The poetical works of the late Reverend and learned Mr. Ralph Erskine, ... Containing, I. The gospel sonnets; or, spiritual songs. In six parts. II. A paraphrase, or explicatory poem, upon The song of Solomon. In eight chapters. III. Scripture songs, upon some select passages of the Old and New Testaments. In two books. IV. Miscellaneous poems, on different subjects. ...

People / Organizations

• Ralph Erskine (Author)

Imprint

Glasgow: printed by William Smith. Sold by W. Smith and J. Bryce, 1778.

Publication year

1778-1778

ESTC No.

T204373

Grub Street ID

235131

Description

xxviii,[2],27-710p.,plate ; 8⁰

Note

A leaf has been inserted after the titlepage with a half-title on the recto and a publishers' announcement on the verso asserting their copyright "purchased, some time ago, from the heirs of Mr. Newlands".

Uncontrolled note

Plate = frontis. Conts. of prelims.: tp, "ht" (possibly misbound in E copy), pref. (pp. [5]-8), conts (pp. [ix]-xxviii), div. title ([2]p.). The sig. of the latter (D1) repeats sig. of pp. xxv-xxvi; p. xxvii = sig. D2