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Author:

Horace, author.

Title:

The lyric works of Horace translated into English verse : to which are added a number of original poems / by a Native of America.

Publisher:

Printed by Eleazer Oswaldat the Coffee-House,

Copyright Date:

MDCCLXXXVI 1786

Description:

xli, [1], 334, [24] pages., [1] leaf of plates : illustrations ; 21 cm. (8vo)

Subject:

Horace--Translations into English.
Washington, George,--1732-1799--Poetry.
Washington, George,--1732-1799
Latin literature.
United States--History--Poetry.
Rome--Poetry.
United States.
Odes, Latin.
Laudatory poetry, Latin.
Latin poetry, Medieval and modern.
Translations.
Intaglio prints.
Lyric poetry.
Odes.
Laudatory poetry.
Poetry.
Subscribers' lists--Pennsylvania--18th century.
Subscription lists (Publishing)

Other Authors:

Parke, John, 1754-1789, translator. translator.
Washington, George, 1732-1799, dedicatee.
French, David, 1700-1742, translator.
Markoe, Peter, 1752?-1792, illustrator.
Malcolm, James Peller, 1767-1815, engraver.
Oswald, Eleazer, 1755-1795, printer.
Container of (expression): Horace. Carmen saeculare. English (Parke)
Container of (work): Parke, John, 1754-1789. Virginia.

Notes:

Edited by John Parke, who was responsible for some of the translations and original poems. Includes also translations of classical poets other than Horace, and both original poems and translations by other hands than Parke's. Some of the translations are in fact paraphrases, adapted to the circumstances of American history and dedicated to well-known Americans. Dedicated to George Washington. Errors in paging: pages 55-99 misnumbered 54-98. Frontispiece engraved by James Peller Malcolm, after a design by Peter Markoe. "Carmen seculare. The secular poem, composed at the express command of Augustus."--Pages 177-190, with separate title page "Translations from the Greek and Latin, with original poems."--Pages 191-319, with separate title page. Translations by David French. Cf. page xxiv "Virginia: a pastoral drama, on the birth-day of an illustrious personage and the return of peace, February 11th, 1784"--Pages 321-344, with separate title page. By John Parke Some copies have 18-page subscription list and 6-page addenda at end; others have 12 page subscription list. "Subscribers."--Pages 334-350 Translation by John Parke of the Odes, Epodes, and Carmen selections; also includes translations of other classical authors and original English poems by Parke and others. Signatures: [A]⁴ B-3A⁴ a-c⁴. Includes bibliographical references.

Contents:

The life of Horace ... addressed to ... Benjamin Franklin -- Ode on lyric poetry -- Odes of Horace -- Arion, or, The force of lyric harmony : an ode -- Epodes of Horace -- Carmen seculare, the secular poem, composed at the express command of Augustus -- Ode on the memory of Mecaenas [December 7, 1785] -- Translations from the Greek and Latin, with original poems. Odes of Anacreon. Elegies / Tibullus. Translations from Ovid. Pastorals -- Prologue to the tragedy of Bunker's Hill -- Prologue to the tragedy of General Montgomery -- Odes / [by Mr. John Pryor] -- Song to Mira -- A hunting song -- Fables / by J.W., Esquire -- Epistles -- Distiches -- Epigrams -- Rebusses -- Miscellanies -- Virginia: a pastoral drama, on the birth-day of an illustrious personage and the return of peace, February 11th, 1784 -- [List of] subscribers.

Indexed by:

Evans, C. American bibliography, 19717
Wegelin, O. Early American poetry, 303
Sabin, J. Dictionary of books relating to America from its discovery to the present time, 33005

OCLC:

(OCoLC)22261040

LCCN:

96195828

Locations:

OVUX522 -- University of Iowa Libraries (Iowa City)