1795 The Letters of Sir Thomas Fitzosborne on Several Subjects

Description: 1795 The Letters of Sir Thomas Fitzosborne on Several Subjects We are pleased to offer:"The Letters of Sir Thomas Fitzosborne, on Several Subjects."London: Printed for J. Walker, No. 16 Rosomans Street, MDCCXCV (1795)124 pages complete. Printed on laid paper. An extract from a volume of Harrison's British Classicks. With three engravings illustrating the text.Please see photos for condition and some content. From Wikisource:"MELMOTH, WILLIAM, the younger (1710–1799), author and commissioner of bankrupts, son of William Melmoth the elder [q. v.] by his second wife, Catherine Rolt, was born in 1710, most probably in London. He is reported to have studied at Emmanuel College, Cambridge (cf. Cole's manuscript Athenæ Cantabr.), and was certainly well educated and a good classical scholar. Bred to the law, he soon abandoned it in order to seek studious quiet in the country. He left London before 1739, and marrying about the same time, settled near Shrewsbury. There he wrote ‘Letters on Several Subjects,’ his first book, published in 1742, under the pseudonym of Sir Thomas Fitzosborne. His wife, the ‘Cleora’ of the ‘Letters,’ was Dorothy, daughter of William King (1685–1763) [q. v.], principal of St. Mary Hall, and she was the subject of his daintiest and most finished effort in verse, the ode written for the third anniversary of their wedding (Fitzosborne's Letters, 35). He afterwards contributed many fugitive anonymous essays and verse to the ‘World,’ but he chiefly occupied himself in his retirement in translating Pliny and Cicero. In 1746 appeared his ‘Letters of Pliny the Younger.’ The grace and accuracy of the work are remarkable, and partly explain Birch's extravagant praise; Warton placed it among works that are better than their originals. Even Mathias, in his ‘Pursuits of Literature’ (ed. 1798, p. 355 and note) has a pleasant word for it. A second edition was printed in 1747, a third in 1748. He had meanwhile collected material for a second volume of ‘Fitzosborne's Letters,’ which he published next year with a translation of the ‘De Oratoribus’ added to the closing letter. Bowyer brought out the two volumes of ‘Letters’ together in the same year, in the form that is now familiar. In 1753 he published his translation of Cicero's ‘Ad Familiares,’ with a careful study of Cicero's character in the running comment. His next work—a translation of the ‘De Senectute’—appeared in 1773."Extracts are single articles or works that have been removed from (most often) a published collection of gathered works. The extracts we offer are complete works and stand alone even though other items were published alongside them (and catchwords for you bibliophiles out there confirm that additional works may have followed).In this case, Harrison published a series of works titled British Classicks, each bound volume of which contained numerous separate works, each (as here) with a separate title page. So one volue of Harrison's British Classicks might have 10 separate works bound together, with a separate title page and index. An extract might be article number 3 of the 10 - complete on it's own, but without the other works included.Keywords: Q3 PurHFH book books disbound antiquarian antique International Buyers - Please Note: Import duties, taxes, and charges are not included in the item price or shipping cost. These charges are the buyer's responsibility. Please check with your country's customs office to determine what these additional costs will be prior to bidding or buying. We do not misrepresent content or value of items on customs forms. We are not responsible for any customs delays, custom fees and any other related custom issues that may occur. If you have any questions, please ask before bidding. SHIPPING:We package well so your items get there in the condition they were sent.We will happily ship other methods, if required, at additional cost. Items shipped to paypal verified addresses only. Delivery time frames can only be estimated and will depend on the service used and shipping origin and destination MA residents please add 6.25% MA tax. === Please note that ebay.com may collect other US state taxes. All payments in US dollars. Payment must be received within 5 days. All items are non-returnable unless not as described. All items come from a non-smoking, no-pets business. Powered by SixBit's eCommerce Solution

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