Paradise lost : A poem, in twelve books. The author John Milton. With the life of Milton. By Thomas Newton, D.D. [Eight lines from Thomson].
| Author/creator | Milton, John |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : Printed by Robert Bell, in Third-Street, MDCCLXXVII. [1777] |
| Description | 2 volumes : portrait ; 8⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| Subjects |
| Other author/creator | Newton, Thomas, 1704-1782, author. |
| Other author/creator | Newton, Thomas, 1704-1782. |
| Other author/creator | Norman, John, 1748?-1817, engraver. |
| Other author/creator | Bell, Robert, 1732?-1784 printer. |
| Other author/creator | Milton, John, 1608-1674. Paradise regained. |
| General note | The first American edition of Milton's poems. |
| General note | Half-title, v. 1: Paradise lost. A poem, in twelve books; v. 2: Paradise regain'd, Samson Agonistes, with The mask of Comus: and poems on several occasions. |
| General note | Title of v. 2 varies: Paradise regain'd. A poem, in four books. To which are added, Samson Agonistes: and poems on several occasions. The author John Milton. With the life of the author. By Thomas Newton. D.D. |
| General note | Book XII of Paradise lost appears in v. 2. |
| General note | Vol. 1: 328 p., [1] leaf of plates; v, 2: [11], 332-640 p. |
| General note | Frontispiece portrait of Milton engraved by John Norman. |
| General note | Bookseller's advertisement, v. 1, verso of half-title. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Library of Congress. |
| References | Evans, 15443 |
| References | Hildeburn, C.R. Pennsylvania, 3582 |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, W31084. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| Genre/form | Poems 1777. |
| Genre/form | Booksellers' advertisements Pennsylvania Philadelphia. |
| Other title | Paradise regain'd. |
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