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Title: The epigrams of P. Virgilius Maro, and others. With the praises of him and his workes. Also his epitaphs composed by diuers illustrious persons. And lastly, the arguments of his workes. Englished by I.P. louer of learning.
Print source: The epigrams of P. Virgilius Maro, and others. With the praises of him and his workes. Also his epitaphs composed by diuers illustrious persons. And lastly, the arguments of his workes. Englished by I.P. louer of learning.
Penkethman, John,, Virgil,
London: Printed by G[eorge] P[urslowe], 1624.
Alternate titles: Epigrams of Virgil, and others.
Notes:
Ostensibly a translation of the Appendix Vergiliana with additions, but in fact no connection with the Appendix can be discerned. Only parts of the Appendix are attributed to Virgil.
Translator's dedication signed: Iohn Penkethman.
In verse.
Printer's name from STC.
Signatures: A-B (B5 + chi1) C-D.
Running title reads: The epigrams of Virgil, and others.
Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.
Lacking inserted leaf after B5.
Subject terms:
Virgil -- Poetry -- Early works to 1800.
URL: https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A14502.0001.001
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TO THE MOST Flourishing and hopefull BRANCH of a most ancient and generous Stocke, NA∣THANIEL GVRLIN, of the honourable Society of Lincolnes Inne Esquire.
Vpon my worthy Patrons Name, NATHANIEL.
The Translator to the ver∣tuous-minded English Scholler, and the indifferent READER.
The Contents of this TRANSLATION.
THE EPIGRAMS of VIRGIL, and others.
The praise of the Garden.
2. Of Wine and Women.
3. Of Enuie.
4 Of the Syrens charmes.
5 Of the birth day of Asmenus.
6 Of Orpheus.
7 Of Gaming.
8 Of the Letter y.
9 Of the 12. Labours of Hercules.
12 A good Man.
13 Of the ages of diuers liuing
14 Of the Muses inuentions.
Of the same in prose.
15 Of our Image in the water.
16 Of a Riuer Frozen.
17 Of Iris or the Rainbow.
18 Of the rising of the Sun.
19 Of the twelue celestiall Signes.
20 The 4. seasons of the yeere.
21 In honour of Augustus.
22 Vpon the same Augustus.
23 Ʋpon Balista.
24 Vpon a beauteous Boy.
25 Vpon the Crow on Tarpeius.
26 Of Letters.
27 Vpon the death of three.
28 Of Fortune.
29 Of loue to Theotimus.
30 Of Roscius his beautie.
31 To Phileros of loues power.
32 To Pamphila of an amorous extasie.
33 To Shepheards of Loues fire.
34 Vpon a Thracian Boy.
35 The Tombe of Lucrece.
36 Vpon Narcissus.
37 Vpon three Shepheards.
38 Of three Amazons fight.
39 Of an Hermaphrodite.
40 Of Acis.
41 The Tombe of Hector.
42 The Tombe of Achilles.
The praises of Virgil, and his workes.
1 Virgil of himselfe.
2 Of Virgil.
3 Of Virgils Aeneids.
4 The Edict of Octauius Caesar for the preseruation of the Aeneid.
Other Copies are thus.
5 Of Virgils Aeneid preserued.
6 In praise of the Aeneid.
7 Of Virgils want on writing.
8 Of Virgil.
9 Vpon Virgil and his workes.
Epitaphs vpon Virgil.
1 Palladius.
2 Asclepiades.
3 Eusebius.
4 Pompelianus.
5 Maximianus.
6 Vitalis.
7 Basilius.
8 Asmodianus.
9 Vouianus.
10 Eugenius.
11 Iulianus.
12 Hilasius.
The same Authour vpon Virgils picture.
Another by the same Authour.
Virgil, or another in his name.
Vpon his Daphnis.
poem
epigram
The Arguments of Virgils workes. viz.
1. Monostichs of all his workes.
2 Tetrastichs of his 4. Bookes of Georgickes.
3. Monostichs of his 12. Bookes of Aeneids.
4. Pentestichs of the same.
Of the Supply or addition to the twelue Bookes of the Aeneids.
5 Decastichs of the 12. Books of the Aeneids, by Ouid.