The academy of complements. Wherein ladies, gentlewomen, schollers, and strangers, may accommodate their courtly practice with gentile ceremonies, complemental amorous high expressions, and forms of speaking or writing of letters most in fashion. A work perused, exactly perfected, every where corrected and enlarged, and inriched by the author, with additions of many witty poems, and pleasant songs. With an addition of a new school of love, and a present of excellent similitudes, comparisons, fancies, and devices.

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  • The academy of complements. Wherein ladies, gentlewomen, schollers, and strangers, may accommodate their courtly practice with gentile ceremonies, complemental amorous high expressions, and forms of speaking or writing of letters most in fashion. A work perused, exactly perfected, every where corrected and enlarged, and inriched by the author, with additions of many witty poems, and pleasant songs. With an addition of a new school of love, and a present of excellent similitudes, comparisons, fancies, and devices.
  • Academy of complements. Or Pearles of eloquence
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Imprint
London: printed for A. Mosely, at the Princes Arms in St. Pauls Church-yard, 1664.
Publication year
1664-1664
ESTC No.
R223713
Grub Street ID
97491
Description
[16], 344 p., [1] leaf of plates ; 12⁰
Note
"The authors preface to the reader" signed: Philomusus, i.e. John Gough?.

With an added engraved title page.

Caption title on p. 1 reads: The academy of complements. Or Pearles of eloquence.

Partly in verse.
Uncontrolled note
Added title page = plate