Poems
By: by Thomas Stanley Esquire
Publisher: by Roger Norton
Published: 1651
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 260
Subjects: Poetry; Early works to 1800
Other titles: Anacreon. Bion. Moschus. Kisses; Excitations; Sylvia's park; Platonick discourse upon love; Anacreyontea. English.
Notes: Mostly in verse. Includes original poems as well as translations of other authors. Some were originally published in his "Poems and translations" of 1647 (Wing S5243); others are new.

Place of publication from Wing CD and printer's name from Pforzheimer catalogue.

In five parts. Part 1, "Poems" has separate pagination and register. Parts 2-5, "Anacreon. Bion. Moschus. Kisses", "Excitations", "Sylvia's Park", and "A Platonick discourse upon love" each have separate dated title page; pagination and register are continuous.

Signatures: a-f⁸ A-K⁸ L⁴ M-R⁸.

Part 1, "Poems", and Parts 2-5 possibly issued separately. Thomason apparently received them separately.

Leaf f4 is blank and the leaf following p. 164 (L4) is blank.

With a reissue of Stanley's translations of "Aurora Ismenia and the prince" by Juan Pérez de Montalván and "Oronta the Cyprian virgin" by Girolamo Preti (Wing P1468) added at the end. When Wing P1468 is combined with Wing S5241 (or S5242, its reissue), the second sheet H is cancelled since it contains a translation of "Oronta the Cyprian virgin" by Girolamo Preti which is already included in Part 1 "Poems" (pp. 181-194).

Apparently both Wing S5241 and S5242 were also issued without the addition of Wing P1468.

Signatures: a-e⁸ f⁴ A-K⁸ L⁴ M-R⁸; 2A⁴ B-F⁸ G⁴

Wing (CD-Rom, 1996), S5241

Wing (CD-Rom, 1996), A3042

ESTC (RLIN), R226610

Without Aurora Ismenia and the Prince.

Imperfect: p. [215]-260 wanting; too closely trimmed, affecting some running titles; catchword erased on p. 212.
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.