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EARLY ENGLISH WIT, POETRY & SATIRE. Imagine holding history in your hands. Now you can. Digitally preserved and previously accessible only through libraries as Early English Books Online, this rare material is now available in single print editions. Thousands of books written between 1475 and 1700 can be delivered to your doorstep in individual volumes of high quality historical reproductions. The power of literary device was never more in its prime than during this period of history, where a wide array of political and religious satire mocked the status quo and poetry called humankind to transcend the rigors of daily life through love, God or principle. This series comments on historical patterns of the human condition that are still visible today. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++"A strappado for the Diuell Epigrams and satyres alluding to the time, with diuers measures of no lesse delight. By Misosukos, to his friend Philokrates."Brathwaite, Richard, 1588?-1673.Misosukos = Richard Brathwait, who is named on the leaf following the title page.In verse."Misosukos" and "Philokrates" are in Greek characters.Printer's name from STC.The first leaf is blank."Loues labyrinth: or the true-louers knot" has separate pagination, and dated title page naming Richard Brathwait as author; register is continuous.A note at the foot of leaf Z4 (signed "[par.]") directs it and Z5 to be bound after part 1; the pagination above reflects this arrangement.[16], 234, [8], 104, [6] p.At London: Printed by I. B[eale] for Richard Redmer and are to be sold at the west dore of Pauls at the Starre, 1615.STC (2nd ed.) / 3588EnglishReproduction of the original in the Folger Shakespeare Library++++This book represents an authentic reproduction of the text as printed by the original publisher. While we have attempted to accurately maintain the integrity of the original work, there are sometimes problems with the original work or the micro-film from which the books were digitized. This can result in errors in reproduction. Possible imperfections include missing and blurred pages, poor pictures, markings and other reproduction issues beyond our control. Because this work is culturally important, we have made it available as part of our commitment to protecting, preserving and promoting the world's literature.
