AF
's preliminary discourse is scholarly in tone, referencing not only Harmer
but also Robert Lowth
and Bishop Simon Patrick
. Her final expression of modesty is humble only in face of the sublimity and...
Publishing
Anne Francis
She quoted Pindar
in Greek on the title page, and dedicated the work in a full-page inscription to John Parkhurst
of Epsom, author of a Hebrew lexicon,
Matthew, Henry Colin Gray et al., editors. Oxford Dictionary of National Biography. http://www.oxforddnb.com/.
as a small testament to his merit, and...
Textual Features
Anne Francis
She seeks modestly to defend her daring choice of biblical text and her dedication. Her Preliminary Discourse acknowledges that her project may perhaps be thought an improper undertaking for a woman, either as above her...
