Poems
By: by Thomas Stanley Esquire
Contributors: Anacreon; Bion, of Phlossa near Smyrna; Moschus; Janus, Secundus, 1511-1536; Ausonius, Decimus Magnus; Pérez de Montalván, Juan, 1602-1638; Preti, Girolamo, 1582-1626; Benivieni, Girolamo, 1453-1542; Drinkwater, John, 1882-1937; Jack Harris Samuels Library
Publisher: by Roger Norton]
Published: 1651
Place of publication: [London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
Subjects: Classical poetry; Translations into English; English poetry; Italian poetry; Love poetry
Other titles: Anacreontea. English.; Anacreon. Bion. Moschvs.; Anacreon. Bion. Moschus.; Cupid crucifed.; Cvpid Crvcifed.; Excitations; Sylvia's park; Platonick discourse upon love
Notes: Place of publication from Wing CD and printer's name from Pforzheimer catalogue.

In six parts ; each component possibly issued separately. Each part has a separate dated title page. The final part includes a collective title page for two works as well as a special title page for the second work.

Part 1 (Poems) has separate pagination and register; the rest has continuous pagination and register.

Includes original poems as well as translations of other authors. Some were originally published in Stanley's "Poems and translations" of 1647 (Wing S5243); others are new.

Signatures: a-e8 f4, A-K8 L4 M-R8. A4 B-F8 G4 H8.

Both leaf f4 and the leaf following p. 164 (L4) are blank.

Errors in paging: 2d group, no. 15-16 repeated in the paging, p. 120 incorrectly numbered 100; 3d group, p. 32, 59, 66 incorrectly numbered 23, 56, 76, respectively; 5th group, p. 13 incorrectly numbered 11.

Rare Book copy: From the library of John Drinkwater with his bookplate.

Rare Book copy: Gold tooled leather binding.

Rare Book copy: Extensive manuscript notes on flyleaves.

Wing (2nd ed.), S5241

English short title catalogue, R21956

Bequest of Mollie Harris Samuels
Table of contents: title: Poems / by Thomas Stanley; title: Anacreon. Bion, Moschus. Kisses / by Secundus. Cupid crucified / by Ausonius. Venus vigils, incerto authore; title: [Pt.3] Excitations; title: [Pt.4] Sylvia's park / by Theophile. Acanthus complaint / by Tristan. Oronta / by Preti. Echo / by Marino. Loves embassy / by Boscan. The solitude / By Gongora; title: [Pt.5] A plantonick discourse upon love / written in Italian by John Picus Mirandula, in explication of a sonnet, by Hieronimo Benivieni; title: [Pt.6] Aurora Ismenia and The prince / by Don Juan Perez de Montalvan. Oronta the Cyprian virgin / by Signr. Girolamo Preti ... Translated by Thomas Stanley esq; The second edition, with additions. London, Printed by W. Wilson for Humphrey Moseley, 1650.