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The imperial epistle, and The shade of Alexander Pope / By the author of The pursuits of literature.

Author/creator Mathias, Thomas James, 1754?-1835
Included WorkMathias, Thomas James, 1754?-1835. Shade of Alexander Pope.
Format Book and Microform
Publication InfoPhiladelphia : Printed by H. Maxwell, for A. Dickins, bookseller, North Second Street, opposite Christ-Church, 1800.
Description4 unnumbered pages, 49 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 59 pages, 3 unnumbered pages ; 22 cm (8vo)
Subject(s)
Series Early American imprints. First series ; no. 37937
Early American imprints. First series ; no. 37937. ^A478749
General noteHalf-title: The imperial epistle from Kien Long, to George the Third.
General noteAttributed to Thomas James Mathias in the Dictionary of national biography.
General noteSignatures: pi² [A]⁴ B-O⁴.
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].
References Evans 37937
References Evans 37941
Reproduction noteJoyner- Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 37937; 37941).
Genre/formPoems 1800.
Genre/formSatires.
Genre/formBooksellers' advertisements Pennsylvania Philadelphia.
Other titleShade of Alexander Pope.

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Joyner NC Microfiche MICROFICHE AM35E NO. 37937 ✔ Available
Joyner NC Microfiche MICROFICHE AM35E NO. 37941 ✔ Available