Charles Povey
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    Charles Povey

    Charles Povey(c. 1652–1743)

    English religious writer and controversialist. His The Virgin in Eden is a devotional-allegorical work blending scriptural imagery with mystical themes of innocence, fall, and spiritual restoration. Listed in The Dial catalog of 1843.

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    Virgin in Eden

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    The virgin in Eden : or, The state of Innocency, Deliver'd by way of image and description. Presenting a nobleman, a student, and heiress, on their progress from Sodom to Canaan ...

    The Dial's edition: London, 1741

    A devotional-allegorical treatise on the state of innocence and the soul's fall and potential restoration, blending scriptural narrative with mystical reflection. Listed in The Dial as Povey, Virgin in Eden.