Art of contentment : with several entertaining pieces of poetry, descriptive of the present times, in the U. States of America. /
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| Format: | eBook |
| Language: | English |
| Series: | Early American imprints. Evans (1639-1800) ;
no. 31170. |
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| Online Access: | Evans Digital Edition |
| Item Description: | "The prose part of the 'Art of contentment,' is chiefly selected from the first European writers. Several of the pieces (those descriptive of America particularly) are my own ..."--p. vi. Dedicated to George Washington. Dated 1796 by Evans; however, Searson in the preface states "... and in 1797 I published a book of poems ..." The dedication would indicate publication before Washington's death in December 1799. Errors in paging: page 151 misnumbered 120; pages 45-46 imposed in reverse order. Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | vi, 1 unnumbered page, 8-225 pages, 3 unnumbered pages ; 17 cm. (duodecimo) Microform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series. |
| Place of Publication: | United States -- Maryland -- Baltimore. |