The mystery of rhetorick unveil'd. Wherein above 130 of the tropes and figures are severally derived from the Greek into English; together with lively definitions, and variety of Latin, English, Scriptual, examples pertinent to each of them apart. Eminently delightful an profitable for young scholars, and others of all sorts, enabling them to discern and imitate the elegancy in any author they read, &c. By John Smith, gent
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- The mystery of rhetorick unveil'd. Wherein above 130 of the tropes and figures are severally derived from the Greek into English; together with lively definitions, and variety of Latin, English, Scriptual, examples pertinent to each of them apart. Eminently delightful an profitable for young scholars, and others of all sorts, enabling them to discern and imitate the elegancy in any author they read, &c. By John Smith, gent
- Mysterie of rhetorique unvail'd; Companion for the ingenious; Mysterie of rhetorick unveiled; Mystery of rhetorick unveiled
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London : Printed for Robert Clavell, at the Peacock in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1683.
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Sergeant, John, 1622-1707.
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- 1683
- ESTC No.
- R218704
- Grub Street ID
- 93340
- Description
- [32], 96, 107-244, [6] p. ; 8°.
- Note
- "Wrongly attributed to John Sergeant by Wing and others" -- NUC pre-1956 imprints
Includes index
Text and register continuous despite pagingation
Half-title page reads: A companion for the ingenious
Caption title on p. 1: The mysterie of rhetorick unveiled
Running title: The mystery of rhetorick unveiled
First published in 1656 with title "The mysterie of rhetorique unvail'd"
A reissue of the sheets of Wing (2nd ed.) S4166D with a different imprint.