A collection of poems, on various subjects, including The theatre, a didactic essay; in the course of which are pointed out, the rocks and shoals to which deluded adventurers are inevitably exposed. Ornamented with cuts, and illustrated with no
Whyte, S.(Samuel),1733-1811.
Dublin : printed by Robert Marchbank, and sold by Exshaw, Archer, Jones, Moore, Rice, Grueber, Draper, Mercier, &c. and by the editor,
1792 [1794]
First published as 'The theatre, a didactic essay'.
Includes an additional titlepage engraved, reading 'The theatre', etc., and bearing the imprint "Dublin, printed for the editor, Edward Athenry Whyte, 1793".
P. xi of the "Preliminary advertisement" is misnumbered ix; pp. xl-xlvii of the "Extracts" misnumbered lx-lxviii; pp. 217, 243 and 319 misnumbered 216, 234 and 119 respectively.
The text is continuous despite the pagination.
With a list of subscribers, the addenda to which are dated: April 16th, 1794.
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