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T1  - The history of Queen Esther.A poem in four books. Wherein is Describ'd, I. The Grandeur of the Persian Empire, and the Succession of its Emperors, from Cyrus down to Xerxes: The Character of Vashti his Empress. His Entertainment of the Nobles, and the Manner of Sacrificing to their God the Sun. II. Queen Esther's Appearance at Court, and how she came to be settled in Persia. The wretched State of the Jews, during their Captivity in Syria. The good Offices of Mordecai to Esther: Her Beauty, and other Perfections, describ'd. III. Esther's Gratitude to Mordecai; His Character and Advancement. The approaching Danger of Him and the Jews, by the Rise of Haman. His Character, and how by a false Misrepresentation, he gains an Order for the Destruction of all the Jews in Persia. IV. The Distress of the Jews; Mordecai's Concern for them. Ester at his Request intercedes with the Emperor in their behalf. Haman conspires his Death; his Villany detected, and his Execution on the Gibbet which he erected for Mordecai. By John Henley, B. A. Of St. John's College, Cambridge.
DA  - MDCCXV [1715] 
CY  - London :
AU  - Henley, John,
ET  - The second edition.
PB  - printed for A. Bettesworth, in Pater-Noster-Row E. Curll, and J. Pemberton, in Fleetstreet,
PP  - London :
PY  - MDCCXV [1715] 
N1  - First published in 1714 as 'Esther Queen of Persia'.
N1  - Leaf A2 is a cancel (Foxon).
N1  - Price from imprint: Price 1 s. 6 d.
N1  - Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).
ID  - 552635
KW  - English poetry
TI  - The history of Queen Esther.A poem in four books. Wherein is Describ'd, I. The Grandeur of the Persian Empire, and the Succession of its Emperors, from Cyrus down to Xerxes: The Character of Vashti his Empress. His Entertainment of the Nobles, and the Manner of Sacrificing to their God the Sun. II. Queen Esther's Appearance at Court, and how she came to be settled in Persia. The wretched State of the Jews, during their Captivity in Syria. The good Offices of Mordecai to Esther: Her Beauty, and other Perfections, describ'd. III. Esther's Gratitude to Mordecai; His Character and Advancement. The approaching Danger of Him and the Jews, by the Rise of Haman. His Character, and how by a false Misrepresentation, he gains an Order for the Destruction of all the Jews in Persia. IV. The Distress of the Jews; Mordecai's Concern for them. Ester at his Request intercedes with the Emperor in their behalf. Haman conspires his Death; his Villany detected, and his Execution on the Gibbet which he erected for Mordecai. By John Henley, B. A. Of St. John's College, Cambridge.
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