A new translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses into English prose, as near the original as the different idioms of the Latin and English languages will allow. With the Latin text and order of construction on the same page; and critical, historical, geographical, and classical notes, in English, from the best commentators, both ancient and modern; beside a great number of notes entirely new. Published by the king's authority. For the use of schools as well as of private gentlemen

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  • A new translation of Ovid's Metamorphoses into English prose, as near the original as the different idioms of the Latin and English languages will allow. With the Latin text and order of construction on the same page; and critical, historical, geographical, and classical notes, in English, from the best commentators, both ancient and modern; beside a great number of notes entirely new. Published by the king's authority. For the use of schools as well as of private gentlemen
  • Metamorphoses. English and Latin
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Imprint
London : printed for J. Robinson, J. Fuller, J. Ward, R. Baldwin, G. Keith, J. Richardson, P. Stevens, S. Crowder, P. Davey and B. Law, H. Woodgate and S. Brooks, and J. Pridden, MDCCLIX. [1759] The third edition, carefully corrected.; ..
Publication year
1759
ESTC No.
T99844
Grub Street ID
318937
Description
viii,556,[8]p. : ill. ; 8°.
Note
Translated by Nathan Bailey

Titlepage in red and black

With an index.
Uncontrolled note
Frontis. = ill