First edition in the English language of Epicurus's Morals, complete with the engraved portrait. The Greek philosopher Epicurus (c.341-270 B.C.) held that pleasure is the chief good, and it through this tennant that we remember him today, but it seems that the life he himself led was one of temperence and simplicity. The translator's introduction, "An apologie for Epicurus" (p. [5]-[41]), is signed: W. Charleton. Wing E3155. Ownership signature of Tho. Bird, July 10, 1757, to top of title-page; notation "381 years before Christ" beneath the portrait. Bookplate of Warrington Museum and Library.