A proper reply to a lady
Subtitle: occasioned by her Verses address'd to the imitator of the first satire of the second book of Horace
By: By a gentleman
Contributors: Jack Harris Samuels Library
Publisher: Printed for T. Osborne ...
Published: 1733
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Notes: In verse.

An attack on Lady Mary Montagu, author of the Verses, and a defence of Alexander Pope. Cf. J.V. Guerinot.

Imprint date cited from ESTC, Foxon, and Guerinot.

There are at least two states of this edition known to exist. The first state has catchword on p. 7: When. The second state has catchword on p. 7 corrected to: What. Cf. ESTC.

Rare Book copy is the first state.

Ornamental device on t.p.: head- and tail-pieces; initial.

English short title catalogue (ESTC), T42774

Foxon, D.F. English verse, 1701-1750, P1135

Guerinot, J.V. Pope, p. 338

Mollie Harris Samuels bequest