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Elegant anecdotes, and bon-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 Manfield 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.

Title
Elegant anecdotes, [electronic resource] : and bon-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 Manfield 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.
Author
Adams, John, 1750?-1814.
Publication
London : printed by C. and G. Kearsley, No 46, Fleet-Street, MDCCXCIV. [1794]

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Gale (Firm)
Description
vii,[1],216,241-435,[1]p.; 12⁰.
Uniform Title
Eighteenth century collections online.
Subject
Anecdotes
Note
  • Edition statement at head of titlepage.
  • Pp.217-240 omitted in pagination; but text and register continuous.
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642617215
  • T4948
Author
Adams, John, 1750?-1814.
Title
Elegant anecdotes, [electronic resource] : and bon-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 Manfield 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.
Imprint
London : printed by C. and G. Kearsley, No 46, Fleet-Street, MDCCXCIV. [1794]
Edition
The third edition greatly enlarged.
Series
Eighteenth century collections online.
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, T4948.
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Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
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Gale (Firm)
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