An essay on the different nature of accent and quantity [electronic resource] : with their use and application in the English, Latin, and Greek languages: containing Remarks on the Metre of the English; on the origin and Aeolism of the Roman; on the general History of the Greek, with an account of its Antient Tones, and a defence of their present accentual marks. To which is subjoined the Greek elegiac poem of M. Musurus addressed to Leo X. With a Latin version and notes. The second edition, corrected and much enlarged. Containing some additions from the papers of Dr. Taylor and Mr. Markland. With a reply to Dr. G's. second dissertation in answer to the essay. By John Foster, M. A. Late Fellow of King's College, Cambridge.
1763
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An essay on the different nature of accent and quantity [electronic resource] : with their use and application in the English, Latin, and Greek languages: containing Remarks on the Metre of the English; on the origin and Aeolism of the Roman; on the general History of the Greek, with an account of its Antient Tones, and a defence of their present accentual marks. To which is subjoined the Greek elegiac poem of M. Musurus addressed to Leo X. With a Latin version and notes. The second edition, corrected and much enlarged. Containing some additions from the papers of Dr. Taylor and Mr. Markland. With a reply to Dr. G's. second dissertation in answer to the essay. By John Foster, M. A. Late Fellow of King's College, Cambridge.
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Foster, John, 1731-1774.
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Eton : printed by J. Pote, MDCCLXIII. [1763]
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Great Britain -- England -- Eton.
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English
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xxxi,[1],448;49,3p. ; 8⁰.
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The reply, 'A review of some passages in the preceding essay', has separate titlepage, register and pagination.
Dr. G = Henry Gally.
With three final advertisement pages.
Reproduction of original from Harvard University Houghton Library.
Dr. G = Henry Gally.
With three final advertisement pages.
Reproduction of original from Harvard University Houghton Library.
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English Short Title Catalog, N9384.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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