The Rolliad : in two parts ; Probationary odes for the laureatship ; and Political eclogues and miscellanies: with criticisms and illustrations.
Print Book, English, 1812
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Printed for James Ridgway ..., London, 1812
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xxxii, 535, [1] pages, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates : illustrations ; 22 cm (8vo)
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Dedication to Sir Lloyd Kenyon
Short account of the family of the Rollos, now Rolles, faithfully extracted from the records of the Herald's office
Extract from the dedication of the Rolliad, and epic poem
Criticisms on the Rolliad
Political eclogues
Probationary odes for the laureatship: with a preliminary discourse, by Sir John Hawkins [pseud.]
Political miscellanies
A collection of satires on William Pitt and his followers, in the form of mock reviews of a mock epic named for John Rolle and odes purporting to be the competitive entries of Thomas Warton's rivals for the laureateship, by Richard Tickell, Richard Fitzpatrick, Joseph Richardson, George Ellis, French Laurence, and others.--Cf. Cambridge hist. of Eng. lit., v. 11
Originally appeared in the Morning herald and Daily advertiser for 1784 and following years; Criticisms on the Rolliad, Probationary odes for the laureatship, and Political miscellanies also published separately
Printer's imprint on p. 535: Printed by S. Gosnell ... London
Engraved t.p. vignette
Pages [vi], [x], [228], [230], [378] and the last page are blank