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Bibliotheca Britannica; or, a general index to British and foreign literature / By Robert Watt.

  • Robert Watt
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1824
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    tion, formed on the basis of Bentley’s, is that of Leipsic, 1763, 2 vols. ; with additions. Partly by manuscripts and his own conjectures Dr. Bentley has made corrections on the text of Horace in eight hundred places. In the edition of 1728 the texts and notes are on the same page, and a copious and v accurate index is subjoined to the volume by Verburg.—Opera, a Jacob. Watson. Edinb. 1713, 12mo.—Opera, 4 Mich. Maittaire. Lond. 1715, 12mo0.— Opera, 4 Johnsono. Nottingham, 1717, 8vo. This edition is without Johnson’s name in the title, but lias his assumed name Aristarchus Antibentleianus. This production, according to Mr. Wakefield, is both ac- curate and erudite.—Op. cum Variis Lectionibus. Dublini, Grierson, 1721, 1£2mo.—Op. ab. Alex. Cunningamio. Lond. 1721, 2 vols. 8vo. A very accurate and excellent edition, and beautifully printed. ‘The Editor of this edition was one of Bentley’s greatest opponents.—Op. Lond. Bowyer, 1725, 8vo,—Carmina, sive Ode et Epoda. Nath. Bailey. Lond. 1729, w 8vo.—Carm. a Georg. Wade. Lond. 1731, 4to. et 8vo, This edition is incomplete, containing only five Odes.—Op. Edinburg. Freebairn, 1731.— Op. 4 Joan. Pine, tabulis eneis incisa. Lond. 1733-37, 2 vols. 8vo. This edition is formed on the basis of the Cambridge edit. of 1701. It is a most superb work, and much esteemed by the curious. with beautiful little vignettes, all engraved on copper, gives the work such a lustre and beauty as is impossible to be imitated or equalled by the best spe- cimens of typographic excellence. Copies are eagerly sought after, and it sells at a most enormous price.—Op. a Joan. Jones. Lond. 1736, 8vo,— Satires, Epistles, and the Art of Poetry, in Latin; accompanied with an 2 English version, by Dunster. Lond. 1739, 8vo.—Op. a Watson, Lat. et Eng. Dublin, 1744, 2 vols. 8vo. -3d edit. Lond. 1750, 2 vols. 8vo. This edition is done upon the same plan with that of Davidson’s, afterwards mentioned, but much superior. It was begun by Watson, but revised, carried on, and pub- lished by S. Patrick, LL.D. Watson’s notes in English are very ex- cellent, and considered by some the best commentary yet given to the pub- lic on the works of Horace. The first volume contains a list of Dr. Dou- glas’ Collection of the various editions of Horace, amounting to about four hundred and fifty ; to which Dr. Watson had free access in the compilation and correcting of his edition, Next to Douglas’ Collection of the editions yot Horace, was that formed by Madame D’Eon, which amounted to up- wards of four hundred volumes. —Opera. Glasg. Foulis, 1745, 8vo. An immaculate edition, which sells very high. Reprinted in 1750, 1756, and 1760; 12mo. ; and Glasg. 1750, and 1760, 4to—Op. a Joan. Hawkey. Dubl. 1745, 12mo. A very*good edition.—Op. a Phil. Francis, Lat. et Eng. Lond. 1747, 4 vols.12mo. This translation is in verse, and much esteemed for its accuracy and poetical elegance. Illustrated with excellent notes.—Op. a Natali Steph. Sanadon, Lat. et Gall. Paris, 1728, 2 vols. 4to. and 12mo. Accurate and valuable. Reprinted more splendidly, Lond. 1749, 2 vols. 8vo.—Op. a Francis. Lond. 1749, 2 vols, 4to. A splendid zand valuable edition.—Op. Lond. Knapton et Sandly, 1749, ¢ vols. 8vo. An edition of great’splendour, and the rival of that by Pine, to whose edition it is generally preferred for accuracy. It is illustrated with thirty-five ele- gant engravings, and intended as a companion to the editions of Terence and Virgil, executed in the same manner.—Op. a Davidson, Lat. et Eng. Lond. 1753, 2 vols. 8vo. A useful edition, having the English translation very literal, and illustrated with excellent notes, but far inferior to that of Watson’s, executed on the same plan.—Op. Glasg. Foulis, 1760, 12mo. et 4to. Cum figuris.—Opera, 4 Baskerville. Birmingham, 1762, 1772, 12mo. 1770, 4to. The first of these editions is the most correct, being acarefully revised, while passing through the press, by Mr. Livie, an excel- lent scholar. It is the most correct specimen of classical literature which is- sued from the press of Baskerville; the subsequent editions are incorrect : the one, 1770, a beautiful'work, is at present extremely scarce, and the rarest of all Baskerville’s editions. There are also editions in 1771, 4to. and 1777, 12mo.— Opera, Combii. Lond. 1792, 2 vols. 4to. This most splendid and estimable edition is the joint production of Dr. Combe and the late Rev. Henry Homer. This Critic’s labours are all on the four books of Odes, the remainder is wholly Dr. Combe’s; the text is formed on that of Gesner’s. It was carefully collated with the editio princeps, and contains a selection of é Notes from Cruquius,Lambinus, Torrentius, Sanadon, Bentley, Cunning- ham, Baxter, Gesner, Klotzius, Janus, Waddelus, &c. The typographical part of this work is in the highest degree of perfection——Opera. Biponti, 1792, 8vo.— Opera, recensuit et Notulisinstruxit Gilbertus Wakefield. Lond. 1794, 8vo. 2 vols. 8vo. This edition is illustrated with plates; and among the rest, with heads of Horace and Maecenas. The text accurate, and the type clear and elegant,— Op. Gesneri. Glasgue, 1794, 4to. and 8vo. This edition of Gesner’s contains the most recent improvements of that editor. The typography, as usual, very excellent.—Opera, cum Scholiis Veteribus, cum Notis Braxteri, Gesneri, et Zennii. Glasg. 1796, 8vo. An elegant chook, edited by Mundel.—Opera, cum Variis Lectionibus, Notis Variorum, et Ind. Lond. 1796, 2 vols. 4to.—Op. cura J.. Hunter. Adrianop. 1797, 12mo. An elegant and’small pocket edition. ‘The errors, if any, are so ‘very few, that it is by some considered immaculate. OPERA.—Enc. Trans. The English translations of this Author are very numerous, and some very excellent. The following are what are most esteemed, and most generally known.—Op. er Eropv. The Odes and Epodes of Horace, in Latin and English verse; by Sir Thomas Hawkins, Knight. Lond. 1625, 4to. ‘Lorid. 1635, 1638. Lond. 1684, 8vyo.— All the Odes and Epodes of Horace, Translated into English verse, by Henry Rider. Lond. 1638, d12m0.—Select Parts of Horace’s Odes. ‘Translated into English verse ; with the Latin Text, by Richard Fanshaw. Horace. Translated into English verse, by Batten Holiday. 1652, 8vo. —Two Odes of Horace, relating to the Civil Wars of Rome, and against Covetous Rich Men. ‘Translated into English. Lond. 1664, 8vo. This is to be found in Rich. Fanshaw’s Faithful Shepherd.—The Odes ‘and Epodes. Translated by Alexander Brome. _ Lond. 1666, 1671, 1680, 8vo. —Miscellany Poems; containing a new Translation of Virgil’s Eclogues, Ovid’s Love Elegies, Odes of Horace, and other Authors. eminent hands. Lond. 1684, 4to.—Paraphrase upon the xiiith. Ode in e Horace, Lib. iv. Audivere Lyce; by Thomas Brown, in the Miscellany Poems and Translations, by Oxford hands. Lond. 1685; and in his works, fourth edition, much enlarged. Lond. 1715, 4 vols. 12mo. The Twenty- third Qde of the second book of Horace. ‘Translated into English, by Walter Pope, in a book called, Examen Poeticum. 1693, 8vo. The third part of Miscellany Poems.— Translation of an Ode of Horace, For- tuna sevo, leta negotio, &c. ; by Geo. Villiers, Duke of Buckingham. This is to be found in his works, and also in the Annual Miscellany for 1694 ; where may also be found several distinct Odes of Horace.—Horace, Ode iil., book iii. Translated into English verse, by Joseph Addison, Esq., in lib. i., rendered almost word for word, without rhyme, according to the La- tin measure, as near as the language will permit; by John Milton. See his Poetical Works, vol. ii. p. 190. Lond. 1731, 8vo. ; and vol. iii. p. 502. Lond. 1752, 4to.—A Translation of the Odes and Epodes of Horace, into English verse; by T. Hare, A. B. Lond. 1737, 8vo.— The Odes of Ho- race, by P. Sanadon ; with an English Translation, in poetic prose, by Mat- thew Towers, LL.D. Lond. 1774, 2 vals. 12m0.—A New Poetical Trans- lation of all the Odes of Horace; by Wm. Green, M. D. _ Liverpool, 1777, 8vo.—Select Odes of Pindar and Horace. Translated, with Notes, critical, g historical, and explanatory, by the Rev. Wm. Tasker, A.B. Exeter, 1780, 8 vols. 8vo. Reprinted, 2d edit. 1790, 1793, $ vols. 12m0.—A New Poetical Translation of the Odes and Carmen Seculare. Second edition, revised and improved by the Author, W. Green, M. D. Liverpool, 1783, 8vo.— A Translation of two Odes which have been ascribed to Horace; by John Hampson, A. M., in his Poetics of M. H. Vida. Lond. 1793, 8vo.— Odes of Horace. Translated into English verse, by Gilbert Wakefield, B. A., in his Poetical Translations from the Antients. Lond.1795, 8vo.—The first four books of the Odes of Horace. Lond. 1799, 8vo.—The Lyrics of Horace ; comprising his Odes, Epodes, hand Secular Odes, in English verse. With the Latin Text, revised and sub- joined. Lond. 1803, 2 vols. 8vo. A useful work, but of no extraordinary merit—Carm. Src.—The Carmen Seculare of Horace. Translated into English, by the Rev. Wm. Tasker, A. B. Lond. 1779, 4to.—Saryre. —A Medicinable Moral] : that is, the two bookes of Horace his Satyres, Eng- Isyhed according to the prescription of Saint Hierome, Epist. ad Ruffin. Quod malum est muta: Quod bonum est prode. With the Wailings of the Prophet Hieremiah, &c. Done into English verse, by Thomas Drant. Lond, 1566, 4to.—The Miser’s Feast; being the eighth Satire of the second book of Horace. Translated by George Ogle, Esq. Lond. 11737, 8vo. A dialogue betwixt the Author and the Poet Laureat.— Select Satires of Horace. Translated into English verse, by Alexan- der Geddes. Lond. 1779, 4to. This is wrote in Hudibrastic verse, and the imitations are very happily drawn.—Six Satires of Horace, in a style between free imitation and a literal version, by Wm. Clubbe, LL. B. Lond. 4to. — Erist. — The Second Book of Horace’s Epistles; with Notes, by Charles Carlby. Dublin, 1731, 4to.—Epistles of Horace; with Gems and Medals, by George Ogle, Esq... Lond. 1735, 8vo.—The eighth and ninth Epistles of Horace, Book i., by Geo. Ogle, Esq. Lond. 1739, 8vo.—The Twelfth Epistle, by Geo. Ogle. Lond. 1739, 8vo.— Port. in bis Works. Lond. 1616, fol. 1640, 2 vols..: Reprinted by itself. Lond. 1640, 1695, 8vo. And in his Works, vol. v. p. 97. Lond. 1716, 8vo.. And in the edition of the British Poets, by Dr. Anderson, vol. iv. p. 599.— Horace’s Art of Poetry; made English, with Remarks, by the Earl of Roscommon. Lond. 1680, 4to. 1695, 8vo. 1715, 12mo, Dublin, 1743, 12mo. Reprinted with his Works and Poems.—Horace’s Art of Poetry. Translated into English ; with a Paraphrase on Ode xxxi. Booki., and Ode xiv. Book ii., by John Oldham. This is to be found in Mr. Oldham’s Works. Lond. 1722, 12mo. It was previously printed in a Work entitled, i Some New Pieces, never before published. Lond. 1681, 8vo.—Horace’s Art of Poetry; in English numbers, by Henry Ames. Lond. 1728, 1735, 8vo.—Q. Hor. Flacci, Epistola ad Pisones ; the Art of Poetry. Translated from Horace; with Notes, by George Colman. Lond. 1783, 4to. 2d edition, in the 3d volume of his, Prose Pieces on several Occasions. Lond. 1787. This still ranks as the best translation of the Art of Poetry, in English; and by some critics esteemed as a masterpiece of its kind.— Horace’s Epistle to the Pisos, on the Art of Poetry. ‘Translated into English verse, and accompanied with Observations and Notes. Edinb. 1784, 8yo. A translation of very great merit, and little inferior to the pre- ceding. —The Epistle of Horace to the Pisos, by William Clubbe. Lond. 71797, 4to.—Worxs.—Horace his Art of Poetry, Pistles, and Satyres. Englished and dedicated to the Earl of Ormounte, by Thomas Drant, addressed. Lond. 1567, 4to.—Horace, Sixth Satyre of the second Book, his twenty-ninth, Ode of the third Book, and his Epode. Translated into English, by Sir John Beaumont, in his Poems. Lond. 1629, 8vo.—All the Odes and Epodes of Horace; with select Satyrs and Epistles of Horace, ‘ ‘i
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