Author: Whitehead, William
Title: Elegies. With an Ode to the Tiber. Written Abroad. By William Whitehead, Esq; Register and Secretary to the Hon. Order of the Bath
Description: London, R. and J. Dodsley in Pall-mall, 1757. First edition. Removed. [2], [5]-22 pp. Engraved title page by [L.P.] Boilard. Sm. 4to. William Whitehead [1715-1785] accompanied his pupil and friend (George Harcourt, Viscount Nuneham) on a tour of Germany and Italy between 1754-56; the final elegy is dedicated to him. "Whitehead is essentially of minor status as a writer, but he is marked out from many of his fellows for his moderation and good taste, his easy humour, and his common sense. He rose considerably in society, but never forgot his origins: 'My education rose above my birth,/ Thanks to those parent shades, on whose cold clay/ Fall fast my tears, and lightly lie the earth'," (Rosemary Scott, ODNB/29294). ESTC T32507. New paper spine, lacking the half-title and the advertisement, still a clean copy with sharp impressions, and very good.
Keywords: , Literature, English Literature, Poetry, Book
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Title: Elegies. With an Ode to the Tiber. Written Abroad. By William Whitehead, Esq; Register and Secretary to the Hon. Order of the Bath
Description: London, R. and J. Dodsley in Pall-mall, 1757. First edition. Removed. [2], [5]-22 pp. Engraved title page by [L.P.] Boilard. Sm. 4to. William Whitehead [1715-1785] accompanied his pupil and friend (George Harcourt, Viscount Nuneham) on a tour of Germany and Italy between 1754-56; the final elegy is dedicated to him. "Whitehead is essentially of minor status as a writer, but he is marked out from many of his fellows for his moderation and good taste, his easy humour, and his common sense. He rose considerably in society, but never forgot his origins: 'My education rose above my birth,/ Thanks to those parent shades, on whose cold clay/ Fall fast my tears, and lightly lie the earth'," (Rosemary Scott, ODNB/29294). ESTC T32507. New paper spine, lacking the half-title and the advertisement, still a clean copy with sharp impressions, and very good.
Keywords: , Literature, English Literature, Poetry, Book
Price: US$ 150.00 Seller: Kaaterskill Books
- Book number: 43626
- Book number: 43626
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