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The ten thousand torments of a termagant display'd : in a speech made by a gentleman to the Senate of Athens. Praying That their Lordships would permit Him to Hang Himself, in order to get rid of a Scolding Wife; And that his Relations might be exempted from the Penalty of a Confiscation of his Goods, usually exacted in Cases of Self-Murder.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Libanius.
- Standardized Title:
- De muliere loquaci. English
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek--Translations into English--Early works to 1800.
- Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek.
- Violence--Early works to 1800.
- Violence.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (xii,36p. )
- Other Title:
- Ten thousand torments of a termagant display'd
- Place of Publication:
- London : printed for T. Payne, at the Crown in Pater-Noster-Row, [1740?]
- Notes:
- Libanius' oration translated from Latin (the source for Ben Jonson's 'Volpse').
- Price from imprint: price Six-Pence.
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Cited in:
- English Short Title Catalog, T135309.
- OCLC:
- 642395212
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