Works of the late Doctor Benjamin Franklin : consisting of his life, written by himself : together with essays, humorous, moral & literary, chiefly in the manner of the Spectator
1793
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Title
Works of the late Doctor Benjamin Franklin : consisting of his life, written by himself : together with essays, humorous, moral & literary, chiefly in the manner of the Spectator
Published
Dublin : Printed for P. Wogan, P. Byrne, J. Moore, and W. Jones, 1793.
Description
vi, [2], 303, [1] p., [1] leaf of plates : port. ; 21 cm. (8vo)
Call Number
L2021G105 1793 M MB
System Control No.
(OCoLC)10443234
Note
Later published in London, 1793 & in New York, 1794.
Portrait of Benjamin Franklin on frontispiece.
Signatures: [A]4 B-V8.
Contents: Life of Dr. Franklin, as written by himself -- Continuation of his life by Dr. Stuber -- Extracts from his will -- On early marriages -- On the death of his brother, Mr. John Franklin -- To the late Doctor Mather of Boston -- The whistle, a true story; written to his nephew -- A petition of the left hand -- The handsome and deformed leg -- Conversation of a company of ephemerae; with the soliloquy on one advanced in age -- Morals of chefs -- The art of procuring pleasant dreams -- Advice to a young tradesman -- Necessary hints to those that would be rich -- The way to make money plenty in every man's pocket -- An oeconomical project -- On modern innovations in the English language, and in printing -- An account of the highest court of judicature in Pennsylvania, viz. the court of the press -- Paper: a poem -- On the art of swimming -- New mode of bathing -- Observations on the generally prevailing doctrines of life and death -- Precautions to be used by those who are about to undertake a sea voyage -- On luxury, idleness, and industry -- On the slave trade -- Observations on war -- On the impress of seamen -- On the criminal laws, and the practice of privateering -- Remarks concerning the savages of North America -- To Mr. Dubourg, concerning the dissentions between England and America -- A comparison of the conduct of the ancient Jews, and of the Antifederalists in the United States of America -- The internal state of America: being a true description of the interest and policy of that vast continent -- Information to those who would remove to America -- Final speech of Dr. Franklin in the late Federal Congress -- Sketch of an English school.
Tipped in on front free endpaper & back pastedown: some newspaper clippings from the 1830s relating to gubernatorial and presidential elections.
Library copy: front cover missing; back cover detached.
Portrait of Benjamin Franklin on frontispiece.
Signatures: [A]4 B-V8.
Contents: Life of Dr. Franklin, as written by himself -- Continuation of his life by Dr. Stuber -- Extracts from his will -- On early marriages -- On the death of his brother, Mr. John Franklin -- To the late Doctor Mather of Boston -- The whistle, a true story; written to his nephew -- A petition of the left hand -- The handsome and deformed leg -- Conversation of a company of ephemerae; with the soliloquy on one advanced in age -- Morals of chefs -- The art of procuring pleasant dreams -- Advice to a young tradesman -- Necessary hints to those that would be rich -- The way to make money plenty in every man's pocket -- An oeconomical project -- On modern innovations in the English language, and in printing -- An account of the highest court of judicature in Pennsylvania, viz. the court of the press -- Paper: a poem -- On the art of swimming -- New mode of bathing -- Observations on the generally prevailing doctrines of life and death -- Precautions to be used by those who are about to undertake a sea voyage -- On luxury, idleness, and industry -- On the slave trade -- Observations on war -- On the impress of seamen -- On the criminal laws, and the practice of privateering -- Remarks concerning the savages of North America -- To Mr. Dubourg, concerning the dissentions between England and America -- A comparison of the conduct of the ancient Jews, and of the Antifederalists in the United States of America -- The internal state of America: being a true description of the interest and policy of that vast continent -- Information to those who would remove to America -- Final speech of Dr. Franklin in the late Federal Congress -- Sketch of an English school.
Tipped in on front free endpaper & back pastedown: some newspaper clippings from the 1830s relating to gubernatorial and presidential elections.
Library copy: front cover missing; back cover detached.
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