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The British muse, or, a collection of thoughts moral, natural, and sublime, of our English poets: who flourished in the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries. With several curious Topicks, and beautiful Passages, never before extracted, from Shakespear, Johnson, Beaumont, Fletcher, and above a Hundred more. The Whole digested Alphabetically under their respective Heads, according to the Order of Time in which they wrote; to shew the gradual Improvements of our Poetry and Language. In three volumes. By Thomas Hayward, Gent. With an historical and critical review of This, and all the Collections of this Kind hitherto published.
- Format:
- Book
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English poetry--18th century.
- English poetry.
- Genre:
- Poems.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (3v. )
- Other Title:
- British muse,
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed for F. Cogan, at the Middle Temple Gate in Fleetstreet, and J. Nourse, at the Lamb without Temple-Bar, M.DCC.XXXVIII. [1738]
- Notes:
- Titlepages in red and black.
- The review is by W. Oldys.
- Published in 1740 as 'The quinte-ssence of English poetry'.
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Cited in:
- English Short Title Catalog, T131617.
- OCLC:
- 642367144
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