Phaetons folly, or, The downfal of pride: being a translation of the second book of Ovids Metamorphosis, paraphrastically and grammatically: together with flowers, phrases, rhetorick, etymologies; and where is lively set forth the danger of pride and rashness, with the safety of moderation, &c. It may be added as a supplement to Mr. Brinstyes translation of the first book of Ovids Metamorphosis, as being a very speedy and approved way to attain perfection in the Latine tongue, &c. In the close is added an essay on the first elegy of Ovids de Tristibus. Here you have whatever is of worth (in reference to this fable) in Regius, Lactantius, Placitus, Rhodiginus, Egnatius, Glarean, Longolius, Fanensis, Golding, Sandys, Sabin, Bersman, Farnaby, Natalis Comes, &c. In the preface you have a directory consisting of divers rules, for the direction of children in the art of poetry.

All titles

• Phaetons folly, or, The downfal of pride: being a translation of the second book of Ovids Metamorphosis, paraphrastically and grammatically: together with flowers, phrases, rhetorick, etymologies; and where is lively set forth the danger of pride and rashness, with the safety of moderation, &c. It may be added as a supplement to Mr. Brinstyes translation of the first book of Ovids Metamorphosis, as being a very speedy and approved way to attain perfection in the Latine tongue, &c. In the close is added an essay on the first elegy of Ovids de Tristibus. Here you have whatever is of worth (in reference to this fable) in Regius, Lactantius, Placitus, Rhodiginus, Egnatius, Glarean, Longolius, Fanensis, Golding, Sandys, Sabin, Bersman, Farnaby, Natalis Comes, &c. In the preface you have a directory consisting of divers rules, for the direction of children in the art of poetry.
• Metamorphoses. Liber 2. English Phaetons folly Downfal of pride

People / Organizations

• Ovid (Author)
• George Calvert ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed for George Calvert, and are to be sold at his shop at the sign of the Half-Moon in Pauls Church-yard, 1655.

Added name

Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 or 18 A.D. Tristia. Liber 1. English.

Publication year

1655

ESTC No.

R13265

Grub Street ID

61377

Description

[24], 101, [1] p. ; 8⁰

Note

In three columns: Latin, a grammatical translation from Latin, and a poetical translation from Latin.

"The first elegy of Ovids De tristibus" has separate dated title page; register and pagination are continuous.

The "epistle dedicatory" is signed: Tho. Hall.

Annotation on Thomason copy: "Dec: 20.-".