The English Parnassus: or A help to English poesie. Containing a collection of all the rhythming monosyllables, the choicest epithets and phrases. With some general forms upon all occasions, subjects, and themes, alphabetically digested. By Josua Poole, M.A. Clare Hall Camb. Together with a short institution to English poesie, by way of preface

All titles

• The English Parnassus: or A help to English poesie. Containing a collection of all the rhythming monosyllables, the choicest epithets and phrases. With some general forms upon all occasions, subjects, and themes, alphabetically digested. By Josua Poole, M.A. Clare Hall Camb. Together with a short institution to English poesie, by way of preface
• Help to English poesie
• English Parnassus: or, A helpe to English poesie

People / Organizations

• Josua Poole (Author)
• Thomas Basset ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed for Henry Brome, Thomas Bassett, and John Wright, 1677.

Added name

Brome, Henry, bookseller.; Bassett, Thomas (Bookseller), bookseller.; Wright, John, -1684, bookseller.

Publication year

1677

ESTC No.

R18752

Grub Street ID

75757

Description

[32], 639, [1] p. : ill. ; 8°.

Note

Originally published in 1657 as: The English Parnassus: or, A helpe to English poesie

Mostly in verse

Title page in red and black

With an engraved frontispiece (A1v)

Pages 306, 307, 310, 311, 314, 315, 318, and 319 are misnumbered 292, 289, 296, 293, 300, 297, 304, 301, respectively

Includes bibliography

Signatures: A]8] a]8] B-2S]8.