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Lucretius, his six books of Epicurean philosophy : and Manilius his five books : containing a system of the ancient astronomy and astrology : together with the philosophy of the Stoicks / both translated into English verse with notes by Mr. Tho. Creech ; to which is added the several parts of Lucretius, English'd by Mr. Dryden.

Accession number
PML 3108
Creator
Lucretius Carus, Titus.
Published
London : Printed, and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster, 1700.
Credit line
Purchased with the Bentham collection, 1911.
Notes
Each part, except Dryden's translations, has special t.p.; that of Creech's translation of Lucretius ("The fifth edition") has imprint: London, Printed for T. Braddyll, and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster, 1700.
Commendatory poems by Tho. Otway, John Evelyn, Nahum Tate, Aphra Behn, Richard Duke and others.
Frontispiece: port. of Thomas Creech engraved by Robert White (1645-1703) after a painting by William Sunman (d. 1708).
Two plates, one facsim. title and one at the beginning of Dryden's translation engraved by Michael Burghers (1653?-1727).
Title within double line border.
Side notes.
Description
1 v. (various pagings) : ill. ; 19 cm.
Provenance
Autograph signature of John Gay on t.p.; George Bentham; Pierpont Morgan.
Classification
Department