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The lyric works of Horace translated into English verse : to which are added a number of original poems /

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Main Author: Horace, (Author)
Corporate Authors: John Davis Batchelder Collection (Library of Congress), American Imprint Collection (Library of Congress), Marian S. Carson Collection (Library of Congress), Joseph Meredith Toner Collection (Library of Congress)
Contributors: Parke, John, 1754-1789, (Editor, Translator), French, David, 1700-1742, (Translator), Markoe, Peter, 1752?-1792, (Illustrator), Malcolm, James Peller, 1767-1815, (Engraver), Oswald, Eleazer, 1755-1795, (Printer), Horace., Parke, John, 1754-1789.
Format: Book
Language:English
Latin
Published: Philadelphia : Printed by Eleazer Oswald, at the Coffee-House, MDCCLXXXVI [1786]
Subjects and Genres:
Horace > Translations into English.
Washington, George, > 1732-1799 > Poetry.
Horace.
Washington, George, > 1732-1799
Latin literature.
United States > History > Poetry.
Rome > Poetry.
Rome (Empire)
United States.
Poetry
Odes, Latin.
Laudatory poetry, Latin.
Latin poetry, Medieval and modern.
odes.
poetry.
Odes.
Laudatory poetry.
Lyric poetry.
Poetry.
History.
Translations.
Intaglio prints.
Subscribers' lists > Pennsylvania > 18th century.
Subscription lists (Publishing)
Poésie lyrique.
Poésie élogieuse.
Poésie.
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Item Description: 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.
"Carmen seculare. The secular poem, composed at the express command of Augustus."--Pages 177-190, with separate title page
"Translations from the Greek and Latin, with original poems."--Pages 191-319, with separate title page. Translations by David French. Cf. page xxiv
"Virginia: a pastoral drama, on the birth-day of an illustrious personage and the return of peace, February 11th, 1784"--Pages 321-344, with separate title page. By John Parke
Some copies have 18-page subscription list and 6-page addenda at end; others have 12 page subscription list.
"Subscribers."--Pages 334-350
Translation by John Parke of the Odes, Epodes, and Carmen selections; also includes translations of other classical authors and original English poems by Parke and others.
Signatures: [A]⁴ B-3A⁴ a-c⁴.
Physical Description: xli, [1], 334, [24] pages., [1] leaf of plates : ill. ; 21 cm. (8vo)
Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
Place of Publication: United States -- Pennsylvania -- Philadelphia.

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