Poems on affairs of state :

from the time of Oliver Cromwell, to the abdication of K. James the Second. Written by the greatest wits of the age. Viz. Duke of Buckingham, Earl of Rochester, Lord Bu-------st, Sir John Denham, Andrew Marvell, Esq; Mr. Milton, Mr. Dryden, Mr. Sprat, Mr. Waller. Mr. Ayloffe, &c. With some miscellany poems by the same: most whereof never before printed. Now carefully examined with the originals, and published without any castration.
Bibliographic Details
Contributors: Buckingham, George Villiers, Duke of, 1628-1687.
Format: Book
Language:English
Published / Created: [London : s.n.], Printed in the year 1697.
Subjects:
Notes:In verse.

The words "Duke of Buckingham, ... Marvell, Esq;" and "Mr. Milton, ... Mr. Ayloffe, &c." are each bracketed together on title page.

Place of publication from Wing.

Running title reads: Poems on state affairs.

Text continuous despite pagination.

Identified as Wing B5316 on UMI "Early English books, 1641-1700" microfilm reel 1326.

A reissue, with cancel title page and prefatory material, of "The muses farewel to popery & slavery (1690)" combined with the supplement of the same date--Case.

Numerous errors in paging.

Includes "State-Poems; continued from the time of O. Cromwel, to the present year 1697."

Physical description: [8], 224, 245-267, [1] p., plates ; 8vo.

Citations/References: Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), P2719A

Citations/References: Wing (2nd ed.), P2720

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