Open AccessAccount of Lieut-Colonel William Mercer. Author of 'Angliae Speculum; or England's Looking-Glasse.' London. 1646
Author(s) -
David Laing
Publication year - 1862
Publication title -
proceedings of the society of antiquaries of scotland
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 2056-743X
pISSN - 0081-1564
DOI - 10.9750/psas.003.341.357
Subject(s) - poetry , history , classics , point (geometry) , performance art , literature , art , art history , geometry , mathematics
An account of the life and works of William Mercer, covering both his military career and his published poetry. Laing makes a point of noting that Mercer's poetry is primarily interesting due to the historical and biographical details it includes and not because of the verse.