The mysterie of rhetorique unveil'd, wherein above 130 the tropes and figures are severally derived from the Greek into English; together with lively definitions and variety of Latin, English, scriptural, examples, pertinent to each of them apart. Conducing very much to the right understanding of the sense of the letter of the scripture, (the want whereof occasions many dangerous errors this day) Eminently delightful and 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 mysterie of rhetorique unveil'd, wherein above 130 the tropes and figures are severally derived from the Greek into English; together with lively definitions and variety of Latin, English, scriptural, examples, pertinent to each of them apart. Conducing very much to the right understanding of the sense of the letter of the scripture, (the want whereof occasions many dangerous errors this day) Eminently delightful and 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
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London : printed by E. Cotes for George Eversden at the Mayden-head in St. Pauls-Church-yard, 1665.
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Sergeant, John, 1622-1707, attributed name.
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- 1665
- ESTC No.
- R6865
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- 127163
- Description
- [32], 96, 107-248, [8] p. ; 8°.
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- Sometimes attributed to John Sergeant
Imprimatur on leaf A1v: Imprimatur, Joh. Hall, R.P.D. Episc. Lond. à Sac Domest. 25th August. 1664
Includes index
With examples of proper English and Latin punctuation on [6] p. at end
With final advertisement leaf
Identified as Wing S2581 on UMI microfilm set "Early English books, 1641-1700", reel 876.