Persius; Thomas Sheridan [trans.] — The Satyrs of Persius

Dublin, George Grierson, 1728. Leather. Persius' satire criticising his contemporaries, here translated by Irish divine, essayist, poet and translator, Thomas Sheridan for the first time. This edition of Persius' six Satires translated by Thomas Sheridan (1687-1738), an Anglican divine, essayist, playwright, poet, schoolmaster and translator. He is chiefly remembered for his friendship with Jonathan Swift. In full contemporary calf, with raised bands. Lacking endpapers. No half title, as issued.  Celebrated as a pinnacle of Roman satire, Persius is noted for his Stoic wisdom and an affirmative criticism for what he considered to be the stylistic abuses of his poetic contemporaries.  Text in English and Latin on facing pages. With a contemporary Latin ink inscription to the verso of the title page, "Pertinet hicce Liber ad Robertum Travers, Coll. I. Trinitatis".  In full contemporary calf, with raised bands. Lacking endpapers. No half title, as issued. Externally, loss and lifting to the calf to the rear board, and rubbing to the spine. Internally, firmly bound. Pages are age toned and lightly spotted to the margins. Contemporary ink inscriptions to the verso of the title page, verso of p. 101 and lower margin of p. 14. Good . Ill.: None. Good .