Juvenal with an Appendix Consaining Imiations of the Third and Tenth Satires By Dr. Samuel Johnson

Language: English

Published by A j Valpy, London, 1831

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Pages yellowed and foxed; slight warping but tight; page edges darkened; ususal ex-library markings; no written markings in pages; Inner spine hinge has beEn reinforced with library tape. Dark brown hard cover with minor shelf wear;;slight rubbing of corners. Frontispiece has engraved statue of Juvenal by Freeman . Contents includes: Dedication, Preface to Second edition, and Biographical sketch of Juvenal; There are 16 sections to the Satires-Motives and objects of Satire; Hypocrisy; Rome; The turbot of Ancona; A Roman Dinner; Women; Patronage, Hereditary Distincions; The Complaint; Human Wishes; The Invitation; Shipwreck; Penalties of Guilt; Example; Cannibals; and Military Privileges. Appendix contains the Vanity of Human Wishes by Dr. Johnson. The last section of the book contains Persius translated by The Rt. Hon, Sir W Drummond and contains a biographical sketch of Persius and translator's prologue. Satires include: Poets; Wishes; Idleness and Health; The Statesman; Freedom and Avarice and Wealth. VERY RARE VINTAGE COPY.…

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Title
Juvenal with an Appendix Consaining Imiations of the Third and Tenth Satires By Dr. Samuel Johnson
Author
Badham, Charles, Translator
Publisher
A j Valpy, London
Publication year
1831
Condition
Fair
Dust jacket
No Jacket
Binding
Hardcover
Language
English
Dimensions
16mo - over 5¾" - 6¾" tall

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