New poems.: I. The young lover's guide: or, The unsuccessful amours of Philabius, a country lover; set forth in several kind epistles, writ by him to his beautious-unkind mistress. Teaching young lovers how to comport themselves with resignation in their love-disasters. II. The answer of Helena to Paris, newly translated by a country shepherdess. III. The sixth Æneid and fourth eclogue of Virgil, newly translated. / By J.B. Gent.

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New poems.: I. The young lover's guide: or, The unsuccessful amours of Philabius, a country lover; set forth in several kind epistles, writ by him to his beautious-unkind mistress. Teaching young lovers how to comport themselves with resignation in their love-disasters. II. The answer of Helena to Paris, newly translated by a country shepherdess. III. The sixth Æneid and fourth eclogue of Virgil, newly translated. / By J.B. Gent.

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London :: Printed and are to be Sold by the Booksellers of London,

1699.

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"New poems.: I. The young lover's guide: or, The unsuccessful amours of Philabius, a country lover; set forth in several kind epistles, writ by him to his beautious-unkind mistress. Teaching young lovers how to comport themselves with resignation in their love-disasters. II. The answer of Helena to Paris, newly translated by a country shepherdess. III. The sixth Æneid and fourth eclogue of Virgil, newly translated. / By J.B. Gent." In the digital collection Early English Books Online 2. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/A76130.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 9, 2024. content_copy

Contents

• frontispiece
• title page
• The PREFACE: Writ by Philabius to Venus, his Planetary Ascendant.
• The Reader is desir'd to Correct the following Mistakes of the Press.
• New Poems.
  • The First Address.
  • The Second Address.
  • The Third Address.
  • An Address to a famous Poetess, going by the Name of Philomela, wherein Philabius (having receiv'd no Answer to his three foregoing Epi∣stles) begs her Aid for moving his Mistress's Favour.
  • Philomela having not vouchsaft her Aid, Philabius writ his Farewel to his beautious Mistress, as follows.
  • A gentle Reviver, writ by Philabius to his beautious Mistress.
  • Another Epistle writ by Philabius to his beautious Mistress.
  • The last intended Farewel writ by Phi∣labius to his beautious Mistress, on his hearing she was married to his Rival.
  • A second Reviver writ by Philabius to his beautious Mistress, upon his being inform'd that the Report of her being married was false.
  • The last Address writ by Philabius to his beautious Mistress.
  • A Copy of Verses, writ by a Platonick to his Valentine.
• part
  • The Answer of Helena to Paris: Tran∣slated by a Country Shepherdess.
  • The ANSWER.
• part
  • half title
  • THE PREFACE.
  • The Sixth Book of Virgil's Aeneids.
  • The Fourth Eclogue of Virgil.
• Books sold at the corner of Popes-head Alley next Cornhill.
• Books sold at the Black Swan and Bible, without Temple-Bar.
• Books sold at the Ship in St. Paul's Church-yard.