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First edition. Engraved frontispiece of "An Ass in the Greek Pallium Teaching", by James Green. 7, [1], 46 pp. 1 vols. 4to. A tree there is, such was Apollo s will; That grows uncultur d on the Muses hill, It s type in heav n the blest immortals know, There call d the Tree of Science, Birch below. A mock epic satire on the use of punishment by educators. As the author notes in his Advertisement, "my Design is plainly to recommend with Pleasantry and good Temper a more mild and amiable carriage to our Preceptors." The author evidently was one of Pope's assistants on the Odyssey. ESTC T2150 Disbound. Stabholes, remnants of original plain brown wrappers present. Frontispiece with some marginal paper flaws; some old dampstaining and soiling Engraved frontispiece of "An Ass in the Greek Pallium Teaching", by James Green. 7, [1], 46 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Seller Inventory # 232533
Bibliographic Details
Title: The Rod, a Poem. In Three Cantos
Publisher: Printed by W. Jackson, Oxford
Publication Date: 1754
Binding: Soft cover
Edition: First edition.
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