The imperial epistle, and the shade of Alexander Pope : By the author of The pursuits of literature.
| Author/creator | Mathias, Thomas James |
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Philadelphia : printed by H. Maxwell, for A. Dickins, bookseller, North Second Street, opposite Christ-Church, 1800. |
| Description | 4 unnumbered pages, 49, 1 unnumbered page, 59, 3 unnumbered pages ; 8⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
| General note | Half-title: 'The imperial epistle from Kien Long, to George the Third'. |
| General note | Attributed to Thomas James Mathias in the Dictionary of national biography. |
| General note | "The imperial epistle from Kien Long, Emperor of China, to George the Third, King of Great Britain, &c. &c. &c. in the year 1794. .. Translated into English verse from the original Chinese poetry. .."--49, [1] p., with separate title page. A satire on the contemporary politics of Great Britain. |
| General note | "The shade of Alexander Pope, on the banks of the Thames. A satirical poem, with notes. Occasioned chiefly, but not wholly, by the residence of Henry Grattan, ex-representative in Parliament for the city of Dublin, at Twickenham, in November, 1798. .."--59, [3] p., with separate title page and half-title. Bookseller's advertisements, p. [61-62]. |
| General note | Reproduction of original from the British Library. |
| References | Evans, 37937 |
| References | Evans, 37941 |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, ESTCW12930. |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Thomson Gale, 2003. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements |
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