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Iliad. English. Prospectus.

Title:Iliad. English. Prospectus.
Alternate 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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Note:[London : s.n., 1660]
  
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Subject:Homer -- Iliad -- Early works to 1800
Subject:Homer -- Odyssey -- Early works to 1800
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