Poems attempted in the style of Milton / by John Philips ; with a new account of his life and writings.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Philips, John, 1676-1709.

Contributor:

Sewell, George, -1726.

Davies, Thomas, 1713-1785, bookseller.

Bladon, Samuel, -1799, bookseller.

Stuart Curran-Joseph Wittreich Milton Collection (University of Pennsylvania)

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Milton, John, 1608-1674.

Milton, John.

Philips, John, 1676-1709.

Philips, John.

English poetry--18th century--Early works to 1800.

English poetry.

Penn Provenance:

Curran, Stuart A. (honoree) (Milton Collection copy)

Wittreich, Joseph Anthony (donor) (Milton Collection copy)

Phelps, John (bookplate) (Milton Collection copy)

Physical Description:

176 pages, 4 unnumbered leaves of plates : illustrations ; 17 cm (8vo)

Fingerprint:

s.me isn- y,re reci (3) 1776 (R)

Place of Publication:

London : Printed for T. Davies ... and S. Bladon ..., MDCCLXXVI [1776]

Contents:

The life of Mr. John Philips

A poem to the memory of Mr. John Philips [by Edmund Smith]

The splendid shilling

Bleinheim

Ode ad Henricum St. John, armig' 1706

An ode to Henry St. John, esquire. 1706

Cyder; a poem in two books.

Notes:

Signatures: A-L⁸.

Engraved plates.

Type ornament head- and tail-pieces.

According to ESTC, the life is evidently abridged from that of George Sewell.

Local Notes:

Milton Collection copy presented to the Penn Libraries in 2014 by Joseph A. Wittreich in honor of Stuart A. Curran.

Milton Collection copy has bookplate of Reverend John Phelps of Wilton affixed to front pastedown.

Milton Collection copy has wormhole in tail margin of leaves L4-L8, back free endpaper and back pastedown.

Milton Collection copy: spine and hinge of left board damaged.

Cited in:

ESTC T124722

OCLC:

3256450