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1. Add MS 78353

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EVELYN PAPERS. Vol. CLXXXVI. John Evelyn, An Essay on the First Book of T. Lucretius Carus, De rerum natura. Interpreted and Made English Verse. London: Gabriel Bedell and Thomas Collins, 1656. Printed, with autograph inscription, a note on the verso of the title-page concerning the many mispr...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1656
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1 item

2. Add MS 78354

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EVELYN PAPERS. Vol. CLXXXVII. Translation of Lucretius, De rerum natura, books III-VI (to line 694); 1656-1657. Autograph fair copy of a text which was never published, Evelyn claiming that the `ill successe' of the first volume `at the printers discouraged me from troubling the world with the ...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1656-1657
Extent:
1 item

3. Add MS 78355

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EVELYN PAPERS. Vol. CLXXXVIII. Translation of Lucretius, De rerum natura, book VI (from line 696); 11 Sept. 1657 (dated by Evelyn at the end, as the date of completion). Autograph draft, on disbound quarto gatherings, with stubs of several leaves (ff. 1-3) torn off at the beginning. Presumabl...
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Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
11 Sep 1657
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1 item

4. Add MS 78356

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EVELYN PAPERS. Vol. CLXXXIX. Commentary on Lucretius, De rerum natura, books III to VI, to accompany the above translation; 1656-1657. Autograph draft in a rough cursive hand, preceded by a draft preface(?) in a later hand, concerning his motives for undertaking the work. The main text is wri...
Collection Area:
Western Manuscripts
Languages:
English
Date Range:
1656-1657
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1 item

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