The works of the author of the Night-thoughts

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Edward Young, Edward Young
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The Works of the Author of the Night-thoughts
1802, Printed for F. and C . Rivington [etc.]
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1792, Printed for J. Dodsley [etc.]
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1774, Printed for J. Buckland
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The works of the author of the Night-thoughts
1773, Printed for J. Buckland, W. Bowyer, J. and F. Rivington, Hawes, Clarke, and Collins, W. Owen, T. Caslon, S. Crowder, E. and C. Dilly, J. Dodsley, C. Corbett, H. Baldwin, T. Cadell, E. Johnston, T. Davies, T. Lowndes, W. Nicoll, S. Bladon, G. Robinson, J. Ridley, W. Otridge, and T. Evans
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v. 1. A poem on the last day. The force of religion; or, Vanquished love. Love of fame, the universal passion. Odes, occasioned by His Majesty's royal encouragement of the sea service. Epistles to Mr. Pope, concerning the authors of the age. A paraphrase on part of the book of Job. Ocean. Sea-piece: containing The British sailor's exultation; and His prayer before engagement
v. 2. Busiris, king of Egypt. The revenge. The brothers
v. 3. The complaint: or, Night-thoughts
v. 4. The complaint [cont.] The centaur not fabulous: in six letters to a friend, on the life in vogue
v. 5. The life of the Rev. Dr. Edward Young. a true estimate of human life, in which the passions are considered in a new light. Conjectures on original composition. Resignation. A poem on the late queen's death, and his Majesty's accession to the throne. The installment. An epistle to the Right Honourable Sir Robert Walpole. The old man's relapse. An apology for princes; or, The reverence due to government.

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Title-page varies: v. 5, The works of the author of the Night-thoughts. Volume the fifth a new edition. London, Printed for W. Owen, J. Dodsley, T. Lowndes, T. Cadell, and T. Beckett, W. Nicoll, and B. Tovey, 1773; v. 6, The works of the author of Night-thoughts. In six volumes. Volume VI. London: Printed for T. Cadell and J. Nichols, 1778.

(cont.) -- v. 6. An epistle to the Right Honourable George Lord Lansdowne. Imperium Pelagi. The foreign address: or, The best argument for peace. Reflections on the public situation of the kingdom, addressed to the duke of Newcastle, originally printed as a conclusion to the Night-thoughts. On Michel Angelo's famous piece of the crucifixion. To Mr. Addison, on the tragedy of Cato. A letter to Mr. Tickell, occasioned by the death of the Right Hon. Joseph Addison, esq. Epitaph on Ld. Aubrey Beauclerk. Epitaph on Mr. James Barker. A discourse on lyric poetry. An argument drawn from the circumstances of Christ's death, for the truth of his religion. Miscellanies in prose. Some thoughts on reading Mr. Young's Poem on the last day; in a letter to Mrs. Rowe; by ----- -----.

Microfiche. Chicago, Ill. : Library Resources, inc., 1976. 2 microfiches : positive ; 8 x 13 cm. (Library of English literature ; LEL 22250-51)

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OL13560304M
OCLC/WorldCat
6780462

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