The history of the seven wise mistresses of Rome. : Containing many ingenious and entertaining stories; wherein the treachery of evil counsellors is discovered, innocency cleared, and the wisdom of the seven wise mistresses displayed.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Howard, Thomas, active 17th century-18th century.

Series:

Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 9337.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Children's stories.

Empresses--Juvenile fiction.

Empresses.

Rome--Juvenile fiction.

Rome.

Rome (Empire).

Genre:

Juvenile literature -- 1805.

Fiction.

Physical Description:

99 pages, 1 unnumbered page ; 16 cm

Place of Publication:

Hudson [N.Y.]: : Printed by Ashbel Stoddard, and sold wholesale and retail, at his printing house and book-store, in the White-House, corner of Warren and Third streets., 1805.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

"To the reader. This small volume of tales or stories, is collected for thy diversion and instruction ... the intent of this small book (written in an allegorical and pleasant method) is to promote sincerity and fidelity, and to discountenance treachery and falsehood. ..."--verso of title page. Signed: By Tho. Howard. Text apparently inspired by the Seven sages of Rome.

Text printed on blue paper.

Pages [1-2] and [100] are blank.

Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2004-2007] Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. Second series ; no. 9337).

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