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The translation of Homers Works into English verse being undertaken by John Ogilby translator of Virgil and paraphrasor on Æsop which work will be of greater charge then [sic] can be expected to be born by him; it being found by computation to amount to neer [sic] 5000 l. He herefore being desirous to spend his time and pains to bring that great and ancient poem into our English version; doth humbly propose to all honorable personages, encouragers of art and learning, an expedient for the publishing of the said work, as followeth.
The translation of Homers Works into English verse being undertaken by John Ogilby translator of Virgil and paraphrasor on Æsop which work will be of greater charge then [sic] can be expected to be born by him; it being found by computation to amount to neer [sic] 5000 l. He herefore being desirous to spend his time and pains to bring that great and ancient poem into our English version; doth humbly propose to all honorable personages, encouragers of art and learning, an expedient for the publishing of the said work, as followeth.Alternate title: Iliad. Prospectus.; Iliad; Odyssey; Odyssey. English. Prospectus.; Odyssey. English.
Bibliographic name/number: Wing (2nd ed.) / O183.
Homer. EEBO Bodleian Library records - unstructured. 1 sheet ([1] p.). London: s.n, 1660.
Bibliographic name/number: Wing (2nd ed.) / O183.
Homer. EEBO Bodleian Library records - unstructured. 1 sheet ([1] p.). London: s.n, 1660.
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