New poems.: I. The young lover's guide: or, The unsuccessful amours of Philabius, a country lover; set forth in several kind epistles, writ by him to his beautious-unkind mistress. Teaching young lovers how to comport themselves with resignation in their love-disasters. II. The answer of Helena to Paris, newly translated by a country shepherdess. III. The sixth Æneid and fourth eclogue of Virgil, newly translated. / By J.B. Gent.
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- New poems.: I. The young lover's guide: or, The unsuccessful amours of Philabius, a country lover; set forth in several kind epistles, writ by him to his beautious-unkind mistress. Teaching young lovers how to comport themselves with resignation in their love-disasters. II. The answer of Helena to Paris, newly translated by a country shepherdess. III. The sixth Æneid and fourth eclogue of Virgil, newly translated. / By J.B. Gent.
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- 1699.
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"New poems.: I. The young lover's guide: or, The unsuccessful amours of Philabius, a country lover; set forth in several kind epistles, writ by him to his beautious-unkind mistress. Teaching young lovers how to comport themselves with resignation in their love-disasters. II. The answer of Helena to Paris, newly translated by a country shepherdess. III. The sixth Æneid and fourth eclogue of Virgil, newly translated. / By J.B. Gent." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A76130.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 19, 2024.
Contents
- frontispiece
- title page
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The PREFACE: Writ by
Philabius toVenus, his Planetary Ascendant. - The Reader is desir'd to Correct the following Mistakes of the Press.
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New Poems.
- The First Address.
- The Second Address.
- The Third Address.
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An Address to a famous Poetess, going by the Name of
Philomela, whereinPhilabius (having receiv'd no Answer to his three foregoing Epi∣stles) begs her Aid for moving his Mistress's Favour. -
Philomela having not vouchsaft her Aid,Philabius writ his Farewel to his beautious Mistress, as follows. -
A gentle Reviver, writ by
Philabius to his beautious Mistress. -
Another Epistle writ by
Philabius to his beautious Mistress. -
The last intended Farewel writ by
Phi∣labius to his beautious Mistress, on his hearing she was married to his Rival. -
A second Reviver writ by
Philabius to his beautious Mistress, upon his being inform'd that the Report of her being married was false. -
The last Address writ by
Philabius to his beautious Mistress. -
A Copy of Verses, writ by a Platonick to his
Valentine.
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- part
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Books sold at the corner ofPopes-head Alley nextCornhill. -
Books sold at the
Black Swan andBible, withoutTemple-Bar. -
Books sold at the Ship in St.
Paul 's Church-yard.