Miscellaneous works of His late Excellency Matthew Prior Esq; in two volumes. : Volume the first containing the history of his own time. Compiled from his original manuscripts. Revised and signed by himself, and copied fair for the press by Mr. Adrian Drift, his executor. (This work, pursuant to Mr. Prior's last will and testament, contains a full account of his political life, viz. His negotiations, commissions, warrants, and letters, from his first entrance into public business to his death; and contains the letters which passed between him and the Lords Manchester, Jersey, Dursley, Duke of Shrewsbury, Earl of Hallifax, &c. Mr. Prior's journal of his transactions in France from 1713 to 1715, and the letters which passed between him, the Lord Dartmouth, Lord Bolingbroke, &c. the proceedings against Mr. Prior at his return home, with what passed at his examination before a committee of the privy council; drawn up by himself; and his answer to the report of the Committee of Secrecy. Volume the second containing a new collection of poems: consisting of epistles, tales, satires, epigrams, &c. with some select Latin performances written by Mr. Prior while at St. John's College, Cambridge. Now first published from his original manuscripts. Revised by himself and copied fair for the press by Mr. Adrian Drift, his executor.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Prior, Matthew, 1664-1721.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 2: New editions.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English literature--18th century.

English literature.

Physical Description:

2v.,plate : illustrations ; 8⁰

Place of Publication:

London : printed for the editor. MDCCXL. And sold by C. Corbett, bookseller and publisher, at Addison's Head, against St. Dunstan's Church, Fleet-Street, [1740]

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Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

The editor's dedication signed: J. Bancks.

Includes: 'The history of his own time', 1740, with separate titlepage, pagination and register.

Price in square brackets: Price Twelve Shillings.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T75984.

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