Alexander Pope,
An Epistle to the Right Honourable Richard Lord Visct. Cobham. By Mr. Pope.
London: Printed for Lawton Gilliver. 1733 (1734)
Pope begins his Moral Essay’s, a series of four poems on ethical subjects.
Pope begins his Moral Essay’s, a series of four poems on ethical subjects.
The volume(s) measure about cm. by cm. by cm.
Each leaf measures about 325 mm. by 217 mm.
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Main description
The full title reads:
An Epistle to the Right Honourable Richard Lord Visct. Cobham. By Mr. Pope. London: Printed for Lawton Gilliver, at Homer’s Head against St. Dunstan’s Church in Fleetstreet, 1733 [Price one Shilling.] (but 1734).
The volume is paginated as follows: [2], 13, [3] p. LACKING THE HALF-TITLE
The volume collates as follows: [A2] B-E2 With the final advertisement leaf.
Published January 16, 1734. Woodcut head and tail-pieces
ESTC: T5709 Foxon P920 Griffith, 329
Condition
The Volume is in good Condition disbound with well margined leaves, some mild general toning. There is an old coffee stain on Pg. 2, dirt stains on Pg. 6 & 7. It is lacking the half title.
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Biography / Bibliography
Moral Essays (also known as Epistles to Several Persons) is a series of four poems on ethical subjects by Alexander Pope, published between 1731 and 1735. The individual poems are:
Epistle to Cobham (1734, addressed to Sir Richard Temple, Lord Cobham), “Of the Knowledge and Characters of Men”
Epistle to a Lady (1735, addressed to Martha Blount), “Of the Characters of Women”
Epistle to Bathurst (1733, addressed to Allen, Lord Bathurst), “Of the Use of Riches”
Epistle to Burlington (1731, addressed to Richard Boyle, Earl of Burlington), “Of the Use of Riches”
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