A perfite looking glasse for all estates
By: most excellently and eloquently set forth by the famous and learned oratour Isocrates, as contained in three orations of morall instructions, written by the authour himselfe at the first in the Greeke tongue ; of late yeeres translated into Lataine by that learned clearke Hieronimus Wolftus ; and nowe Englished to the behalfe of the reader, with both sundrie examples and pithy sentences both of princes and philosophers ...
Contributors: Forrest, Thomas, 16th cent.; Purfoot, Thomas, d. 1615, printer.; English Printing Collection (Library of Congress)
Publisher: By Thomas Purfoote ...
Published: 1580
Place of publication: Imprinted at London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 46
Subjects: Isocrates -- Translations into English.; Speeches, addresses, etc., Greek -- Translations into English.; Political science -- Early works to 1800.; Conduct of life -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Translations into English.; Early works to 1800.
Notes: Translations of: "To Demonicus", "To Nicocles", and "Nicocles."
STC (2nd ed.) 14275
"Epistle dedicatorie" signed by the translator, Thomas Forrest.
Signatures: A-C⁴, ²A-L⁴ M².
LC copy bound by Riviere & Son in full brown morocco, inlaid and gilt-tooled.