The art of English poetry
Subtitle: containing I. Rules for making verses.  II. A collection of the most natural, agreeable, and sublime thouhgts [sic], viz. allusions, similes, descriptions and characters, of persons and things; that are to be found in the best English poets. : III. A dictionary of rhymes
By: by Edw. Bysshe. gent.
Edition: The third edition, with large improvements.
Series: Blake -- no. 806
Publisher: Printed for Sam. Buckley, at the Dolphin in Little Britain
Published: 1708
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 482
Subjects: English language -- Versification -- Early works to 1800.; Quotations, English -- Early works to 1800. .; Poetics -- Early works to 1800.
Genres: Early works to 1800.; Early works to 1800. .
Other titles: A collection of the most natural and sublime thoughts.; A dictionary of rhymes.
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Pages 232 and 433 misnumbered 233 and 333.

"A collection of the most natural and sublime thoughts" has a separate title page dated 1707; separate pagination, register continuous. "A dictionary of rhymes" has separate half-title; separate pagination, register continuous.

William Blake owned an untraced one-volume edition of this work. Cf. Bentley.

Cf. Bentley, G.E., Blake books, p. 681

Case, A.E. Poetical miscellanies, 225(c)

ESTC (RLIN) T137144

cGift to Victoria University Library. Bentley, G.E., Jr. 2005/10/01.

Victoria University Library copy in sound contemporary calf binding; first and last fly-leaves are covered recto and verso with "A table of the subjects contained in the collection of the most natural & sublime thoughts, &c." apparently copied "from Mr Da Freebairn Edr 24. Dec. 1708." An inserted note in an early 18th century hand talks about an English grammar book. Also includes some marginal notes in ms. Has armorial booplate with name obscured by label: Ex libris Rev. Harry Escott.