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Festoons of fancy : consisting of compositions amatory, sentimental, and humorous, in verse and prose
- Title
- Festoons of fancy : consisting of compositions amatory, sentimental, and humorous, in verse and prose / by William Littell, esq.
- Author
- Littell, William, 1768-1824
- Publication
- Lexington, Ky. : University of Kentucky Publications Committee, Margaret Vorhies Haggin Trust, ©1940.
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Details
- Additional Authors
- Clark, Thomas Dionysius, 1903-2005
- Description
- xv, ll4, [2] p. facsim.; 23 cm.
- Series Statement
- [Kentucky reprints, no. l]
- Uniform Title
- Kentucky reprints, no. l.
- Subject
- Genre/Form
- humor.
- Humor
- Humor.
- American wit and humor
- Satires.
- Humour.
- Note
- Includes facsimile of original t.-p., Louisville, 1814.
- "Printed ... by Princeton University Press. Typography by P. J. Conkwright."--Colophon.
- Contents
- Author's account of himself -- Raptures -- To a haughty decayed beauty -- To Angelina -- To a sentimental lady -- Silent eloquence of love -- Epistle to the people of Kentucky: Key to the epistle ; Repeal of the Lexington Bank Charter ; Proposals to establish a state bank ; Song of triumph ; Ohio Canal ; On the origin of applications for divorce ; Littell's application for re-printing the Acts of Assembly ; Trial of Morgan ; Conclusion -- Petition of Gregory Woodcock -- On saving faith -- Letter from an unfortunate candidate -- Quibbles -- On love and delicacy -- Opinion of the political court -- Fredonia -- Electioneering address from a political impostor -- Electioneering address from an honest man -- Language -- Vox populi vox dei -- On polecats -- To a young lady -- Famale novelists -- Speech to be delivered in the Legislature -- Another speech on the same bill -- Remonstrance to the Legislature -- In answer to a private letter from a materialist -- Letter to a young lawyer -- Political primer.
- LCCN
- 41052473
- OCLC
- ocm02576935
- 2576935
- SCSB-777028
- Owning Institutions
- Princeton University Library