The humourist : Being essays upon several subjects, viz. news-writers. Enthusiasm. The spleen. Country entertainment. Love. The history of Miss Manage. Ambition and pride. Idleness. Fickleness of human nature. Prejudice. Witchcraft. Ghosts and apparitions. The weather. Female disguises. The art of modern conversation. The use of speech. The punishment of staying at home on Sunday, &c. Criticism. Art of begging. Anger. Avarice. Death. Grief. Keeping the ten commandments. Travel misapply'd. Flattery. The abuse of words. Credulity. Eating. The love of power. The expedients to get rid of time. Retirement. The story of will. Hacket the enthusiast. With a dedication to the man in the moon. By the author of the Apology for parson Alberoni; the dedication to a great man concerning dedications, &c.
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Printed for W. Boreham at the Angel in Pater-noster Row,
1720.
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| Item Description: | Author of the Apology for Parson Alberoni = Thomas Gordon. With a 30p. dedication, Preface to the reader, and Contents leaf in volume I; with dedication, Advertisement and Contents in volume [2]. Volume [2] imprint reads: London, printed for T. Woodward, at the Half-Moon over against St. Dunstan's Church in Fleet-street, MDCCXXV. The Advertisement to volume [2] begins, "The success of the virst volume encouraged the bookseller to collect the following essays, and form them into a second"; the second volume title page is unnumbered. Volume I was reprinted several times in 1720 and 1724. Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford). Electronic resource. |
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| Physical Description: | 1 online resource (2 volumes) |
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| Place of Publication: | Great Britain -- England -- London. |