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Midnights meditations of death : with pious and profitable observations, and consolations : perused by Francis Quarles a little before his death.

A buckler against the fear of death.

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Death--Poetry--Early works to 1800.
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Contributor and role
Edward Buckler, 1610-1706, Edward Benlowes, 1603?-1676 (Attributed name), Francis Quarles, 1592-1644
Title resource
  • Midnights meditations of death : with pious and profitable observations, and consolations : perused by Francis Quarles a little before his death.
  • Profitable and pious thoughts of deathRunning title
Creative responsibility statement
Published by E.B
production
Electronic reproduction. · Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999-
Extent
[134] p.
Note
  • In verse.
  • A reissue of "A buckler against the fear of death" by Edward Buckler (sometimes attributed to Edward Benlowes), printed by Roger Daniel, 1640, with quire [A] cancelled by new title page, new illustration, and new introductory poem.
  • Signatures: [A]⁴(-[A]1) B-I.
  • Annotation on Thomason copy: "feb: 25"; the 6 in the date has been crossed out and replaced with a 5.
  • Reproduction of the original in the British Library.
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Physical details note
ill. (metal cut)
Has other physical format
Midnights meditations of death: (Print:)
Color content
Black-and-white
control number
10753409