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Thomas Moore's poems with Joseph Dennie's critiques

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Author: Dennie, Joseph, contributor
Title: Epistles, Odes and Other Poems. By Thomas Moore, Esq. Second Edition, In which is Prefixed, by the American Editor, A Notice, Critical and Biographical
Place Published: Philadelphia
Publisher:John Watts
Date Published: 1806
Description:

Two plates. 4to, contemporary quarter calf, marbled boards, gilt rules and lettering. First edition with Dennie's editorial and critical contributions.

An American edition of Moore's poems, notable for its 74-page essay on the poet in which Dennie (then editor of the Port Folio magazine) attacks his subject, his "abuse of vocabulary," etc., and states: "It is on subjects of love . . . that Moore is commonly found to bring into one focus all that is reprehensible in his writing; a taste the most uncultivated, whether in sentiment or language. It is here he assembled words tawdry or misapplied, thought notable only for vapidity, and a phraseology for which candor itself can find no name more gentle than that of puerile." Dennie does conclude with some respectful words for Moore's misused talent. BAL 4639; American Bibliography 10899.Lots sold without reserve are sold "as is" and are not returnable under any circumstances. The minimum shipping and handling per invoice is $25 for shipments to the US and $40 for shipments sent outside the US Please consider this when determining your bid amounts
Condition Report: Binding worn; very good.

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Heading:
Author: Dennie, Joseph, contributor
Title: Epistles, Odes and Other Poems. By Thomas Moore, Esq. Second Edition, In which is Prefixed, by the American Editor, A Notice, Critical and Biographical
Place Published: Philadelphia
Publisher:John Watts
Date Published: 1806
Description:

Two plates. 4to, contemporary quarter calf, marbled boards, gilt rules and lettering. First edition with Dennie's editorial and critical contributions.

An American edition of Moore's poems, notable for its 74-page essay on the poet in which Dennie (then editor of the Port Folio magazine) attacks his subject, his "abuse of vocabulary," etc., and states: "It is on subjects of love . . . that Moore is commonly found to bring into one focus all that is reprehensible in his writing; a taste the most uncultivated, whether in sentiment or language. It is here he assembled words tawdry or misapplied, thought notable only for vapidity, and a phraseology for which candor itself can find no name more gentle than that of puerile." Dennie does conclude with some respectful words for Moore's misused talent. BAL 4639; American Bibliography 10899.Lots sold without reserve are sold "as is" and are not returnable under any circumstances. The minimum shipping and handling per invoice is $25 for shipments to the US and $40 for shipments sent outside the US Please consider this when determining your bid amounts
Condition Report: Binding worn; very good.

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