The triumph of wit, or, Ingenuity display'd in its perfection : being the newest and most useful academy, in three parts ... : to which is added, instructions for dancing with musical notes.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

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

Series:

Early English books online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Wit and humor--Early works to 1800.

Wit and humor.

Courtship--Early works to 1800.

Courtship.

Letter writing--Early works to 1800.

Letter writing.

English language--Rhetoric--Early works to 1800.

English language.

English language--Rhetoric.

Rhetoric--Early works to 1800.

Rhetoric.

Cant--Early works to 1800.

Cant.

Dance--Early works to 1800.

Dance.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (9 unnumbered pages, 220 pages) : illustrations

Edition:

The second edition, with new and large editions in every part.

Other Title:

Ingenuity display'd in its perfection

Place of Publication:

London : Printed by W. and J. Wilde for N. Bodington at the Golden-Ball in Duck-Lane, 1692.

System Details:

text file

Contents:

Part 1. Containing variety of excellent poems, pastorals, satyrs, dialogues, epigrams, anagrams, acrosticks, choice letters with their answers ...

Part 2. Containing the whole art and mystery of love in all its nicest intreagues and curious particulars ...

Part 3. Containing the mystery and art of wheedling and canting, with the original and present management thereof ... illustrated with poems, songs, and various intreagues in the canting language, with the explanation, andc.

Notes:

Preface signed: John Shirley.

Engraved frontispiece.

Imperfect: stained, and with print show-through.

Reproduction of original in: Library of Congress.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 2944:3) s1999 miun s

Cited in:

Wing (2nd edition), S3521

OCLC:

318212065

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.