The new academy of complements
Subtitle: erected for ladies, gentlewomen, courtiers, gentlemen, scholars, soldiers, citizens, country-men, and all persons of what degree soever, of both sexes : stored with variety of courtly and civil complements, eloquent letters of love and friendship : with an exact collection of the newest and choicest songs alamode, both amorous and jovial
By: complied [sic] by L.B., Sir C.S., Sir W.D. and others the most refined wits of this age
Contributors: Sedley, Charles, Sir, 1639?-1701; D'Avenant, William, Sir, 1606-1668
Series: Early English books online
Publisher: Printed by J. D. for Awnsham and John Churchill at the Black Swan in Pater-Noster-Row
Published: 1694
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 318
Subjects: English poetry; English Songs; Texts; Letter writing; Early works to 1800; Compliments; Courtship; History; Social life and customs; Court and courtiers
Notes: Includes index.

L.B. is Lord Buckhurst (Charles Sackville, Earl of Dorset); Sir C.S. is Sir Charles Sedley; Sir W.D. is Sir William D'Avenant. Cf. Halkett & Laing, 2nd ed.

Advertisement: p. [15].

Imperfect: lacks pages 109-110, 113-114, 199-200, 205-206, 231-234, 239-240 and 261-262 ; pages torn with some loss of text.

Wing (2nd ed.) N531aA