L'allegro, ed il penseroso. By Milton. Set to musick by George Frederick Handel

People / Organizations

• the executors ("printed for")
• John Milton (Author)
• John Watts ("printed for")
• Thomas Lowndes ("sold by")

Imprint

London: printed for the executors of J. Watts, and sold by T. Lowndes in Fleet-Street, [1768?]

Added name

Jennens, Charles, 1700-1773, librettist.; Handel, George Frideric, 1685-1759, composer.; Lowndes, Thomas, 1719-1784, bookseller.

Publication year

1768

ESTC No.

N31934

Grub Street ID

20811

Description

15,[1]p. ; 4°.

Note

Without the music

An adaptation by Charles Jennens

John Watts died in 1763. Thomas Lowndes trading alone at this address until 1784. Cf. Plomer, H.R. Dictionaries of printers and booksellers 1557-1775. Cf. Maxted, I. London Book Trades 1775-1800

The only dated imprints with the form of words "the executors of J. Watts, and sold by T. Lowndes" in imprint are all dated 1768

Below imprint in square brackets: Price one shilling

Signatures: [A]]2] B-D]2.

Uncontrolled note

Publication date from IU