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A scientific love epistle, from Mr. Obscreation, to Miss Variation [electronic resource].
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Obscreation, Timothy.
- Standardized Title:
- Curious love letter to a lady
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- English poetry--18th century.
- English poetry.
- Genre:
- Single sheet verse.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource (1 sheet )
- Place of Publication:
- [Salisbury? : Printed by John Fowler?, 1790?]
- Notes:
- The letter in verse is signed: Timothy Obscreation; the reply also in verse is by Constantia Variation.
- First line of verse after "Most amiable madam," is "After a long consideration".
- A laboured joke on the suffix "ation".
- This letter is also known in prose and entitled 'A curious love letter to a lady'.
- Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).
- Cited in:
- English Short Title Catalog, T196481.
- OCLC:
- 509618470
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