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Synopsis

By mr. george herbert, late oratour of the university of cambridge. together with his life. with several additions. [bound with]: the synagogue: or the shadow of the temple. sacred poems and private ejaculations in imitation of mr. george herbert [by christopher harvey]. the sixth edition, corrected and enlarged. london: printed for robert stephens, at the kings-arms in chancery-lane, 1673. [bound with:] the life of mr. george herbert [by] isaac walton.

Item Description

12mo. 5.75 x 3.5 inches. The Temple, [xx] + 192 pp. + [33] pp., A Table [index]; The Synagogue, 71 pp.; The Life, 59 + [1] pp. Register, [20], A-I12, K-K6; A-C12; A-B12,C-C6. Separate half title for The Synagogue. Both title pages printed within double borders. Bound in contemporary leather, spine rebacked. Sensitive gutter repair to portrait frontispiece, but otherwise a very good clean interior. Early signature on first free endpaper. Illustrated by portrait frontispiece and by two text engravings, The Church Porch and The Church. Decorated by head and tailpiece vignettes and by initials. The poem, Easter-Wings (The Temple, p.34-35) is printed sideways on facing pages. The Temple and other poems by George Herbert (1593-1633), Church of England priest, poet and musician, first published 1633. It is accompanied by The Synagogue; Or, The Shadow of the Temple: Sacred Poems and Private Ejaculations in Imitation of Mr. George Herbert, a further collection of English devotional poems, by Christopher Harvey (1593-1633), first added to editions of The Temple in 1640. The Life of George Herbert by Izaak Walton (1593-1683), first added in 1670, is included at the end of the volume. (ESTC R18431. Wing 1521).