The philosophic whim: or, astronomy a farce. In the old thespian manner. Being a new and humorous display of the universe. With proper Elucidations; intimating. I. A moral and practical Antidote against the farther Progress of conjugal Infidelity among the Great. II. That the Institution of the Scavoir Vivre Club is not modern, but derived from a celebrated Hero of ancient Greece; with many other useful, instructive, and entertaining Articles; all respectfully dedicated to the Universities of Oxford and Cambridge. By the author of Dramatic genius.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Hiffernan, Paul, 1719-1777.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English farces--18th century.

English farces.

Genre:

Poems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource ([4],19,[1]p. )

Other Title:

Philosophic whim

The philosophic whim

Place of Publication:

London : printed for G. Kearsly, at No 46, near Serjeants Inn in Fleet-Street, M.DCC.LXXIV. [1774]

Notes:

Dedication signed: Paul Hiffernan, M.D.

Three verse cantos, with "Elucidations".

With a half-title.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T88493.

OCLC:

642722002