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DIONYSIUS LONGINUS ON THE SUBLIME: In Greek, Together with the English Translation. By William Smith, Dean of Chester.

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DIONYSIUS LONGINUS ON THE SUBLIME: In Greek, Together with the English Translation. By William Smith, Dean of Chester.

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Published by the Principals of Baltimore College (Edward Mitchett, Printer) Baltimore: ., 1810 pp. xix, (5), 103 [all in a fin small Greek typeface], 159. May lack a leaf of Preface, but this may be common to all examples of this version. 12mo. 180 mm. Original full leather binding. Spine mostly gone; and front board detached. The Very Revd. Dr William Smith (1711-1787) was Dean of Chester and a famed British Greek and Latin scholar. LongiusThe Very Revd. Dr William Smith (1711-1787) was Dean of Chester and a Greek and Latin scholar. This essay on the sublime is one of his most interesting works. The Greek type used here is most unusual for an early American printing. **PRICE JUST REDUCED! AMER IMP 1 / YHS. Hardcover. Good.

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DIONYSIUS LONGINUS ON THE SUBLIME: In Greek, Together with the English Translation. By William Smith, Dean of Chester.
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Longinus
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Published by the Principals of Baltimore College (Edward Mitchett, Printer) Baltimore: .
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1810
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