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The Academy of complements [electronic resource] : wherein ladies, gentlewomen, schollers, and stran...

The Academy of complements [electronic resource] : wherein ladies, gentlewomen, schollers, and stran...

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The Academy of complements [electronic resource] : wherein ladies, gentlewomen, schollers, and strangers, may accommodate their courtly practice with gentile ceremonies, complemental amorous high expressions, and forms of speaking or writing of letters most in fashion / a work perused, exactly perfected, every where corrected and inlarged, and inriched by the author, with additions of many witty poems, and pleasant songs ; with an addition of a new school of love, and a present of excellent similitudes, comparisons, fancies, and devices.

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The Academy of complements [electronic resource] : wherein ladies, gentlewomen, schollers, and strangers, may accommodate their courtly practice with gentile ceremonies, complemental amorous high expressions, and forms of speaking or writing of letters most in fashion / a work perused, exactly perfected, every where corrected and inlarged, and inriched by the author, with additions of many witty poems, and pleasant songs ; with an addition of a new school of love, and a present of excellent similitudes, comparisons, fancies, and devices.

Publisher

London : Printed for Humphrey Mosely ..., 1650.

Date

1650.

Record Identifier

74VvXP0oEjGO

MMS ID

991010905799702626

Language

English

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Physical content

[14], 344 p, [1] leaf of plates : ill.

Publication information

Publisher

London : Printed for Humphrey Mosely ..., 1650.

Edition

The ninth edition, with two tables, the one expounding the most hard English words, the other resolving the most delightful fictions of the heathen poets.

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

1650.

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Access Conditions

Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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Full title

The Academy of complements [electronic resource] : wherein ladies, gentlewomen, schollers, and strangers, may accommodate their courtly practice with gentile ceremonies, complemental amorous high expressions, and forms of speaking or writing of letters most in fashion / a work perused, exactly perfected, every where corrected and inlarged, and inri...

Notes

General note

Sometimes attributed to John Gough.

Contains added illustrated t.p., signed: W. Marshall, sculpsit. 1648.

Includes index.

Imperfect: p. 57-80 and 211-214 lacking; best copy available for photographing.

Reproduction of original in the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign Campus). Library.

Citation / References Note

Wing G1401C.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/57.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1655:3)

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74VvXP0oEjGO

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/74VvXP0oEjGO

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MMS ID

991010905799702626