Fletcher (Thomas). Poems on Several Occasions, and Translations: wherein the First and Second Books of Virgil's Aeneis are attempted, in English, 1st edition, printed for Charles Harper, 1692, initial imprimatur leaf, final advertisement leaf, contemporary mottled calf, gilt spine, gilt frame to covers, most of gilt rubbed away on spine, short crack to head of front joint, light wear to extremities, 8vo (Qty: 1) ESTC 15620; Grolier, Wither to Prior 379; Wing F1362. Fletcher's translation of Virgil has been noted for its Williamite overtones, with his rendering of Jove's prophecy of the triumph of Aeneas interpreted as a celebration of William's victory in the Battle of the Boyne.
Fletcher (Thomas). Poems on Several Occasions, and Translations: wherein the First and Second Books of Virgil's Aeneis are attempted, in English, 1st edition, printed for Charles Harper, 1692, initial imprimatur leaf, final advertisement leaf, contemporary mottled calf, gilt spine, gilt frame to covers, most of gilt rubbed away on spine, short crack to head of front joint, light wear to extremities, 8vo (Qty: 1) ESTC 15620; Grolier, Wither to Prior 379; Wing F1362. Fletcher's translation of Virgil has been noted for its Williamite overtones, with his rendering of Jove's prophecy of the triumph of Aeneas interpreted as a celebration of William's victory in the Battle of the Boyne.
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