The Reverend Father

original: "R.P." for Reverendus Pater. This is a traditional title for a priest in a religious order.

JACOB BALDE

of the Society of Jesus

The Society of Jesus, or the Jesuits, is a Catholic religious order known for its contributions to education and the arts. Balde was a famous member and a leading poet of the Baroque era.

COMPLETE POETICAL WORKS

ALL OF THEM

A great many of which were never before published;

from the MANUSCRIPTS of the AUTHOR

Now for the first time collected,

AND IN

EIGHT VOLUMES

Distributed.

VOLUME II.

CONTAINS THE FOREST POEMS.

The title "Sylvae" (Forests) refers to a classical genre of poetry. It describes a collection of varied, occasional poems written with a sense of spontaneity, modeled after the Roman poet Statius.

WITH THE PERMISSION AND PRIVILEGE OF THE SUPERIORS.

This phrase indicates that the book received official approval from both church and state authorities to be printed.

At the expense of

MARTIN HAPPACH,

AND

FRANZ XAVER SCHLÜTER,

BOOKSELLERS:

MUNICH, Printed by Johann Lucas Straub, In the Year 1729.

Jacob Balde: A celebrated German Jesuit poet who wrote in Latin. He was famous for his lyric poetry and was often called the "German Horace."
Society of Jesus: A Catholic religious order founded by Ignatius of Loyola.
Manuscripts: Handwritten documents. This edition claims to use Balde's original papers to provide previously unreleased content.
Munich: The capital of Bavaria and a major center for Jesuit culture and printing in the eighteenth century.