The pleasures of coition; or, the nightly sports of Venus: a poem. Being a translation of the Pervigilium veneris, of the celebrated Bonefonius. With some other pieces

The pleasures of coition; or the nightly sports of Venus: a poem. Being a translation of the Pervigilium veneris, of the celebrated Bonefonius. With some other love-pieces. The second edition. To which is prefix'd, some account of the life and writings of Bonefonius

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The pleasures of coition; or, the nightly sports of Venus: a poem. Being a translation of the Pervigilium veneris, of the celebrated Bonefonius. With some other pieces

The pleasures of coition; or the nightly sports of Venus: a poem. Being a translation of the Pervigilium veneris, of the celebrated Bonefonius. With some other love-pieces. The second edition. To which is prefix'd, some account of the life and writings of Bonefonius