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The imperial epistle, and the shade of Alexander Pope. : By the author of The pursuits of literature.
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- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Mathias, Thomas James, 1754?-1835.
- Series:
- Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Grattan, Henry, 1746-1820.
- Grattan, Henry.
- Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744.
- Pope, Alexander.
- Ch'ing Kao--tsung, emperor of China, 1711-1799, in fiction, drama, poetry, etc.
- Ch'ing Kao.
- Physical Description:
- 4 unnumbered pages,49 pages, 1 unnumbered page,59 pages, 3 unnumbered pages ; 8⁰
- Other Title:
- Shade of Alexander Pope.
- Place of Publication:
- Philadelphia : printed by H. Maxwell, for A. Dickins, bookseller, North Second Street, opposite Christ-Church, 1800.
- System Details:
- Mode of access: World Wide Web.
- text file
- Notes:
- Half-title: 'The imperial epistle from Kien Long, to George the Third'.
- Attributed to Thomas James Mathias in the Dictionary of national biography.
- "The imperial epistle from Kien Long, Emperor of China, to George the Third, King of Great Britain, &c. &c. &c. in the year 1794. .. Translated into English verse from the original Chinese poetry. .."--49, [1] p., with separate title page. A satire on the contemporary politic of Great Britain.
- "The shade of Alexander Pope, on the banks of the Thames. A satirical poem, with notes. Occasioned chiefly, but not wholly, by the residence of Henry Grattan, ex-representative in Parliament for the city of Dublin, at Twickenham, in November, 1798. .."--59, [3] p., with separate title page and half-title. Bookseller's advertisements, p. [61-62].
- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns
- Reproduction of original from British Library.
- Cited in:
- Evans, 37937
- Evans, 37941
- English Short Title Catalog, W12930.
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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