, and theams, alphabetically digested / by Josua Poole ; together with a short institution to English poesie, by way of preface.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Poole, Josua, active 1632-1646.

Contributor:

Horace Howard Furness Memorial Library (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English poetry.

Epithets.

English language--Rhyme--Dictionaries.

English language.

English language--Rhyme.

Genre:

Dictionaries.

Penn Provenance:

Burr, Charles W. (Charles Walts), 1861- (donor) (RBC copy 1)

Elias, Archibald C. (donor) (RBC copy 2)

Bellingham, William (bookplate) (RBC copy 2)

Physical Description:

2 unnumbered pages, 32 unnumbered pages, 597, that is, 647 pages ; 16 cm (8vo)

Other Title:

Helpe to English poesie

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for Tho. Johnson ..., 1657.

Notes:

Preface signed: J.D.

First t.p. in black and red; second t.p. in black only.

The first leaf is blank.

In this edition, lines 7-8 (title page) have: 'Containing a collection \ of all rhyming monosyllables,'.

"Books principally made use of": p.41-[42].

Numerals 240-289 repeated in pagination.

Local Notes:

RBC Copy 1 imperfect: first t.p. wanting and all after p. 586 wanting.

RBC copy 2 in two volumes (dividing at p.228), 2nd t.p. wanting.

Cited in:

Wing P2814.

Case, A.E. Poetical miscellanies, 115.

ESTC R1537

OCLC:

82865370