The translation of Homers Works into English verse being undertaken by John Ogilby translator of Virgil and paraphrasor on Æsop which work will be of greater charge then [sic] can be expected to be born by him; it being found by computation to amount to neer [sic] 5000 l. He herefore being desirous to spend his time and pains to bring that great and ancient poem into our English version; doth humbly propose to all honorable personages, encouragers of art and learning, an expedient for the publishing of the said work, as followeth.

Homer.

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Homer.; Homer. Odyssey. English. Prospectus. and Ogilby, John, 1600-1676., 2009, The translation of Homers Works into English verse being undertaken by John Ogilby translator of Virgil and paraphrasor on Æsop which work will be of greater charge then [sic] can be expected to be born by him; it being found by computation to amount to neer [sic] 5000 l. He herefore being desirous to spend his time and pains to bring that great and ancient poem into our English version; doth humbly propose to all honorable personages, encouragers of art and learning, an expedient for the publishing of the said work, as followeth., CLARIN DSpace, http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14106/A53243.

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dc.contributor.author	Homer.
dc.contributor.author	Homer. Odyssey. English. Prospectus.
dc.contributor.author	Ogilby, John, 1600-1676.
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dc.date.accessioned	2018-05-25
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dc.date.created	1660
dc.date.issued	2009-03
dc.description.abstract	Imprint from Wing. Title from opening words of text. Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library, Oxford.
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dc.subject.lcsh	Homer. -- Iliad -- Early works to 1800.
dc.subject.lcsh	Homer. -- Odyssey -- Early works to 1800.
dc.title	The translation of Homers Works into English verse being undertaken by John Ogilby translator of Virgil and paraphrasor on Æsop which work will be of greater charge then [sic] can be expected to be born by him it being found by computation to amount to neer [sic] 5000 l. He herefore being desirous to spend his time and pains to bring that great and ancient poem into our English version doth humbly propose to all honorable personages, encouragers of art and learning, an expedient for the publishing of the said work, as followeth.
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