Elegant anecdotes, and bons-mots :
of the greatest princes, politicians, philosophers, orators, and wits of modern times : such as His present Majesty, Prince of Wales, Duke of Clarence, Peter the Great, King of Prussia, Henry IV., Empress of Russia, Charles XII., Lewis XIV., Sir Isaac Newton, Lord Chesterfield, Lord Mansfield, Dr. Johnson, Voltaire, Sterne, Garrick, Savage, Steele, Mr. Hume, Sheridan, &c. : calculated to inspire the minds of youth with noble, virtuous, generous, and liberal sentiments /
by the Rev. John Adams, A.M.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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London :
Printed for G. Kearsley, No. 46, Fleet-Street,
MDCCXC [1790]
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| Place Name: | England -- London. |
| Edition: | A new edition greatly enlarged. |
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| Notes: | Edition statement transposed from at head of title. With a final leaf of advertisements. Physical description: xii, 454, [2] p. ; 17 cm. (12mo) Citations/References: ESTC, N48900 more |
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