The Works… containing his Poems…
The Works… containing his Poems, Plays, &c., with Memoirs of the Author's life by an Eminent Hand.
London: S. Briscoe, 1722.
Two volumes, octavo, frontispiece portrait; blue morocco gilt, by Smith.
First edition thus: expanded from an edition of 1702, it has been conjectured (probably unsubstantially) that this edition was prepared by Defoe. Dashing, profligate and witty, Sedley was a favourite of Charles II. He 'gained a deserved reputation … for a certain poetic gift' (Brittanica).
First edition thus: expanded from an edition of 1702, it has been conjectured (probably unsubstantially) that this edition was prepared by Defoe. Dashing, profligate and witty, Sedley was a favourite of Charles II. He 'gained a deserved reputation … for a certain poetic gift' (Brittanica).
Lowndes, p. 2235.
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