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<dl><dd>John Adams Library copy has bookplate: John Adams Library, in the Custody of the Boston Public Library</dd>
<dd>John Adams' signature on title page: "John Adams 1770."</dd>
<dd>Head-pieces; tail-pieces; initials</dd>
<dd>Includes index and appendix</dd>
<dd>"An Irregular Ode" appears on pp. [3-6] of first section</dd>
<dd>With a list of subscribers</dd>
<dd>ESTC</dd>
<dd>Also available on microfilm</dd>
<dd>John Adams Library copy transferred from the supervisors of the Temple and School Fund. Quincy, Mass., 1894</dd></dl><br>Subjects: Philosophy, Ancient</div>
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</bdi></span> (50–138) <a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/Creator:Epictetus" title="Creator:Epictetus"><img alt="Blue pencil.svg" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Blue_pencil.svg/15px-Blue_pencil.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="15" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Blue_pencil.svg/23px-Blue_pencil.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/7/73/Blue_pencil.svg/30px-Blue_pencil.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="600" data-file-height="600"></a> <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183144" title="wikidata:Q183144"><img alt="wikidata:Q183144" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Wikidata-logo.svg/20px-Wikidata-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="20" height="11" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Wikidata-logo.svg/30px-Wikidata-logo.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/ff/Wikidata-logo.svg/40px-Wikidata-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="1050" data-file-height="590"></a> <a href="https://en.wikisource.org/wiki/en:Author:Epictetus" title="s:en:Author:Epictetus"><img alt="s:en:Author:Epictetus" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/15px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="16" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/23px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/4/4c/Wikisource-logo.svg/30px-Wikisource-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="410" data-file-height="430"></a> <a href="https://en.wikiquote.org/wiki/en:Epictetus" title="q:en:Epictetus"><img alt="q:en:Epictetus" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Wikiquote-logo.svg/15px-Wikiquote-logo.svg.png" decoding="async" width="15" height="18" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Wikiquote-logo.svg/23px-Wikiquote-logo.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/f/fa/Wikiquote-logo.svg/30px-Wikiquote-logo.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="300" data-file-height="355"></a> <div class="mw-collapsible-toggle mw-collapsible-toggle-collapsed"><span class="mw-collapsible-arrowtoggle"> </span></div></th>
</tr><tr><td rowspan="6" style="width:120px" id="fileinfotpl_creator_image"><span class="wpImageAnnotatorControl wpImageAnnotatorOff"><a href="//commons.wikimedia.org/wiki/File:Epictetus_from_L._Annaei_Senecae_philosophi_Opera,_1605,_title_page_detail.png" class="image"><img alt="Epictetus" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Epictetus_from_L._Annaei_Senecae_philosophi_Opera%2C_1605%2C_title_page_detail.png/120px-Epictetus_from_L._Annaei_Senecae_philosophi_Opera%2C_1605%2C_title_page_detail.png" decoding="async" width="120" height="160" class="photo" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Epictetus_from_L._Annaei_Senecae_philosophi_Opera%2C_1605%2C_title_page_detail.png/180px-Epictetus_from_L._Annaei_Senecae_philosophi_Opera%2C_1605%2C_title_page_detail.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/3/39/Epictetus_from_L._Annaei_Senecae_philosophi_Opera%2C_1605%2C_title_page_detail.png/240px-Epictetus_from_L._Annaei_Senecae_philosophi_Opera%2C_1605%2C_title_page_detail.png 2x" data-file-width="750" data-file-height="1000"></a></span></td>
</tr><tr><th scope="row">Alternative names</th>
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Epictetus of Hierapolis; Epiktetos</div></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Description</th>
<td colspan="2" class="fullwidth" id="fileinfotpl_creator_desc_value">Roman philosopher and writer</td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Date of birth/death</th>
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circa 50 <a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Anno_Domini" class="extiw" title="w:en:Anno Domini">AD</a> <div style="display: none;">date QS:P,+0050-00-00T00:00:00Z/9,P1480,Q5727902</div> <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183144#P569" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" style="vertical-align: text-top" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"></a></td><td class="halfwidth" id="fileinfotpl_creator_deathdate_value">
138 <a href="https://www.wikidata.org/wiki/Q183144#P570" title="Edit this at Wikidata"><img alt="Edit this at Wikidata" src="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/10px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png" decoding="async" width="10" height="10" style="vertical-align: text-top" srcset="https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/15px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 1.5x, https://upload.wikimedia.org/wikipedia/commons/thumb/8/8a/OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg/20px-OOjs_UI_icon_edit-ltr-progressive.svg.png 2x" data-file-width="20" data-file-height="20"></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row">Location of birth/death</th>
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<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Hierapolis" class="extiw" title="w:en:Hierapolis"><span title="An ancient Roman city in Denizli">Hierapolis</span></a></td><td class="halfwidth" id="fileinfotpl_creator_deathloc_value">
<a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Nicopolis" class="extiw" title="w:en:Nicopolis"><span title="ancient city founded by Augustus after battle of Actium">Nicopolis</span></a></td></tr><tr><th scope="row"><a href="https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/en:Authority_file" class="extiw" title="w:en:Authority file"><span title="collection of authority records, where each record picks preferred heading, alternative heading and other information, used for bibliographic information">Authority file</span></a></th>
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<div style="display: none;">author QS:P50,Q183144</div>
<dl><dd>Carter, Elizabeth, 1717-1806</dd>
<dd>Adams, John, 1735-1826, former owner. MB (BRL)</dd>
<dd>John Adams Library (Boston Public Library) MB (BRL)</dd></dl>
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