The works of Mr. Abraham Cowley. : Consisting of those which were formerly printed: and those which he design'd for the press. Now published out of the author's original copies ... .
Cowley, Abraham,1618-1667.
Sprat, Thomas,1635-1713.Account of the life of Mr. Abraham Cowley.
London, : printed for Henry Herringman; and are to be sold by R. Bentley, J. Tonson, F. Saunders, and T. Bennet.,
1693..
A composite volume, in 6 parts, of Cowley's works; Wing lists 3 "Eighth" editions (1684, 1688, 1693). The 1693 edition includes the t.p. and sheets of the 1688 ed., with "Several copies of verses on the death of Mr. Abraham Cowley", a table of contents and "Cutter of Coleman-Street" inserted.
Each part has its own pagination; the 4th pt. "Davideis" (a poem in 4 books) includes a Latin translation of the 1st Book, "Davideidos", which is separately paginated. "The Mistress", "Pindarique Odes", and "Davideis" have individual t.pp. dated 1687, "Cutter of Coleman-Street" also has an individual t.p. dated 1693. Register is continuous throughout the work, apart from the 3 items included for the 1693 ed.
Includes "An account of the life of Mr. Abraham Cowley" by Thomas Sprat.
Includes an engraved portrait of the author, as a frontispiece, by W. Faithorne.
Pages 59-69 of the 3rd part are misnumbered '61-70'.
Account of the life of Mr. Abraham Cowley -- Elegia dedicatoria -- Preface -- Several copies of verses on the death of Mr. Abraham Cowley -- The table -- Miscellanies -- The mistress --- Pindarique odes -- Davideis -- Verses written on several occasions -- Proposition for the advancement of experimental philosophy -- Discourse concerning the government of Oliver Cromwel -- Several discourses by way of essays, in verse and prose -- Cutter of Coleman Street.
Wing (2nd ed., 1994)
Cowley, Abraham, 1618-1667.