An essay on poetry ; written by the Marquis of Normanby, and the same render'd into Latin by another hand. With several other poems, viz. An epistle to the Lord Chamberlain, on His Majesty's victory in Ireland; by the honourable Mr. Montague. An epistle to the honourable Mr. Montague, on His Majesty's voyage to Holland; by Mr. Stepny. An epistle to Monsieur Boileau; by Mr. Arwaker. A poem on the promotion of several eminent persons in church and state; by Mr. Tate. To which are added the following poems, never before in print, viz. An ode in memory of the late Queen; by a person of quality. A poem on the late horrid conspiracy; by Mr. Stepny.

Essay on poetry
On the late horrid conspiracy.
Epistle to Charles Montague Esq; on His Majesty's voyage to Holland.
Epistle to Monsieur Boileau.
Epistle to the right Honourable Charles Earl of Dorset and Middlesex, Lord Chamberlain.
Ode in memory of her late Majesty Queen Mary.
Poem occasion'd by the happy discovery of the horrid and barbarous conspiracy to assissinate his most Sacred Majesty.
Poem on the late promotion of several eminent persons in church and state.

London : Printed for F. Saunders, at the Blue Anchor in the Lower-Walk of the New-Exchange in the Strand, MDCXCVII. [1697]

[8], 31, [1]; [2], 10; [2], 10; 8; [4], 12; 4; 4 p. ; (fol.)

In verse.

Marquis of Normanby = John Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham.

Authorship of anonymous works in this collection from Wing.

Begins with the 1691 second edition of the Essay on poetry (Wing B5337); includes the Epistle to the right Honourable Charles Earl of Dorset and Middlesex, Lord Chamberlain by Charles Montagu, earl of Halifax (Wing H287); An epistle to Charles Montague Esq; on His Majesty's voyage to Holland by George Stepney (Wing S5467); An epistle to Monsieur Boileau by Edm. Arwaker, the younger (Wing A3907); A poem on the late promotion of several eminent persons in church and state by Nahum Tate (Wing T207);

Cont: A poem occasion'd by the happy discovery of the horrid and barbarous conspiracy to assassinate his most Sacred Majesty, which is anonymous (WingP2680). All of the above have separate dated title pages, except Wing P2680 which has a caption title, and separate register and all also issued separately. An ode in memory of her late Majesty Queen Mary by John Sheffield, Duke of Buckingham (Wing B5342); and On the late horrid conspiracy by George Stepney have caption titles and continuous register; they may not have been issued separately.

Was Wing B5342 ever issued separately?

Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), B5338
Wing, D.G. Short-title catalogue of books printed in England, Scotland, Ireland, Wales, and British America, and of English books printed in other countries, 1641-1700 (2nd ed.), B5342
English short title catalogue (ESTC), R213098

Buckingham, John Sheffield, Duke of, 1648-1720 or 1721. Essay on poetry. English.
Buckingham, John Sheffield, Duke of, 1648-1720 or 1721. Essay on poetry. Latin.

Great Britain -- England -- London.

B5338 (folio)

Imperfect: lacking 4 p.: "A poem occassion'd by the happy discovery..." (Wing P2680). "An ode in memory of her late Majesty Queen Mary..." and "On the late and horrid conspiracy...", signed B², bound after ¹A². Printed verse fragment (first line is "Hìc tamen, ut patriae meritos folvamus Honores,") tipped to front free endpaper. Manuscript spine-label: "281". Mottled calf binding with gold-tooled and marbled calf panels