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Meditations and contemplations : in two volumes. Containing, Vol. I.--Meditations among the tombs; Reflections on a flower-garden; and, A descant upon creation. Vol. II.--Contemplations on the night. Contemplations on the starry heavens; and, A winter-piece. / By James Hervey, A.M. late Rector of Weston-Favell, Northamptonshire. ; Volume I[-II].

Author/creator Hervey, James, 1714-1758
Format Electronic and Book
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Printed for Robert Campbell, bookseller, M.DCC.XCIV. [1794-1795]
Description2 volumes ; 18 cm (12mo)
Supplemental Content Evans Digital Edition
Supplemental Content Evans Digital Edition
Subject(s)
Other author/creatorBrowne, Moses, 1704-1787.
Other author/creatorDuick, J. (John)
Other author/creatorGibbons, Thomas, 1720-1785.
Other author/creatorMolesworth, Saint George.
Other author/creatorWhalley, Peter, 1722-1791.
Other author/creatorR. T. dedicatee.
Other author/creatorOrchard, Paul, dedicatee.
Series Early American imprints. First series ; no. 27118. ^A478749
General noteVol. 1 dedicated to Miss R.T.; v. 2 dedicated to Paul Orchard.
General noteVol. 1: xvii, [1], 179, [1] p.; v. 2: ix, [4], 14-174, [2] p.
General noteVol. 2 (ix, [4], 14-174, [2] p.) has separate title page.
General note"Verses to Mr. Hervey, on his Meditations."--v. 1, p. vii-xvii, by "a physician," Moses Browne, John Duick, Thomas Gibbons, St. George Molesworth and Peter Whalley.
General note"Books printed for, and sold by Robert Campbell, bookseller, no. 54, South Second-Street."--v. 2, p. [175-176].
References Evans 27118
References Evans 28829
Other formsMicroform version available in the Readex Early American Imprints series.
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 27118).
Reproduction noteElectronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 28829).
Genre/formPoems 1794.
Genre/formBooksellers' advertisements Pennsylvania Philadelphia.