Excerpt from Epistles in Verse, Between Cynthio and Leonora, in Three Cantos: Descriptive of a Voyage to and From the East Indies, With Several Occasional Pieces Hail much-loy'd man! Forgive th' aspiring muse, That still, tho' feebly pinion'd, i'aims to soar, Whilst I recount my long and wearied course From Albion's cliffs to these inclement shores. And thou, Almighty Father! Whose command Remotest seas and prostrate nations own Whether ador'd invisible, all pure. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of ...
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Excerpt from Epistles in Verse, Between Cynthio and Leonora, in Three Cantos: Descriptive of a Voyage to and From the East Indies, With Several Occasional Pieces Hail much-loy'd man! Forgive th' aspiring muse, That still, tho' feebly pinion'd, i'aims to soar, Whilst I recount my long and wearied course From Albion's cliffs to these inclement shores. And thou, Almighty Father! Whose command Remotest seas and prostrate nations own Whether ador'd invisible, all pure. About the Publisher Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at ... 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.
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Printed for the Author by Preston and Heath
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1812
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John Thurston. Very Good. An uncommon, illustrated poem by George Marshall. The first edition of this work, with engravings from designs by John Thurston and one by Dodd. Illustrated, with a frontispiece, engraved dedication leaf and a further ten plates. Engravings are by Allen Robert Branston, White, Charlton Nesbit, Luke Clennell, Armstrong and Thomas Bewick after John Thurston and Dodd 'A View of the Cape of Goodhope' plate is from an engraving by Bewick after Thurston. Bewick was a British engraver and natural history author. One of his best known works was 'A History of Quadrupeds'. Bookplate of one John T Beer to the front pastedown. A fascinating and uncommon poem. In a quarter calf binding. Rebacked with the original boards preserved. Prior owner's bookplate to the front pastedown, John T Beer. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are slightly age toned to edges. Small worm holes to the first and last few pages to the margins. Scattered spots to the first and last few pages with just the odd spot throughout. Occasional creases to plates at edges. Very Good.
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