An entire set of the Monitors
Subtitle: Intended for the promoting of religion and virtue, and suppressing of vice and immorality. In several poems on divine subjects. In pursuance of Her Majesty's most gracious directions
By: Undertaken by M. Smith, Gent. with the assistance of the Poet-Laureat, and others...
Publisher: Printed for the author.
Published: 1714
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 93
Subjects: English poetry; Collections; Periodicals; English Religious poetry
Notes: A poetry magazine, originally issued thrice-weekly, running to 21 nos. (2mar1712/13-20/24apr1713); it didn't sell as a periodical but did as a set when prelims. (2ℓ.) were added to the original issues. This is the [2d] ed. which bears on the t-p a partial list of the subscribers and a preface which explains something of the publishing history, two pieces in praise of Mr. Smith (by G. Talbot, T. Howard), & an 8p. list of the persons who bought the "remainder of the Monitors of the first edition..." This ed. is conjecturally dated as 1714 (NUCpre56 NM0704736) or 1715 (BMcat, BUCoP).

Conducted by M. Smith & N. Tate; sometimes confused and conflated with the 1714 Monitor pub. by J. Morphew.

Originally published in 21 nos., 2 Mar.-24 Apr. 1713.

Prefatory verse by G. Talbot & T. Howard: prelim. leaves 3-4.

Subscriber's list: prelim. leaves 5-8.