Ovid's art of love. In three books. Translated by Mr. Dryden, Mr. Congreve, &c. Together with the remedy of love. To which are added, the court of love. A tale from Chaucer. And the history of love. Adorn'd with cuts
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- Ovid's art of love. In three books. Translated by Mr. Dryden, Mr. Congreve, &c. Together with the remedy of love. To which are added, the court of love. A tale from Chaucer. And the history of love. Adorn'd with cuts
- Ars amatoria. English
- Remedia amoris. English.
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- Imprint
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London : printed for J. Tonson, and sold by W. Taylor at the Ship in Pater-Noster-Row, 1712.
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Ovid, 43 B.C.-17 A.D. or 18 A.D.
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- 1712
- ESTC No.
- T99253
- Grub Street ID
- 318404
- Description
- [8],174,179-482p.,plates ; 8°.
- Note
- The translators are identified in the text as John Dryden, Nahum Tate and William Congreve
Advertisement at bottom of title page: Lately Printed the English Edition of Ovid's Epistles, with a new Translation of three Epistles, and several new Cuts
With a half-title
'The history of love' is by Charles Hopkins
'The court of love' is a metrical paraphrase by Arthur Maynwaring
A reissue of the edition of 1709 with a new titlepage
Text and register are continuous.