The Hive: or A collection of thoughts on civil, moral, sentimental, and religious subjects / selected from the writings of near one hundred of the best authors of different nations; but chiefly from the most celebrated English writers, who have been esteemed the most correct and elegant models of fine composition. Intended as a repository of sententious, ingenious, and pertinent sayings, in verse and prose, to which youth may have recourse upon any particular topic; and by which they may be taught to think justly, write correctly and elegantly, and speak with propriety.

Format:

Book

Contributor:

Doolittle, Amos, 1754-1832, engraver.

Series:

Early American imprints. First series ; no. 30567.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Conduct of life.

Genre:

Anthologies.

Poems -- 1796.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (iv pages, 1 unnumbered page, 6-227 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates) : illustrations

Place of Publication:

Worcester, (Massachusetts) : From the press of Thomas, Son and Thomas: sold at their bookstore and by the booksellers in Boston., --June--MDCCXCVI. [1796]

System Details:

text file

Notes:

Frontispiece engraved by Amos Doolittle.

Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Incorporated, 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; numbers 30567).

Cited in:

Evans 30567

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