A commentary on Mr Pope's principles of morality, or Essay on man. By Mons. Crousaz, Member of the Royal Academies of Sciences at Paris and Bourdeaux, and Professor of Philosophy and Mathematics at Lausanne; in answer to a letter of remarks on his Examen, &c. Containing also I. The Letter of Remarks to Mons. Crousaz. II. The Abbe du Resnel's Translation of the Essay into French Verse. III. An Interlineary English Version of the same. IV. M. du Resnel's Preface, with his Observations on the French, Italian, and English Poetry. V. Some Annotations by the Translator.
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- A commentary on Mr Pope's principles of morality, or Essay on man. By Mons. Crousaz, Member of the Royal Academies of Sciences at Paris and Bourdeaux, and Professor of Philosophy and Mathematics at Lausanne; in answer to a letter of remarks on his Examen, &c. Containing also I. The Letter of Remarks to Mons. Crousaz. II. The Abbe du Resnel's Translation of the Essay into French Verse. III. An Interlineary English Version of the same. IV. M. du Resnel's Preface, with his Observations on the French, Italian, and English Poetry. V. Some Annotations by the Translator.
- Commentaire sur la traduction en vers de Mr. l'abbé Du Resnel. English
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London: printed for E. Cave, at St John's Gate, M,DCC,XLII. [1742]
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- 1742-1742
- ESTC No.
- T141099
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- 188713
- Description
- [14],xx,326,[2]p. ; 12⁰
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- The "letter of remarks on his Examen" is included as preface, with the title: 'A letter written to Mr Crousaz on his Examen of Mr Pope's Essay on man.'.
Possibly translated by Samuel Johnson.
A reissue of the 1739 edition, with a cancel titlepage and with the addition of an errata leaf and four final advertisement leaves (NUC).
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- No copy of the 1739 edition in B.L. NUC statement on trust