The plague of Athens, which hapned in the second year of the Peloponnesian Warre. First describ'd in Greek by Thucydides; then in Latin by Lucretius; now attempted in English, after incomparable Dr. Cowley's pindarick way, by Tho: Sprat.

All titles

• The plague of Athens, which hapned in the second year of the Peloponnesian Warre. First describ'd in Greek by Thucydides; then in Latin by Lucretius; now attempted in English, after incomparable Dr. Cowley's pindarick way, by Tho: Sprat.
• History. Book 2. English. Selections.

People / Organizations

• T. Childe ("printed by")
• Thomas Sprat (Author)

Imprint

London: printed by T. Childe, and L. Parry, for Henry Brome, at the Gun in Ivy-lane, 1659.

Publication year

1659-1659

ESTC No.

R203650

Grub Street ID

80745

Description

[4], 4, 22, [2] p. ; 4⁰

Note

In verse.

"Thucydides lib. 2, as it is excellently translated by Mr. Hobbs", A3-4.

With a final advertisement leaf.

Annotation on Thomason copy: "October. 25.".