The world display'd: or, mankind painted in their proper colours : Consisting of the various characters and passions of the inhabitants of the world, viz. The young Man The stay'd Man The good old Man The modest Man The bold Man The complaisant Man The rich Man The poor Man The self conceited Man The suspicious Man The reserved Man The contemplative Man The ordinary honest Man The lascivious Man The prophane Man The World's wise Man The proud Man The meddling Man The weak Man The affected Man The mere great Man The plain Countryman The jealous Man The fordid rich Man Women The wanton Woman The modest Woman The pretended godly Woman The religious Woman The witty Woman The prudent Woman The penurious Woman The ganing Woman The good Housewife The diligent Woman The litigious Woman The quiet Woman Character of a good Prime-Minister. A good Lord-Mayor. Good Magistrates. An Attorney. A raw young Preacher. An Alderman. An upstart Knight. A Coward. A Physician. A Surgeon An Apothecary A Citizen. A grave Divine A handsome Bar keeper. A University Dun. A Sergeant, or Catchpole. Common Singing Men. Musicians. A Trumpeter. With many Others. To which is added, A description of a prison: Particularly Ludgate; Newgate; the two Compters; Bridewell; New-Prison, Clerkenwell; Gatehouse, Westminster; and the New Gaol, South wark, with the Characters of their several Keepers, Turnkeys, &c.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Earle, John, 1600 or 1-1665.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Characters and characteristics--Early works to 1800.

Characters and characteristics.

Genre:

Essays.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (208p.,plate )

Other Title:

World display'd

The world display'd

Place of Publication:

London : printed for, and sold by the booksellers of London and Westminster, M.DCC.XLII. [1742]

Notes:

Essays by John Earle and others.

Published in nine parts.

Braces in imprint.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T129527.

OCLC:

642360010