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The new Odyssey by the Spanish Homer: being the travels of the Christian hero, Ulysses Desiderius Pius, throughout the universe, to the palace of that sovereign princess styled the science of salvation. Contained in nineteen chapters, rhapsodies or visions, To be read a Chapter every Night, between Twelftn-Day and Candlemas-Day, as so many most diverting and instructive Christmas Nights Entertainments. The whole making a fine Spiritual Romance; or, rather a Sublime Allegorical Poem. Being the valuable work of the learned and pious Bishop of Osma (sirnamed, by the late Marquis of Fenelon, Archbishop of Cambray, the Divine) Don John de Palafox & Mendoza, Marquis of Hariza, in the Kingdom of Arragon. Translated into most languages of Europe, applauded universally through many Editions; and vastly recommended, as an inimitable Master-Piece of that fine Visionary and Allegorical Manner of Writing, by the late Archbishop of Cambray, in his Original Preface to his Excellent Books of Telemachus.
Palafox y Mendoza, Juan de, 1600-1659.Date: [1784?]- Books
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The new Odyssey, by the Spanish Homer: being the travels of the Christian hero, Ulysses Desiderius Pius, throughout the universe, to the palace of that sovereign princess, styled, the science of salvation. Contained in nineteen chapters, rhapsodies, or visions; To be Read, a Chapter every Night, between Twelfth-Day and Candlemas-Day, as so many most diverting and instructive Christmas-Nights Entertainments. The whole making a fine Spiritual Romance, or, rather, a Sublime Allegorical Poem. Being the valuable work of the learned and pious Bishop of Osma, (sirnamed, by the late Marquis of Fenelon, Archbishop of Cambray, the Divine) Don John de Palafox & Mendoza, Marquis of Hariza in the Kingdom of Arragon. Translated into most Languages of Europe, applauded universally through many Editions; and vastly Recommended, as an [inivitable] Master-Piece of that fine Visionary and Allegorical Manner of Writing, by the late Archbishop of Cambray, in his Original Preface to his Excellent Books of Telemachus. Now first translated into English.
Palafox y Mendoza, Juan de, 1600-1659.Date: M,DCC,XLV. [1745]- Books
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Memorial and observations concerning the town of Edinburgh's duty on ale, and the appropriation and management thereof, till candlemas 1753; (as intended to have been laid before a meeting of the Parliamentary overseers in anno 1754): with continuation of the history of th management of said duty from candlemas 1753 to July 1760; Concluding in some Degree to one of the Points now in Debate between the Magistrates and the Heretors and Inhabitants, touching the Supply of the City with Water: and a preface: by Andrew Chalmer writer, and one of the overseers.
Edinburgh (Scotland). Town council.Date: Printed in the Year MDCCLX. [1760]- Pictures
The high priest of the Temple, holds the circumcised Christ in his arms; Mary brings a sacrifice after her purification. Etching.
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The presentation of Jesus at the Temple and the completion of the purification of Mary. Watercolour painting.
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