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| Contributor | Gay, John, 1685-1732 |
|---|---|
| Author of introduction, etc. | Bond, Donald Frederic, 1898-1987 |
| Author of introduction, etc. | Britton, W. Earl (Webster Earl), 1905-1995 |
| Contributor | Boyer, Abel, 1667-1729 |
| LoC No. | a49004138 |
| Title | The present state of wit (1711), and excerpts from The English Theophrastus; or, The manners of the age (1702) |
| Original Publication | Los Angeles : The Augustan Reprint Society, 1947 |
| Series Title | Augustan Reprint Society, publication number 07 |
| Contents |
Introduction by Bond -- The Present State of wit, in a letter to a Friend in the Country, by Gay (1711) -- Introduction by Britton -- Excerpts from the English Theophrastus: or, the manners of the Age. Being the modern characters of the court, the town, and the city, ascribed to Boyer (1702). |
| Credits | Produced by David Starner, Linda Cantoni, and the Online Distributed Proofreading Team |
| Language | English |
| LoC Class | PR: Language and Literatures: English literature |
| Subject | Conduct of life |
| Subject | English literature -- 18th century -- History and criticism |
| Subject | Characters and characteristics |
| Category | Text |
| EBook-No. | 14800 |
| Release Date | Jan 27, 2005 |
| Most Recently Updated | Dec 19, 2020 |
| Copyright Status | Public domain in the USA. |
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