first edition [xii]; 20 pp. 1 vols. 4to
1682 · London
by [Dryden, John]
London: Printed for Jacob Tonson, 1682. First Edition, Second Issue, with 2 lines of Latin verse on last page. [xii]; 20 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Removed. First Edition, Second Issue, with 2 lines of Latin verse on last page. [xii]; 20 pp. 1 vols. 4to. Dryden vs. Shaftsbury, Once Again. Dryden's satirical poem directed, as was his Absalom and Achitophel, against the Earl of Shaftesbury, who had recently been exonerated of a charge of high treason; his Whig followers had had a medal cast to commemorate the event. Wing D 2311; Macdonald 13 aii; ESTC R17608 (Inventory #: 305844)