Poems on Affairs of State: from the time of Oliver Cromwell, to the Abdication of K. James the Second. Written by the greatest wits of the age. Viz. Duke of Buckingham, Earl of Rochester, Lord Bu-------st, Sir John Denham, Andrew Marvell, Esq; Mr. Milton, Mr Dryden, Mr. Sprat, Mr. Waller. Mr. Ayloffe, &c. With some miscellany poems by the same: most whereof never before printed. Now carefully examined with the originals, and published without any castration [bound with:] State-poems; continued from the time of O. Cromwell, to the year 1697.

[London: s.n.], Printed in the year 1697; … 1699.

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First editions. [8], 224, 245-267, [1] pp.; [8], 264 pp. 1 vols. 8vo. Modern calf, red leather spine label. Title-page of second part foxed, otherwise very good. ESTC R26563; R30534 (“It seems likely that Part 2 was also issued separately, but Wing does not record such an edition”).

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