The progress of dulness, part second: or An essay on the life and character of Dick Hairbrain, of finical memory : being an astronomical calendar, calculated for the meridian of New-York, north latitude, 41$. West longitude 72$:30'; but which may serve without material error, for any of the neighboring climates: containing, among other curious and surprizing particulars, Dick's soliloquy on a college-life--a description of a country-fop---receipt to make a gentleman, with the fop's creed and exposition of the Scriptures---Dick's gradual progress from a clown to a coxcomb---his travels, gallantry, and opinion of the ladies---his peripaetia and catastrophe, with the moral and application of the whole. : Published for the universal benefit of mankind.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Trumbull, John, 1750-1831
Format: eBook
Language:English
Series:Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ; no. 13051.
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Online Access:Evans Digital Edition
Description
Item Description:In verse.
Attributed to John Trumbull in BAL.
"Advertisement. To be published by the next commencement ... The progress of dulness, part third and last."--page [28]. Ascribed to the press of Thomas and Samuel Green, who are named in the imprint of the third part.
With a half-title.
Electronic resource.
Physical Description:x, 1 unnumbered page, 12-27 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 17 cm. (quarto)
Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Place of Publication:United States -- Connecticut -- New Haven.