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The Complete Works in Verse and Prose of Samuel Daniel, Vol. 2 of 4: The Civile Wars Between the Two Houses of Lancaster and Yorke, 1595-1623
Excerpt from The Complete Works in Verse and Prose of Samuel Daniel, Vol. 2 of 4: The Civile Wars Between the Two Houses of Lancaster and Yorke, 1595-1623
On opposite leaf the title-pages of 159 5 and 1599 will be found - the latter being a special one in addition to the general title-page of The Poeticall Essayes.' On the verso of both is Mountjoy's shield. For the verse dedication of the Civile Wars to Mountjoy in 1599 4to, see Vol. I., p. 3. In the British Museum exemplar of the 1599 4to (11622 d. The 1595 title-page is preserved. It is usually cancelled, to disguise that the 1599 volume is really (so far as it goes) a simple reissue of 1595 Civile \vars.' On the Various Readings, suppressions and additions, see our Memorial Introduction II. - Critical, ' in our last volume. A. B. G.
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On opposite leaf the title-pages of 159 5 and 1599 will be found - the latter being a special one in addition to the general title-page of The Poeticall Essayes.' On the verso of both is Mountjoy's shield. For the verse dedication of the Civile Wars to Mountjoy in 1599 4to, see Vol. I., p. 3. In the British Museum exemplar of the 1599 4to (11622 d. The 1595 title-page is preserved. It is usually cancelled, to disguise that the 1599 volume is really (so far as it goes) a simple reissue of 1595 Civile \vars.' On the Various Readings, suppressions and additions, see our Memorial Introduction II. - Critical, ' in our last volume. A. B. G.
About the Publisher
Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com
This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work, preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases, an imperfection in the original, such as a blemish or missing page, may be replicated in our edition. We do, however, repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.
346 pages, Hardcover
Published April 19, 2018
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Samuel Daniel
146 books8 followersSamuel Daniel was born in 1562 near Taunton in Somerset to a music-master. In 1579, Daniel was admitted to Magdalen Hall (now known as Hertford College) at Oxford University, where he remained for about three years and afterwards devoted himself to the study of poetry and philosophy.
Late in life, Daniel retired to a farm called The Ridge, near Beckington, in Somerset, where he died on 14 October 1619.
Late in life, Daniel retired to a farm called The Ridge, near Beckington, in Somerset, where he died on 14 October 1619.
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