The lyric works of Horace, translated into English verse: to which are added, a number of original poems. By a native of America. [Two lines of Latin quotation]

People / Organizations

• Horace (Author)

Imprint

Philadelphia: Printed by Eleazer Oswald, at the Coffee-House, M,DCC,LXXXVI. [1786]

Publication year

1786-1786

ESTC No.

W20708

Grub Street ID

330410

Description

xli, [1], 334, [16] p., [1]leaf of plates : ill. ; 8⁰

Note

Edited by John Parke, who was responsible for some of the translations and original poems. Includes also translations of classical poets other than Horace, and both original poems and translations by other hands than Parke's. Some of the translations are in fact paraphrases, adapted to the circumstances of American history and dedicated to well-known Americans.

Dedicated to George Washington.

Errors in paging: p. 55-99 misnumbered 54-98.

Frontispiece engraved by James Peller Malcolm, after a design by Peter Markoe.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures: [A]? B-3A? a-b?