The mystery of rhetorick unveil'd Wherein above 130 of the tropes and figures are severally derived from the Greek into English; together with lively definitions, and variety of Latin, English, Scriptual, examples pertinent to each of them apart. Eminently delightful and profitable for young scholars, and others of all sorts, enabling them to discern and imitate the elegancy in any author they read, &c. By John Smith, gent - Smith, John (Printed for Robert Clavell, at the Peacock in St. Paul's Church-yard, 1683)
"Wrongly attributed to John Sergeant by Wing and others" -- NUC pre-1956 imprints. - A reissue of the sheets of Wing (2nd ed.) S4166D with a different imprint. - Caption title on p. 1: The mysterie of rhetorick unveiled. - First published in 1656 with title "The mysterie of rhetorique unvail'd". - Half-title page reads: A companion for the ingenious. - Includes index. - Reproduction of original in the University of Illinois (Urbana-Champaign Campus). Library. - Running title: The mystery of rhetorick unveiled. - Text and register continuous despite pagingation. - Wing (2nd ed.), S4116E