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  Wisdom, a poem. : Wisdom sprang from the Supreme Being; and by that wisdom he overcomes evil. By wisdom, peace and plenty flourish in cities and civil societies; and, by its means, private men may be enabled to enjoy domestic happiness. / By a Quaker, (or Friend) of R. Island.
  Date of publication:
  1798
  

  Author(s):

  Wilkinson, Edward, 1728-1809.
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  Attributed to Edward Wilkinson in: Smith, Joseph, Descriptive catalogue of Friends' books, London, 1867. Ascribed to the press of Thomas Collier by Evans.
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  Wednesday January I. 1701. A little before break-a-day at Boston of the Massachusets.
  Date of publication:
  1701
  

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  Sewall, Samuel, 1652-1730.
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  Verse, in six stanzas, honoring the new century. First line: Once more! Our God, vouchsafe to shine. By Samuel Sewall. His diary entry for Jan. 2, 1700/01, includes three stanzas; cf. The diary of Samuel Sewall, 1674-1729, ...
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  Verses occasioned by the earthquakes in the month of November, 1755. By Jeremiah Newland.
  Date of publication:
  1755
  

  Author(s):

  Newland, Jeremiah.
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  Verse, in forty-nine stanzas, concerning the earthquakes felt in Boston and other parts of New England. First line: O God of mercy thou art good. Text in three columns.
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  Upon Mr. Samuel Willard, his first coming into the assembly, and praying, after a long and dangerous fit of sickness; November 21. 1700. at 3. in the afternoon, being a day of publick thanksgiving. Mr. Pemberton's text, Psal. 118.27.
  Date of publication:
  1700
  

  Author(s):

  Sewall, Samuel, 1652-1730.
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  Verse in three stanzas; first lines: As Joseph let his brethren see Simeon both alive, and free. By Samuel Sewall; cf. his diary entry for Nov. 21, 1700. Imprint supplied by Evans. Printed area, including row of printers' ...
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  Typographia. An ode, on printing. : Inscrib'd to the Honourable William Gooch, Esq; His Majesty's lieutenant-governor, and commander in chief of the colony of Virginia. : [Three lines of quotation in Latin]
  Date of publication:
  1730
  

  Author(s):

  Markland, J.
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  Dedication signed: J. Markland. L.C. Wroth suggests that the author is the "John Markland, attorney, New Kent" listed among subscribers to the "Collection of acts in force in Virginia," printed in 1733 by Parks. Cf. E.G. ...
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  Travels through America. A poem. / By Michael Forrest.
  Date of publication:
  1793
  

  Author(s):

  Forrest, Michael.
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  Address to fortune -- Verses addressed to a young gentleman at the Charleston College-Academy, in 1790 -- A specimen of unlimited sublime poetry -- Man shall be free. A new song. Written Feruary 25, 1793.
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  To the Reverend Mr. James Davenport on his departure from Boston, by way of a dream: with a line to the scoffers at religion, who make an ill improvement of his naming out our worthy minister. : To which is added, a postcript to the Rev. Mr. A--d--w C--w-ll. / By a female friend.
  Date of publication:
  1742
  

  Author(s):

  Moorhead, Sarah Parsons. and Davenport, James, 1716-1757.
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  In verse. Caption title. Attributed to Sarah Parsons Moorhead by Evans. Imprint from colophon.
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  Tilden's miscellanous [sic] poems, on divers occasions; chiefly to animate & rouse the soldiers.
  Date of publication:
  1756
  

  Author(s):

  Tilden, Stephen, 1690-1766.
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  Place of publication suggested by Johnson.
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  Tilden's miscellaneous poems, on divers occasions; chiefly to animate and rouse the soldiers.
  Date of publication:
  1764
  

  Author(s):

  Tilden, Stephen, 1690-1766.
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  Advertised in the New-London gazette, Jan. 27, 1764, as "just publish'd by the printer hereof." Dated 1758 by Evans.
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  Three choice and profitable sermons upon several texts of Scripture; viz. Jer. 30. 17. John 14. 3. Heb. 8. 5. / By that Reverend servant of Christ, Mr. John Norton late teacher of the Church of Christ at Boston in N.E. ; The first of them being the last sermon which he preached at the Court of Election at Boston. The second was the last which he preached on the Lords-Day. The third was the last which he preached on his weekly-lecture-day. ; Wherein (beside many other excellent and seasonable truths) is shewed, the Lords soveraignty over, and care for his church and people, in order to both their militant and triumphant condition; and their fidelity and good affection towards himself. ; [Eleven lines of Scripture quotations]
  Date of publication:
  1664
  

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  Norton, John, 1606-1663. ; Wilson, John, 1588-1667. ; Norton, John, 1606-1663. Sion the out-cast healed of her wounds. ; Norton, John, 1606-1663. Believer's consolation, in the remembrance of his heavenly mansion ... and Norton, John, 1606-1663. Evangelical worshipper, subjecting to the prescription and soveraignth of Scripture-patern.
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  Anagrams of the author's name and poems thereon, p. [3-6], 1st count. The last is signed: John Wilson, Sen. "A copy of the letter returned by the ministers of New-England to Mr. John Dury about his pacification. Faithfully ...
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  Thoughts for the day of rain. In two essay's: I. The Gospel of the rainbow. In the meditations of piety, on the appearance of the bright clouds, with the bow of God upon them. II. The Saviour with his rainbow. And the covenant which God will remember to his people in the cloudy times that are passing over them. / By Cotton Mather., D.D. ; [Seven lines of quotations]
  Date of publication:
  1712
  

  Author(s):

  Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728. and R. H.
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  Second essay preached in 1711. Elegy by Mather in English and Latin, p. vi. Poem to Mather, p. 35-36, signed: R.H.
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  The Yearly verses of the printer's lad, who carrieth about the Pennsylvania gazette, to the customers thereof. January 1. 1740.
  Date of publication:
  1739
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
  Description:
  Presumably printed late in 1739 by Benjamin Franklin, printer of the Pennsylvania gazette, for distribution on or about New Year's Day. Relief cut (Reilly 1835); printed area measures 31.0 x 8.2 cm.
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  The Wonderful story-teller; or Pocket library of agreeable entertainment. Containing a miscellaneous collection of remarkable stories, surprising narratives, wonderful occurrences, singular events, whimsical tales, striking anecdotes, miraculous and heroic adventures in human life, odd sayings, supernatural visions, unaccountable appearances, absurd characters, memorable exploits, astonishing deliverances from death and various other dangers, amusing histories, strange accidents, extraordinary memoirs, &c. in the wonderful phenomena of nature. : The whole interspersed with choice extracts from the most celebrated historians, ancient and modern; and including many wonderful stories entirely original, and founded on well-attested facts. / By Walley C. Oulton, Esq. ; [Eight lines of verse]
  Date of publication:
  1797
  

  Author(s):

  Oulton, Walley Chamberlain, 1770?-1820?, comp.
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  "Partly selected from the works of our most ancient authors, and partly original, being written on purpose by several well-known characters (both ladies and gentlemen) for this valuable undertaking ..."--Preface. "Poetical ...
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  The vision of Columbus; a poem in nine books. / By Joel Barlow, Esquire.
  Date of publication:
  1787
  

  Author(s):

  Barlow, Joel, 1754-1812. and Louis XVI, King of France, 1754-1793, dedicatee.
  Description:
  The basis of the author's "Columbiad." Dedicated to King Louis the Sixteenth. Error in paging: p. 203 misnumbered 103. "Subscribers names."--p. [259-272].
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  The virtues of society. A tale, founded on fact. / By the author of The virtues of nature. ; [Two lines from Cartwright] ; Published according to act of Congress.
  Date of publication:
  1799
  

  Author(s):

  Morton, Sarah Wentworth, 1759-1846. and Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818, dedicatee.
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  In verse. Attributed to Sarah Wentworth Morton in BAL. Dedicated to Abigail Adams. "To time."--p. 39-46, in verse.
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  The village merchant: a poem. : To which is added The country printer. : [Four lines of verse]
  Date of publication:
  1794
  

  Author(s):

  Freneau, Philip Morin, 1752-1832.
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  Both poems appear in: Poems written between the years 1768 & 1794 by Philip Freneau of New Jersey ... Monmouth, N.J., 1794.
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  The unfortunate hero; a Pindaric ode. Occasion'd by the lamented fate of Viscount George Augustus Howe, Baron of Clenawley, &c. Who was slain in the battle near Carillon, July the 6th, 1758. : [One line of Scripture text] : Together with an ode, on the reduction of Louisbourg, July 27, 1758. : [Six lines of Latin quotations]
  Date of publication:
  1758
  

  Author(s):

  Prime, Benjamin Young, 1733-1791.
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  Attributed to Benjamin Young Prime by Bristol.
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  The triumphs of temper; a poem; in six cantos. / By William Hayley. Esq. ; [Three lines in Latin from Dante]
  Date of publication:
  1787
  

  Author(s):

  Hayley, William, 1745-1820.
  Description:
  Error in paging; p. 109 misnumbered 199.
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  The triumph of truth. History and visions of Clio. : [Six lines of quotations] / By John Paul Martin, A.M. M.S.P.
  Date of publication:
  1791
  

  Author(s):

  Bishop, Abraham, 1763-1844. and Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744. Messiah.
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  Half-title: Martin's Clio. Attributed to Bishop by Evans and in Dexter's Yale graduates. Signatures: A-D^8 (D8 blank). "Pope's Messiah. A sacred eclogue."--p. 60-62, in verse.
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  The triumph of infidelity: a poem.
  Date of publication:
  1788
  

  Author(s):

  Dwight, Timothy, 1752-1817. and Voltaire, 1694-1778.
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  Attributed to Timothy Dwight in BAL. Ironically dedicated to Voltaire, for having "opposed truth, religion, and their authors, with sophistry, contempt, and obloquy ..." Place of publication suggested by Trumbull. An edition ...
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  The travels of the imagination; a true journey from Newcastle to London. : To which are added, American independence, an everlasting deliverance from British tyranny: a poem.
  Date of publication:
  1778
  

  Author(s):

  Murray, James, 1732-1782. and Freneau, Philip Morin, 1752-1832. American independence.
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  Attributed to James Murray by Evans. Also issued as part of: Miscellanies for sentimentalists ... Philadelphia : Robert Bell, 1778 (Evans 15914). "American independence, an everlasting deliverance from British tyranny. A ...
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  The travelling millennarian to the people of America. [Eight lines of Scripture quotations]
  Date of publication:
  1796
  

  Author(s):

  Correy, Molleston.
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  "On my past life."--p. 27-36, in verse.
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  The traveller: or, A prospect of society. A poem. Containing a sketch of the manners of Italy, Switzerland, France, Holland, and Britain. : To which is added, True beauty: a matrimonial tale. : Likewise, The adventures of Tom Dreadnought, who served as a soldier, and also as a sailor, in the late war. / By Oliver Goldsmith, M.B. [i.e., M.D.?] Author of The vicar of Wakefield, &c.
  Date of publication:
  1768
  

  Author(s):

  Goldsmith, Oliver, 1728-1774. and Goldsmith, Henry, dedicatee.
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  "The Traveller" is dedicated to the author's brother, the Rev. Henry Goldsmith. "True beauty" is included in editions of Goldsmith's works under title: The double transformation. "The adventures of Tom Dreadnought" is ...
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  The times a poem.
  Date of publication:
  1765
  

  Author(s):

  Church, Benjamin, 1734-1778.
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  A satire on the Stamp Act. Caption title (p. [3]): The times. A poem. By an American. Attributed to Benjamin Church in the Dictionary of American biography. Advertised as "For sale at the Heart and Crown" in the Massachusetts ...
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  The temple of wisdom for the little world, in two parts. The first philosophically divine, treating of the being of all beeings [sic], and whence everything hath its original, as heaven, hell, angels, men and devils, earth, stars and elements. And particularly of all mysteries concerning the soul; and of Adam before and after the Fall. Also, a treatise of the four complexions, with the causes of spiritual sadness, &c. : To which is added, a postscript to all students in arts and sciences. The second part, morally divine, contains first, abuses stript and whipt, by Geo. Wither, with his discription of fair virtue. Secondly. A collection of divine poems from Fr. Quarles. Lastly, essayes and religious meditations of Sir Francis Bacon, Knight. / Collected, published and intended for a general good, by D.L.
  Date of publication:
  1688
  

  Author(s):

  Leeds, Daniel, 1652-1720. ; Bacon, Francis, 1561-1626. and Wither, George, 1588-1667. Abuses stript and whipt.
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  Attributed to Daniel Leeds by Evans. "Abuses stript and whipt, by George Wither. ..."--86, [2] p. at end, with separate title page. Errata statements, p. [87] and [128]. Bookseller's advertisement, p. [127].
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  The spunkiad: or Heroism improved. A Congressional display of spit and cudgel. : A poem, in four cantoes. / By an American youth.
  Date of publication:
  1798
  

  Author(s):

  American youth. and Woodworth, John, 1768-1858.
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  A satire on the encounters between Matthew Lyon and Roger Griswold in the House of Representatives on Jan. 30 and Feb. 15, 1798. Attributed to John Woodworth by Evans.
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  The shipwreck. A sentimental and descriptive poem. In three cantos. / By William Falconer, an English sailor. ; [Two lines in Latin from Virgil, with two line English translation]
  Date of publication:
  1788
  

  Author(s):

  Falconer, William, 1732-1769. and Markoe, Peter, 1752?-1792. Storm, a poem ...
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  "Occasional elegy."--p. 101-103. "The shipweck. Occasioned by the loss of the Halsewell East-Indiaman."--p. [104]-105. "The storm, a poem. Descriptive of the late tempest, which raged with such destructive fury throughout ...
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  The shepherd of Salisbury Plain. Part II. To which is added The sorrows of Yamba, a poem.
  Date of publication:
  1800
  

  Author(s):

  More, Hannah, 1745-1833.
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  At head of title: [Cheap repository.] Signed on p. 31: Z [i.e., Hannah More]. The second number in the Cheap repository series, printed by B. & J. Johnson in 1800. Parentheses substituted for square brackets in imprint. ...
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  The seasons. In four books. : With Britannia. / By James Thomson. ; To which are added the following pieces, I. Ode on St. Cecilia's Day, by Mr. Pope. II. Alexander's Feast, or The power of musick, by Mr. Dryden. III. Ode on solitude, by Mr. Pope. IV. The dying Christian to his soul, an ode, by the same. V. The universal prayer, by the same. VI. Elegy, to the memory of an unfortunate lady, by the same. VII. Veni creator spiritus, translated in paraphrase, by Mr. Dryden. ; To which is prefixed, the life and literary character of Mr. Thomson. ; Illustrated with a new set of designs.
  Date of publication:
  1788
  

  Author(s):

  Thomson, James, 1700-1748. ; Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744. ; Dryden, John, 1631-1700. and Thomson, James, 1700-1748. Britannia.
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  Error in paging: p. 216 misnumbered 214.
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  The School of wisdom: or, American monitor. Containing a copious collection of sublime and elegant extracts, from the most eminent writers, on morals, religion & government. : [Seven lines from the Rambler]
  Date of publication:
  1800
  

  Author(s):

  Carey, Mathew, 1760-1839, ed.
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  In prose and verse. Preface signed: M.C. [i.e., Mathew Carey] December 1, 1800. Parentheses substituted for square brackets enclosing copyright statement in imprint.
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  The sacred minister: a new poem, in five parts; representing his qualifications for the ministry, and his life and death in it. / By Aurelius Predentius, Americanus. ; [Eight lines of quotations in Latin]
  Date of publication:
  1773
  

  Author(s):

  Mather, Samuel, 1706-1785.
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  Attributed to Samuel Mather by Holmes. Errata note, p. 22.
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  The royal penitent. In three parts. : To which is added, David's lamentation over Saul and Jonathan. / By Mrs. Sarah Porter, of Plymouth in Newhampshire. ; [Four lines from Pope]
  Date of publication:
  1791
  

  Author(s):

  Porter, Sarah.
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  A poetic version of the prophet Nathan's parable of the ewe-lamb (II Samuel xii). In verse.
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  The romance of the forest. Interspersed with some pieces of poetry. / By Mrs. Ratclief [sic]. Authoress of "A Sicilian Romance," etc. ; [Five lines from Shakespeare's Macbeth] ; In two volumes. Vol. I[-II].
  Date of publication:
  1795
  

  Author(s):

  Radcliffe, Ann Ward, 1764-1823.
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  Vol. 1: 156 p.; v. 2: p. 168 p.
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  The rights of asses, a poem. : [Two lines of verse]
  Date of publication:
  1793
  

  Author(s):

  Dullass, A.
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  Satirical verses occasioned by a meeting of the British convention of delegates of the Friends of the People. William Pitt and Thomas Muir are obliquely mentioned. Signed on p. 11: A. Dullass, N.P. Ascribed to the Burlington ...
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  The right Christian temper in every condition, endeavoured (as the Lord vouchsafed to assist) to be set forth and recommended: and the due debt of a suitable contentment with our outward lot, humbly demanded, on the behalf of the Divine Providence; in a lecture upon Heb. 13. 5. Be content with such things as you have. / By John Danforth, Pastor of the Church of Christ, at Dorchester in N.E.
  Date of publication:
  1702
  

  Author(s):

  Danforth, John, 1660-1730. and Allen, James, 1632-1710.
  Description:
  Preface signed by James Allen. "A few lines to fill up a vacant page."--p. [29].
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  The Returned captive. A poem. Founded on a late fact. : [Six lines of verse]
  Date of publication:
  1787
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
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  (Evans-TCP ; no. N16130) Transcribed from: (Readex Archive of Americana ; Early American Imprints, series I ; image set 20676) Images scanned from Readex microprint and microform: (Early American imprints. First series ; ...
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  The prospect of peace. A poetical composition, delivered in Yale-College, at the public examination, of the candidates for the degree of bachelor of arts; July 23, 1778. / By Joel Barlow, A.B.
  Date of publication:
  1778
  

  Author(s):

  Barlow, Joel, 1754-1812. and Yale College.
  Description:
  Published in 1778; see BAL.
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  The progress of science. A poem delivered at Harvard College before a committee of overseers, April 21, 1780. / By a junior sophister.
  Date of publication:
  1780
  

  Author(s):

  Dexter, Samuel, 1761-1816. and Harvard College (1636-1780).
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  Attributed to Samuel Dexter in the Dictionary of American biography.
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  The progress of dulness. Part third, and last: sometimes called, The progress of coquetry, or The adventures of Miss Harriet Simper, of the colony of Connecticut. Containing advice of the ladies to Harriet's mother concerning education. Address to parents, Harriet's studies, skill in fashions, scandal and romances; with the consequent occurrences of her life by way of illustration of the moral of the work. : For the use of the ladies and their parents. : [Two lines in Latin from Virgil]
  Date of publication:
  1773
  

  Author(s):

  Trumbull, John, 1750-1831.
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  In verse. Attributed to John Trumbull in BAL. With a half-title. Errata slip mounted on p. viii.
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  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^o. West longitude 72^o: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.
  Date of publication:
  1773
  

  Author(s):

  Trumbull, John, 1750-1831.
  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."--p. [28]. Ascribed to the press of Thomas and Samuel Green, who are ...
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  The progress of dulness, part first: or The rare adventures of Tom Brainless; shewing what his father and mother said of him; how he went to college, and what he learned there; how he took his degree, and went to keeping school; how afterwards he became a great man and wore a wig; and how any body else may do the same. : The like never before published. Very proper to be kept in all families. : [Three lines of Latin text]
  Date of publication:
  1773
  

  Author(s):

  Trumbull, John, 1750-1831.
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  In verse. Attributed to John Trumbull in BAL. Ascribed to the New Haven press of Thomas and Samuel Green, who are named in the imprint of the first edition of the third part (Evans 13052). With a half-title. "Now in the ...
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  The progress of dulness, part first: or The rare adventures of Tom Brainless, shewing what his father and mother said of him; how he went to college, and what he learned there; how he took his degree, and went to keeping school; how afterwards he becames a great man and wore a wig; and how any body else may do the same.--The like never before published. : Very proper to be kept in all families. : [Three lines of Latin text]
  Date of publication:
  1772
  

  Author(s):

  Trumbull, John, 1750-1831.
  Description:
  In verse. Attributed to John Trumbull in BAL. Ascribed to the New Haven press of Thomas and Samuel Green, who are named in the imprint of the third part (Evans 13052). With a half-title. Three states of the gathering [A] ...
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  The progress of dulness, or The rare adventures of Tom Brainless. By the celebrated author of Mc.Fingal.
  Date of publication:
  1797
  

  Author(s):

  Trumbull, John, 1750-1831.
  Description:
  In verse. Attributed to John Trumbull in the Dictionary of American biography. The progress of dulness. Part first -- The progress of dulness. Part second. Or An essay on the life and character of Dick Hairbrain of finical ...
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  The Present state of America, &c.
  Date of publication:
  1789
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
  Description:
  In verse. Chiefly lamenting the low state of religion in America. Caption title: The present state of America, with the mournful complaints, and a glorious prospect of better time: including our noble general's excellent ...
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  The posthumous works of Ann Eliza Bleecker, in prose and verse. To which is added, a collection of essays, prose and poetical, by Margaretta V. Faugeres.
  Date of publication:
  1793
  

  Author(s):

  Bleecker, Ann Eliza, 1752-1783. ; Faugeres, Margaretta V., 1771-1801. and Tiebout, Cornelius, 1773?-1832, engraver.
  Description:
  Frontispiece portrait of Bleecker engraved by Tiebout. List of subscribers, p. [5-7], 1st count.
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  The politicians; or, A state of things. A dramatic piece. / Written by an American, and a citizen of Philadelphia.
  Date of publication:
  1798
  

  Author(s):

  Murdock, John, 1748-1834.
  Description:
  Attributed to John Murdock by Evans. Edwin Wolf notes the presence in some copies of a leaf inserted between [A]1 and [A]2, containing an "Editor's note." Cf. his "Historical grist for the bibliographer's mill." Studies ...
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  The political writings of Joel Barlow. --Containing-- Advice to the privileged orders. Letter to the national convention. Letter to the people of Piedmont. The conspiracy of kings.
  Date of publication:
  1796
  

  Author(s):

  Barlow, Joel, 1754-1812.
  Description:
  Two states of the title page noted in BAL. In one, the imprint reads as given here; in the other, the words "by them" are omitted. Error in paging: p. 195 misnumbered 185. "Note on Mr. Burke"--p. [252]-258.
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  The poems of Philip Freneau. Written chiefly during the late war.
  Date of publication:
  1786
  

  Author(s):

  Freneau, Philip Morin, 1752-1832.
  Description:
  "Issued in two formats: Thin paper, sheets bulk 3/4"; and thick paper, sheets bulk 15/16". Some copies have been seen on mixed papers."--BAL. Date of publication supplied by Evans. Error in paging: p. 357 misnumbered 537.
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  The pleasures of hope, with other poems. / By Thomas Campbell.
  Date of publication:
  1800
  

  Author(s):

  Campbell, Thomas, 1777-1844. and Anderson, Robert, 1750-1830, dedicatee.
  Description:
  Dedicated to Robert Anderson, M.D.
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  The Plain case stated of old--but especially of New-England, in an address to His Highness the Prince of Orange.
  Date of publication:
  1689
  

  Author(s):

  Harris, Benjamin, d. 1716?
  Description:
  Verse, of 240 lines, concerning the Revolution of 1688. First line: Hail noble prince, in whom our joy and love. Textual evidence suggests that Benjamin Harris, who visited England in 1688, may have been the author of the ...
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  The Philadelphiad; or New pictures of the city: interspersed with a candid review and display of some first-rate modern characters of both sexes: delineated in a friendly and satirical manner, and containing sketches of the materials that distinguish the following places, viz. Court-house, new-jail, theatre, bagnio, hospital for lunatics, Bell's-Book-Store, State-House, and coffee-house. : With other entertaining anecdotes, humorous, moral and sentimental. : Vol. I[-II]. : [Three lines of quotations]
  Date of publication:
  1784
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
  Description:
  In verse. Vol. 1: 83, [1] p.; v. 2: 59, [1] p.
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  The Paxtoniade. A poem. / By Christopher Gymnast, Esqr; ; With the prolegomena and exercitations of Scriblerus.
  Date of publication:
  1764
  

  Author(s):

  Gymnast, Christopher. and Scriblerus.
  Description:
  Place of publication and printer's name supplied by Evans and Hildeburn.
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  The Patriots of North-America: a sketch. : With explanatory notes. : [Four lines in Latin]
  Date of publication:
  1775
  

  Author(s):

  Cooper, Myles, 1737-1785.
  Description:
  In verse. An attack on the fomenters of anti-British sentiment. Myles Cooper is suggested as possible author in the Dictionary of American biography. Tentatively ascribed to the press of James Rivington by Evans. Rivington ...
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  The News-carrier's address to his customers. Hartford, January 1, 1783.
  Date of publication:
  1782
  

  Author(s):

  Trumbull, John, 1750-1831.
  Description:
  Attributed to John Trumbull in BAL. Presumably printed late in 1781 by Barzillai Hudson and George Goodwin, printers of Hartford's only newspaper at this time, the Connecticut courant, for distribution on or about New ...
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  The New-Year verses of the printer's boy, who carries the Pennsylvania-gazette to the customers. 1748.
  Date of publication:
  1748
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
  Description:
  Title within mortised block (Reilly 117). Followed by: Philadelphia, January 2. By Capt. Gantony, arrived at Wilmington from St. Eustasia, we have the following extracts. A letter from a gentleman at Eustasia to his friend ...
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  The New pleasing instructor: or, Young lady's guide to virtue and happiness. Consisting of essays, relations, descriptions, epistles, dialogues, and poetry. / Carefully extracted from the best modern authors. Designed principally for the use of female schools; but calculated for general instruction and amusement. By a lady.
  Date of publication:
  1799
  

  Author(s):

  Rowson, Mrs., 1762-1824, ed..
  Description:
  Possibly edited by Mrs. Rowson; cf. BAL, v. 7, p. 308. Error in paging: p. 287 misnumbered 297.
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  The nets of salvation. A brief essay, upon the glorious designs & methods of winning. The minds of men unto serious religion, : [Four lines of quotations]
  Date of publication:
  1704
  

  Author(s):

  Mather, Cotton, 1663-1728.
  Description:
  Urging listeners to endeavor to win people to the Christian life. Attributed to Cotton Mather by Holmes. "The language of a soul taken in the nets of salvation."--p. 55-56, 38 lines in verse.
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  The narrative of Whiting Sweeting, who was executed at Albany, the 26th August, 1791. : Containing, an account of his trial before the Supreme Court of New-York, at the July term, for the murder of Darius Quimby: the substance of the charge of His Honor the chief justice to the jury, with the sentence of death on the prisoner; an address to the public, on the fatal consequences of a life spent in sin, instanced in his own conduct ... / Written by himself, and published for the benefit of precious souls, at his particular and dying request. ; To which are added, an account of the behaviour of the unhappy sufferer from his confinement to execution, and the substance of his address at the gallows. By one who had free access to, and frequent conversation with him.
  Date of publication:
  1791
  

  Author(s):

  Sweeting, Whiting, d. 1791. and Carter, William.
  Description:
  "Advertisement. The unfortunate Whiting Sweeting, having confidence in my promise, left me with his narrative for publication ... No other person has had his writings, nor an opportunity of transcribing therefrom. The ...
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  The mysteries of Udolpho, a romance; interspersed with some pieces of poetry. / By Ann Ratcliffe [sic], author of The romance of the forest, A Sicilian romance, &c. ; In three volumes. Vol. I[-III]. ; [Four lines of verse]
  Date of publication:
  1795
  

  Author(s):

  Radcliffe, Ann Ward, 1764-1823.
  Description:
  Evans incorrectly assumed a Worcester imprint for this edition. Vol. 1: 224 p.; v. 2, 224 p.; v. 3, 232 p.
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  The modern Quaker. A comparative view of the primitive and present state of the Society of Friends, particularly addressed to the youth. / Written in England by an observer, and presented to Friends' children.
  Date of publication:
  1792
  

  Author(s):

  Observer.
  Description:
  In verse. Caption title. Imprint from colophon. Date of publication supplied by Bristol; Daniel Lawrence seems to have been at no. 33 North 4th Street in 1792 and 1793 only.
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