Claudian the poet his elegant history of Rufinus, a most corrupt and rapacious prime minister to the Emperor Theodosius. Mount Ætna poetically described; With a Curious and Exact Account of its Fiery Eruptions. To which are added the most beautiful passages in Claudian, Statius, Orpheus, Aratus, and Euripides, rendered into English verse. Also letters moral and entertaining. By Mr. Hughes.

All titles

• Claudian the poet his elegant history of Rufinus, a most corrupt and rapacious prime minister to the Emperor Theodosius. Mount Ætna poetically described; With a Curious and Exact Account of its Fiery Eruptions. To which are added the most beautiful passages in Claudian, Statius, Orpheus, Aratus, and Euripides, rendered into English verse. Also letters moral and entertaining. By Mr. Hughes.
• Miscellanies in prose and verse
• In Rufinum. English.

People / Organizations

• Jabez Hughes (Author)

Imprint

London: sold by Jacob Robinson at the Golden Lion, Ludgate-Street, and at his Shop in the Inner-Temple-Lane, Fleetstreet, MDCCXLI. [1741]

Publication year

1741-1741

ESTC No.

T107494

Grub Street ID

160519

Description

13,[7],292p. ; 8⁰

Note

A reissue of an edition of Jabez Hughes' 'Miscellanies in verse and prose', London: printed by John Watts, 1737, with a cancel titlepage.

P. 1 of 'Ætna' is signed: B; p. 93, line 5, last word: joyn; p. 217, line 1 last word: abominable.

Price from imprint: price 3 s. 6 d.

Uncontrolled note

Cf. t146555