Divine poems, containing the history of Jonah, Ester, Job, Sampson. Together with Sions sonnets. Elegies. Written and augmented by Fr. Quarles. Now illustrated with sculptures to the several histories, not in the former editions

All titles

• Divine poems, containing the history of Jonah, Ester, Job, Sampson. Together with Sions sonnets. Elegies. Written and augmented by Fr. Quarles. Now illustrated with sculptures to the several histories, not in the former editions
• Feast for worms; Pentelogia; Hadassa; Job militant; History of Samson; Sions sonets; Sions elegies; Alphabet of elegies; Elegy upon the reverend, learned, and my honoured friend, Doctor Wilson, of the Rolls; Mildreiados; Divine poemes

People / Organizations

• Thomas Sawbridge ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed for Tho. Sawbridge, at the Three Flower de Luces in Little Britain, 1674.

Added name

Cross, Thomas, active 1632-1682, engraver.

Publication year

1674

ESTC No.

R35135

Grub Street ID

117577

Description

[16], 471, [1] p., [7] leaves of plates : ill., port. ; 8°.

Note

In verse

With an additional title page, engraved (A1r), "Divine poemes", with imprint: London printed for B:T: and T:S. 1669"

Includes engraved portrait of the author (plate), signed with monogram of Thomas Cross

The words "Jonah, ... Sampson." and "sonnets. Elegies." are each bracketed together on title page

"A feast for worms", "Pentelogia", "Hadassa", "Job militant", "The history of Samson", "Sions sonets", "Sions elegies", "An alphabet of elegies", "An elegy upon the reverend, learned, and my honoured friend, Doctor Wilson, of the Rolls", and "Mildreiados" each have individual divisional title page; pagination and register are continuous

Signatures: A-2G]8] 2H]4.

Uncontrolled note

Wing calls this "Ninth edition", but there is no edition statement present on t.p. of copy catalogued (CSmH) or in Horden, VII, 8. Do other copies have an edition statement?