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The poetical works of Sir John Davies, consisting of his poem on the immortality of the soul

The hymns of Astrea; and Orchestra, a poem on dancing, in a dialogue between Penelope and one of her wooers. All published from a corrected copy, formerly in the possession of W. Thompson of Queen's coll., Oxon.

Also known as The poetical works of Sir John Davies, consisting of his poem on the immortality of the soul: The hymns of Astrea; and Orchestra, a poem on dancing, in a dialogue between Penelope and one of her wooers. All published from a corrected copy, formerly in the possession of W. Thompson of Queen's coll., Oxon

by John Davies

  • First published:
  • 18th century
  • Language: English
  • Content type: Primary source
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xxvii, x, 185 p. 16 1/2 cm Book-plate of E. A. Hitchcock, U.S. army

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Why this book is in the catalog

Included because retained bibliographic metadata links this work to Afterlife, reincarnation, and near-death experiences and Demonology, angelology, and possession.

  • Demonology, angelology, and possession

    Retained metadata contains “possession” in the subtitle, “possession” in the alternative title, and “possession” in the edition subtitle.

    • “possession”· in subtitle
    • “possession”· in alternative title
    • “possession”· in edition subtitle
  • Afterlife, reincarnation, and near-death experiences

    Controlled discovery queries from internet-archive and openlibrary-historical matched “Immortality”. Retained metadata contains “Immortality” in the title, “Immortality” in the alternative title, “Immortality” in the subject metadata, and 1 additional metadata match(es).

    • “Immortality”· via Internet Archive
    • “Immortality”· via Open Library
    • “Immortality”· in title
    • “Immortality”· in alternative title
    • “Immortality”· in subject
    • “Immortality”· in edition title

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Editions

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The hymns of Astrea; and Orchestra, a poem on dancing, in a dialogue between Penelope and one of her wooers. All published from a corrected copy, formerly in the possession of W. Thompson of Queen's coll., Oxon.

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1773London : T. Davies; T. DaviesEnglish—Public

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Cataloging notes

  • Contributing institution: University of California Libraries
  • Digitization sponsor: MSN
  • Discovery required Internet Archive search metadata to report a PDF format; the exact direct-file URL is added only after the item's file listing confirms an unrestricted PDF filename.
  • Open Library reports 2 editions; this snapshot catalogs one representative edition and preserves work-level ISBN, date, and publisher aggregates.
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openlibrary-work:OL4977234W
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