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The works of Sir William Temple, bart To which is prefixed, the life and character of the author, considerably enl.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Rare Book Collection D273.A2 T4 1814 v.1-4 v.1 v.2 v.3 v.4
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Temple, William, 1628-1699.
- Language:
- English
- Physical Description:
- 4 volumes ; 22 1/2 cm
- Edition:
- A new edition.
- Place of Publication:
- London : F. C. and J. Rivington [etc.], 1814.
- Contents:
- v. 1. Life of the author. An essay on the original and nature of government. Observations upon the United Provinces of the Netherlands. Letters containing an account of the most important transactions that passed in Christendom from 1665 to 1672.
- v. 2. Sequel of the author's letters, serving to supply the loss of the first part of his memoirs. A survey of the constitutions and interests of the Empire, Sweden, Denmark, Spain, Holland, France, and Flanders in 1671. A leter to the Duke of Ormond, written in October 1673. Memoirs, pt.II-III. Appendix to the memoirs, pt. III.
- v. 3. An essay upon the advancement of trade in Ireland. Of gardening. An essay upon the cure of gout by moxa. Of health and long life. Of heroic virtue. Of poetry. An essay upon ancient and modern learning. Thoughts upon reviewing that essay. Of the excesses of grief. Of the different conditions of life and fortune. Heads of an essay on conversation. Poetry
- v. 4. Letters to the King, the Prince of Orange, &c.
- Notes:
- Includes index.
- OCLC:
- 4044152
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