New Memoirs of the Life and Poetical Works of John Milton...With I. An Examination of Milton's Stile: And II. Explanatory & Critical Notes on divers Passages of Milton & Shakespeare: By the Editor. III. Baptistes: A Sacred Dramatic Poem in Defence of Liberty…IV. The Parallel, or Archibshop Laud & Cardinal Wolsey compared…V. The Legend of Sir Nicholas Throckmorton...VI. Herod the Great: A Poem: By the Editor; VII. The Resurrection, A Poem in Imitation of Milton: by a Friend, And VIII. A Discourse on the Harmony of the Spheres by Milton...
London: 1740. First edition. Issued in this form of separate parts by Peck himself. Apart from his valuable biographical researches, Peck included various pieces which he mistakenly at
tributed to Milton on the basis of style alone. Despite this the two works together marked an advance in Milton studies in England. They also constituted a pioneering critical approach to literary style. Contemporary polished calf, covers with double gilt fillet borders. Gilt lattice decoration on spine, gilt brown morocco spine label. Joints starting to crack, but very sound. A fine, crisp copy, with two additional mezzotint portraits of Crowell and Peck. Memoirs of the Life and Actions of Oliver Cromwell, As delivered in Three Panegyrics of Him, Written in Latin: The First, as said, by Don Juan Roderiguez de Saa Menese, Conde de Penaguiao, the Portugal ambassador: Tbhe Second, as affirmed, by a certain Jesuit, the Lord ambassador's chaplain: Yet both it is thought, composed by Mr. John Milton (Latin Secretary to Cromwell) as was the Third. With an English Version of Each…London: 1740. Quarto. xii, 47, [1]; [2], 8; [2], [9]-36; [2], [37]-47, [1]; [2], [49]-68; [2], [69]-114; [2], [115]-130; [2], 113, [3] pp. With seven engraved portraits, one folding, two title-pages in balck and red, and separate title-pages to the parts. Item #16048
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