Curious particulars and genuine anecdotes respecting the late Lord Chesterfield and David Hume, [electronic resource] : Esq. With a parallel between these celebrated personages. And an Impartial Character of Lord Chesterfield. To which is added, a short vindication of the Christian cause and character, occasioned by a recent reflection thrown upon them, by the author of the Apology for the life and writings of David Hume. By a friend to religious and civil liberty.
1788
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Curious particulars and genuine anecdotes respecting the late Lord Chesterfield and David Hume, [electronic resource] : Esq. With a parallel between these celebrated personages. And an Impartial Character of Lord Chesterfield. To which is added, a short vindication of the Christian cause and character, occasioned by a recent reflection thrown upon them, by the author of the Apology for the life and writings of David Hume. By a friend to religious and civil liberty.
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London : printed for G. Kearsley, at Johnson's Head, No. 46, in Fleet Street, 1788.
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Great Britain -- England -- London.
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English
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vii,[1],107,[1]p. ; 8⁰.
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With a half-title.
Includes: 'The Lord Chesterfield's speech against licensing the stage' and his ironic petition for a pension.- The author of the 'Apology for the life .. of David Hume' is Samuel Jackson Pratt.- 'Curious particulars, &c. Section I', on pp.1-25, was first published as 'Supplement to the life of David Hume', written anonymously by Samuel Jackson Pratt.
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Includes: 'The Lord Chesterfield's speech against licensing the stage' and his ironic petition for a pension.- The author of the 'Apology for the life .. of David Hume' is Samuel Jackson Pratt.- 'Curious particulars, &c. Section I', on pp.1-25, was first published as 'Supplement to the life of David Hume', written anonymously by Samuel Jackson Pratt.
Reproduction of original from British Library.
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Gulick, 180
English Short Title Catalog, T59549.
English Short Title Catalog, T59549.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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Pratt, Mr. (Samuel Jackson), 1749-1814.
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