The satyrs of Decimus Junius Juvenalis and of Aulus Persius Flaccus / translated into English verse by Mr. Dryden and several other eminent hands ; to which is prefix'd a discourse concerning the original and progress of satyr.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Juvenal

Contributor:

Persius

Dryden, John, 1631-1700.

Fuller, Samuel, -1736, printer.

Standardized Title:

Works. English. 1732

Language:

English

Latin

Penn Provenance:

Elias, Archibald C. (donor)

Innys, John (autograph, 1754) (bookplate)

Physical Description:

cliv, 298 pages, 4 unnumbered pages, 2 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations, portrait ; 17 cm (12mo)

Edition:

The sixth edition, corrected and amended.

Fingerprint:

n-in s:ou y.y? Sh'T (3) 1732 (A)

Place of Publication:

Dublin : Printed by and for Sam. Fuller ..., 1732.

Notes:

Satires 1, 3, 6, 10, 16 of Juvenal are translated by John Dryden, 2 and 15 by "Mr. Tate", 4 by Richard Duke, 5 by William Bowles, 7 by Charles Dryden, 8 by G. Stepney, 9 by Stephen Harvey, 11 by William Congreve, 13 by Thomas Creech, and 14 by John Dryden, Jr.

The satires of Persius have special dated title leaf which reads: The satyrs of Aulus Persius Flaccus. Made English by Mr. Dryden. ... Dublin: Printed by and for Sam. Fuller, at the Globe in Meath-Street, 1733.

Signatures: A-2P⁶.

Leaf 2L1 signed "L".

Engraved plates.

Head-pieces and tail-piece.

Typographical ornaments.

Title within border of double rules.

The last 2 leaves contain T. Sheridan's list of Persius's imitations of Horace.

Local Notes:

Penn Libraries copy has bookplate with monogram of John Innys on front pastedown and his autograph (dated 1754) on front free endpaper; early ms. inscription ("Mr. Dryden died in the Year 1700.") on front free endpaper; early ms. inscription ("flor. A.D. 55") on special title leaf; paper slip with early ms. inscription affixed to front pastedown.

Cited in:

ESTC T47106

Contains:

Satyrs of Aulus Persius Flaccus.

OCLC:

15618420