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  A little plain English, addressed to the people of the United States, on the treaty, negociated with His Britannic Majesty, and on the conduct of the president relative thereto; in answer to "The letters of Franklin." : With a supplement containing an account of the turbulent and factious proceedings of the opposers of the treaty. / By Peter Porcupine. ; [Eight lines from Shakespeare]
  Date of publication:
  1795
  

  Author(s):

  Cobbett, William, 1763-1835.
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  With a half-title. Three states noted (Gaines 7a-c; q.v.).
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  A New-Year's gift to the Democrats; or Observations on a pamphlet, entitled, "A vindication of Mr. Randolph's resignation." By Peter Porcupine. ; [Six lines from Swift]
  Date of publication:
  1796
  

  Author(s):

  Cobbett, William, 1763-1835.
  Description:
  Three states noted (Gaines 10a-c; q.v.). Bookseller's advertisement, p. [72].
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  A prospect from the Congress-gallery, during the session, begun December 7, 1795. Containing the president's speech, the addresses of both houses, some of the debates in the Senate, and all the principal debates in the House of Representatives; each debate being brought under one head, and so digested and simplified as to give the reader the completest view of the proceedings with the least possible fatigue. : With occasional remarks, / by Peter Porcupine.
  Date of publication:
  1796
  

  Author(s):

  Cobbett, William, 1763-1835.
  Description:
  Printed wrapper has title: No. 1. A prospect from the Congress-gallery ... "End of the first number."--p. 68. Continued as: The political censor, or Monthly review. Bookseller's advertisements, p. [3-4] of wrapper.
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  A report of an action for a libel brought by Dr. Benjamin Rush, against William Cobbett, in the Supreme Court of Pennsylvania, December term, 1799, for certain defamatory publications in a news-paper, entitled Porcupine's gazette, of which the said William Cobbett was editor. / (Taken in shorthand by T. Carpenter.)
  Date of publication:
  1800
  

  Author(s):

  Rush, Benjamin, 1746-1813. ; Cobbett, William, 1763-1835. ; Carpenter, Thomas, reporter. ; Pennsylvania. Supreme Court.
  Description:
  Parentheses substituted for square brackets enclosing "Taken ... by T. Carpenter." in title transcription.
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  An antidote for Tom Paine's theological and political poison: containing 1. Tom's life, interspersed with remarks and reflections by P. Porcupine. 2. An apology for the Bible, in a series of letters addressed to Paine by the Bishop of Landaff. 3. An apology for Christianity, by the same learned, elegant writer. 4. An answer to Paine's anarchical nonsense, commonly called, the Rights of man.
  Date of publication:
  1796
  

  Author(s):

  Cobbett, William, 1763-1835. ; Watson, Richard, 1737-1816.
  Description:
  Caption title: The political censor, for September, 1796. The title page not withstanding, the contents are identical with those of William Cobbett's Political censor for September, 1796. The two essays by the Bishop of ...
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  Christianity contrasted with deism: or The present religion of France. To which is added, an address to the Society for Promoting Christian Knowledge and Piety. / By Peter Porcupine.
  Date of publication:
  1796
  

  Author(s):

  Porcupine, Peter. ; Cobbett, William, 1763-1835.
  Description:
  The pseudonym 'Peter Porcupine' was frequently used by William Cobbett. Cobbett, however, denied authorship of this work in his other writings. Cf. Gaines. Edition statement transposed; precedes "By Peter Porcupine." on ...
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  Detection of a conspiracy, formed by the United Irishmen, with the evident intention of aiding the tyrants of France in subverting the government of the United States. / By Peter Porcupine.
  Date of publication:
  1798
  

  Author(s):

  Cobbett, William, 1763-1835.
  Description:
  Attributed to William Cobbett by Gaines.
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  French arrogance; or, "The cat let out of the bag;" a poetical dialogue between the envoys of America, and X.Y.Z. and the lady.
  Date of publication:
  1798
  

  Author(s):

  Cobbett, William, 1763-1835.
  Description:
  In verse. Attributed to William Cobbett by Gaines. Parentheses substituted for square brackets in imprint transcription.
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  History of the American Jacobins, commonly denominated Democrats. By Peter Porcupine. ; [Three lines from Burke]
  Date of publication:
  1796
  

  Author(s):

  Cobbett, William, 1763-1835.
  Description:
  Attributed to William Cobbett by Gaines, who identifies Samuel Sansom, Jun., as printer. Also issued as part of: Playfair, William. The history of Jacobinism ... Philadelphia : Printed for William Cobbett, 1796 (Evans 31016).
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  Porcupine's political censor, for December, 1796. Containing remarks on the debates in Congress, particularly on the timidity of the language held towards France. : Also, a letter to the infamous Tom Paine, in answer to his brutal attack on the Federal Constitution, and on the conduct and character of General Washington.
  Date of publication:
  1797
  

  Author(s):

  Cobbett, William, 1763-1835. ; Cobbett, William, 1763-1835 Letter to the infamous Tom Paine.
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  With an added title page ('Porcupine's political censor. Vol. I. ...') "intended for the convenience of such gentlemen as have been constant purchasers of the Censor, and as may think them worth preserving in a volume." ...
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  Porcupine's political censor, for Jan. 1797. ...
  Date of publication:
  1797
  

  Author(s):

  Cobbett, William, 1763-1835.
  Description:
  Also issued as part of some copies of: Cobbett, William. Porcupine's works. Vol. II. Philadelphia : Cobbett, [1797-1798] (Evans 31948). (from title page) Remarks on the proceedings in Congress -- Mr. Pickering's letter -- ...
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  Porcupine's political censor, for March 1797. ...
  Date of publication:
  1797
  

  Author(s):

  Cobbett, William, 1763-1835.
  Description:
  "There is no Censor for February, this year."--title page. Gaines notes four variants (Gaines 31a-d, q.v.), the last of which he reports to be "A new setting of type, but a faithful copy." With a half-title. (from title ...
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  Porcupine's political censor, for November 1796. Containing observations on the insolent and seditious notes, communicated to the people of the United States by the late French Minister Adet;[.]
  Date of publication:
  1796
  

  Author(s):

  Cobbett, William, 1763-1835.
  Description:
  Previous issues through Sept. 1796 published under title: The political censor. There was no issue for Oct. 1796. "Persuaded of the utility this Censor may be of, if extensively read, the editor has printed a double edition ...
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  The bloody buoy thrown out as a warning to the political pilots of America: or, A faithful relation of a multitude of acts of horrid barbarity, such as the eye never witnessed, the tongue never expressed, or the imagination conceived, until the commencement of the French Revolution. To which is added an instructive essay, tracing these dreadful effects to their real causes. : Illustrated with four striking copper-plates. / By Peter Porcupine. ; [Four lines from the Abbe Maury's speech to the National Assembly]
  Date of publication:
  1796
  

  Author(s):

  Cobbett, William, 1763-1835. ; Smither, James, 1741-1797, engraver.
  Description:
  Frontispiece engraved by James Smither. "Errata." --p. viii. Bookseller's advertisement, p. [242].
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  The Democratic judge: or The equal liberty of the press, as exhibited, explained, and exposed, in the prosecution of William Cobbett, for a pretended libel against the King of Spain and his embassador, before Thomas M'Kean, chief justice of the state of Pennsylvania. By Peter Porcupine.
  Date of publication:
  1798
  

  Author(s):

  Cobbett, William, 1763-1835.
  Description:
  Also issued as part of some copies of: Cobbett, William. Porcupine's works. Vol. II. Philadelphia : Cobbett, [1797-1798] (Evans 31948). Two states noted. In one (Gaines 37a), p. 54, line 9 has the word "common" misspelled ...
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  The life and adventures of Peter Porcupine, with a full and fair account of all his authoring transactions; being a sure and infallible guide for all enterprising young men who wish to make a fortune by writing pamphlets. / By Peter Porcupine himself. ; [Two lines from Shakespeare]
  Date of publication:
  1796
  

  Author(s):

  Cobbett, William, 1763-1835.
  Description:
  Two states noted. In one (Gaines 19a), the type is misaligned in the last 2 lines on p. 19. In the other (Gaines 19b), the error is corrected. With a prospectus for William Playfair's "The history of Jacobinism," p. 59.
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  The political censor, or Monthly review of the most interesting political occurrences, relative to the United States of America. By Peter Porcupine.
  Date of publication:
  1796
  

  Author(s):

  Cobbett, William, 1763-1835.
  Description:
  Printed wrapper: The political censor, or Monthly review for March 1796, This work will be published on the last day of every month. Six Censors will make a volume, the sixth will therefore contain a general index and table ...
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  The political censor, or Monthly review of the most interesting political occurrences, relative to the United States of America. By Peter Porcupine.
  Date of publication:
  1796
  

  Author(s):

  Cobbett, William, 1763-1835.
  Description:
  Caption title: The political censor for April, 1796. The frontispiece, a caricature of Albert Gallatin, is mistakenly identified as by Evans as being of Thomas Paine. Cf. Gaine. Two states noted. In one (Gaines 14a), p. ...
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  The political censor, or Monthly review of the most interesting political occurrences, relative to the United States of America. By Peter Porcupine.
  Date of publication:
  1796
  

  Author(s):

  Cobbett, William, 1763-1835.
  Description:
  Caption title: The political censor, for May, 1796. The frontispiece, a caricature of Albert Gallatin, was also issued with The Political censor for April, 1796. Two states noted by Gaines (Gaines 17a-b; q.v.). Odd numbered ...
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