A buckler against the fear of death, or, Pious and profitable observations, meditations, and consolations
By: by E.B.
Contributors: Benlowes, Edward, 1603?-1676.
Publisher: Printed by Roger Daniel ... : and are to be sold by M. Spark junior ...
Published: 1640
Place of publication: [Cambridge]
Language: eng
Number of pages: 136
Subjects: Death -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Poetry; Early works to 1800.
Other titles: Pious and profitable observations, meditations, and consolations
Notes: E.B. = Edward Buckler.  Cf. STC.

Alternatively attributed to Edward Benlowes.  Cf. Halkett & Laing.

Reissued in 1646 with title "Midnights meditations of death: with pious and profitable observations, and consolations: perused by Francis Quarles a little before his death. Published by E.B."; and in 1649 with title "Death dissected; or, A fort against misfortune in a cordiall, compounded of many pious and profitable meditations on mans mortality. Digested into severall poems, by T.I. [i.e. Thomas Jordan]." On the authorship and various issues of this work see W.H. Buckler in The Library, 4th ser., v. 17, p. 349-53, and H.R. Mead in The Library, 4th ser., v. 21, p. 199-206.

In verse.

STC 4008.5.

Fisher Knox copy: Added engr. t.-p. and p. [125]-[136] wanting.