The quintessence of English poetry: or, a collection of all the beautiful passages in our poems and plays: From the Celebrated Spencer. The Whole Instructive, Moral, and Humourous; and adapted to all Degrees of Mankind: Alphabetically digested under proper Heads, in Chronological Order of Time. Collected from many hundred volumes, by several eminent hands. To which is prefix'd, an alphabetical catalogue of authors, Poems, and Plays quoted in the Collection. Also an historical and critical review of all the essays of this kind hitherto published. In Three Volumes. Vol I.

All titles

• The quintessence of English poetry: or, a collection of all the beautiful passages in our poems and plays: From the Celebrated Spencer. The Whole Instructive, Moral, and Humourous; and adapted to all Degrees of Mankind: Alphabetically digested under proper Heads, in Chronological Order of Time. Collected from many hundred volumes, by several eminent hands. To which is prefix'd, an alphabetical catalogue of authors, Poems, and Plays quoted in the Collection. Also an historical and critical review of all the essays of this kind hitherto published. In Three Volumes. Vol I.
• British muse.

People / Organizations

• Olive Payne ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed for O. Payne at Horace's-Head in Pope's-Head-Alley, opposite the Royal-Exchange, MDCCXL. [1740]

Publication year

1740-1740

ESTC No.

T168447

Grub Street ID

206360

Description

3v. ; 12⁰

Note

Edited by Thomas Hayward.

First published in 1738 as 'The British muse'.

Titlepages in red and black.

The review is by W. Oldys.