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  The marriage of Heaven and Hell
  Date of publication:
  1793
  

  Author(s):

  Blake, William, 1757-1827
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  Poems. Selections
  Date of publication:
  1788
  

  Author(s):

  Blake, William, 1757-1827
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  First printed in 1789.
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  Sappho and Phaon: in a series of legitimate sonnets, with thoughts on poetical subjects, and anecdotes of the Grecian poetess
  Date of publication:
  1796
  

  Author(s):

  Robinson, Mary, 1758-1800
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  The unsex'd females: a poem, addressed to the author of the Pursuits of literature
  Date of publication:
  1798
  

  Author(s):

  Polwhele, Richard, 1760-1838
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  Resource deposited with the Oxford Text Archive.
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  Miscellanies, moral and instructive, in prose and verse; collected from various authors, for the use of schools, and improvement of young persons of both sexes. ; [Two lines from Pope]
  Date of publication:
  1787
  

  Author(s):

  Moore, Milcah Martha, 1740-1829, comp. ; Franklin, Benjamin, 1706-1790.
  Description:
  The compiler is identified by Shipton & Mooney as Milcah Martha (Hill) Moore. Recommendation signed: B. Franklin. Bookseller's advertisements, p. [203-204].
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  The history of Joseph; a poem. In ten books. / By a female hand. ; To which is added, The hermit; a poem: and an essay on creation.
  Date of publication:
  1767
  

  Author(s):

  Rowe, Elizabeth Singer, 1674-1737. ; Parnell, Thomas, 1679-1718. Hermit.
  Description:
  Attributed to Elizabeth Rowe in the Dictionary of national biography. Signatures: pi1 A-D^8 E1.
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  The triumphs of temper; a poem; in six cantos. / By William Hayley. Esq. ; [Three lines in Latin from Dante]
  Date of publication:
  1787
  

  Author(s):

  Hayley, William, 1745-1820.
  Description:
  Error in paging; p. 109 misnumbered 199.
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  Sacred dramas, chiefly intended for young persons: the subjects taken from the Bible. : To which are added: Reflections of King Hezekiah, and Sensibility, a poem. / By Hannah More. ; [Three lines from Cowley]
  Date of publication:
  1787
  

  Author(s):

  More, Hannah, 1745-1833. ; Beaufort, Elizabeth, Duchess of, d. 1828, dedicatee.
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  Dedicated to the Duchess of Beaufort. Two states noted by Evans; one on fine and one on common paper. Bookseller's advertisements, p. 191-[192].
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  An address to a provincial bashaw. [One line from Shakespeare] / By a son of liberty.
  Date of publication:
  1769
  

  Author(s):

  Church, Benjamin, 1734-1778.
  Description:
  In verse. The "provincial bashaw," also called "St. Francisco," is Francis Bernard. Attributed to Benjamin Church by Evans.
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  The Returned captive. A poem. Founded on a late fact. : [Six lines of verse]
  Date of publication:
  1787
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
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  (Evans-TCP ; no. N16130) Transcribed from: (Readex Archive of Americana ; Early American Imprints, series I ; image set 20676) Images scanned from Readex microprint and microform: (Early American imprints. First series ; ...
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  Wisdom, a poem. : Wisdom sprang from the Supreme Being; and by that wisdom he overcomes evil. By wisdom, peace and plenty flourish in cities and civil societies; and, by its means, private men may be enabled to enjoy domestic happiness. / By a Quaker, (or Friend) of R. Island.
  Date of publication:
  1798
  

  Author(s):

  Wilkinson, Edward, 1728-1809.
  Description:
  Attributed to Edward Wilkinson in: Smith, Joseph, Descriptive catalogue of Friends' books, London, 1867. Ascribed to the press of Thomas Collier by Evans.
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  The triumph of infidelity: a poem.
  Date of publication:
  1788
  

  Author(s):

  Dwight, Timothy, 1752-1817. ; Voltaire, 1694-1778.
  Description:
  Attributed to Timothy Dwight in BAL. Ironically dedicated to Voltaire, for having "opposed truth, religion, and their authors, with sophistry, contempt, and obloquy ..." Place of publication suggested by Trumbull. An edition ...
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  The miscellaneous works of Mr. Philip Freneau containing his essays, and additional poems.
  Date of publication:
  1788
  

  Author(s):

  Freneau, Philip Morin, 1752-1832.
  Description:
  Two states noted, distinguished by presence or absence of a semi-colon after "Freneau" in the title. Three formats noted: thin paper, thick paper, and extra thick paper (signatures vary in the latter format). Subscribers' ...
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  An Elegy to the infamous memory of Sr. F--- B-----. [Two lines of Latin quotation]
  Date of publication:
  1769
  

  Author(s):

  Dickinson, John, 1732-1808, dedicatee.
  Description:
  Dedicated to John Dickinson. The frontispiece woodcut of the segmented snake (Reilly 1015) first appeared in the Constitutional courant for Sept. 21, 1765 (Woodbridge, N.J.: Andrew Marvel) and was reprinted in New York, ...
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  Liberty. A poem. / By Rusticus. ; [One line in Latin]
  Date of publication:
  1768
  

  Author(s):

  Rusticus.
  Description:
  (Evans-TCP ; no. N08647) Transcribed from: (Readex Archive of Americana ; Early American Imprints, series I ; image set 11061) Images scanned from Readex microprint and microform: (Early American imprints. First series ; ...
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  The spunkiad: or Heroism improved. A Congressional display of spit and cudgel. : A poem, in four cantoes. / By an American youth.
  Date of publication:
  1798
  

  Author(s):

  American youth. ; Woodworth, John, 1768-1858.
  Description:
  A satire on the encounters between Matthew Lyon and Roger Griswold in the House of Representatives on Jan. 30 and Feb. 15, 1798. Attributed to John Woodworth by Evans.
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  The traveller: or, A prospect of society. A poem. Containing a sketch of the manners of Italy, Switzerland, France, Holland, and Britain. : To which is added, True beauty: a matrimonial tale. : Likewise, The adventures of Tom Dreadnought, who served as a soldier, and also as a sailor, in the late war. / By Oliver Goldsmith, M.B. [i.e., M.D.?] Author of The vicar of Wakefield, &c.
  Date of publication:
  1768
  

  Author(s):

  Goldsmith, Oliver, 1728-1774. ; Goldsmith, Henry, dedicatee.
  Description:
  "The Traveller" is dedicated to the author's brother, the Rev. Henry Goldsmith. "True beauty" is included in editions of Goldsmith's works under title: The double transformation. "The adventures of Tom Dreadnought" is ...
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  The seasons. In four books. : With Britannia. / By James Thomson. ; To which are added the following pieces, I. Ode on St. Cecilia's Day, by Mr. Pope. II. Alexander's Feast, or The power of musick, by Mr. Dryden. III. Ode on solitude, by Mr. Pope. IV. The dying Christian to his soul, an ode, by the same. V. The universal prayer, by the same. VI. Elegy, to the memory of an unfortunate lady, by the same. VII. Veni creator spiritus, translated in paraphrase, by Mr. Dryden. ; To which is prefixed, the life and literary character of Mr. Thomson. ; Illustrated with a new set of designs.
  Date of publication:
  1788
  

  Author(s):

  Thomson, James, 1700-1748. ; Pope, Alexander, 1688-1744. ; Dryden, John, 1631-1700. ; Thomson, James, 1700-1748. Britannia.
  Description:
  Error in paging: p. 216 misnumbered 214.
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  Ela: or The delusions of the heart. A tale, founded on facts. : [Six lines from Rowe] : To which is added, Henry and Emma: a poem. By Mathew Prior, Esq.
  Date of publication:
  1789
  

  Author(s):

  Burke, Mrs. ; Prior, Matthew, 1664-1721. Henry and Emma. ; Aikin, John, 1747-1822. Edwin and Ethelinde. ; Aikin, John, 1747-1822. Dirge. ; Goldsmith, Oliver, 1728-1774. Deserted village.
  Description:
  Half-title: Ela: or The delusions of the heart. Attributed to Mrs. Burke by Evans. Bookseller's advertisements, verso of half-title and p. [80]. Henry and Emma / Matthew Prior -- Edwin and Ethelinde / John Aikin -- A dirge ...
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  Juvenile poems, on a diversity of subjects. By Joseph Hazard.
  Date of publication:
  1789
  

  Author(s):

  Hazard, Joseph, 1757-1817.
  Description:
  Preface signed: A friend of Parnassus. June 15th, 1789.
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  The Companion: being a selection of the beauties of the most celebrated authors, in the English language. In prose and verse. : [Two lines from Akenside]
  Date of publication:
  1799
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
  Description:
  (Evans-TCP ; no. N26571) Transcribed from: (Readex Archive of Americana ; Early American Imprints, series I ; image set 35333) Images scanned from Readex microprint and microform: (Early American imprints. First series ; ...
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  The fatal effects of seduction. A tragedy. Written for the use of the students of Clio Hall, in Bennington, to be acted on their quarter-day, April 28, 1789. : Founded on the story of an unhappy young lady of Boston. / By a friend to literature.
  Date of publication:
  1789
  

  Author(s):

  Friend to literature. ; Harmon, Martin, 1774-1798. ; Griswold, William Adams, 1775-1846.
  Description:
  In verse. The only known copy, held by the American Antiquarian Society, lacks title page. Title and imprint supplied by Evans from a notice in the Vermont gazette, April 27, 1789, describing the work as "just published." ...
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  Meditations and contemplations. In two volumes. / By James Hervey, A.M. late Rector of Weston Favel, in England. ; [Two lines from Psalms] ; Vol. I[-II].
  Date of publication:
  1789
  

  Author(s):

  Hervey, James, 1714-1758. ; Browne, Moses, 1704-1787. ; Duick, John. ; Gibbons, Thomas, 1720-1785. ; Molesworth, Saint George. ; Whalley, Peter, 1722-1791. ; R. T., dedicatee. ; Orchard, Paul, dedicatee.
  Description:
  Vol. 1 dedicated to Miss R.T.; v. 2 dedicated to Paul Orchard. Vol. 2 (188 p.) has separate title page. "Verses to Mr. Hervey, on his Meditations."--v. 1, p. [v]-xvi, by "a physician," Moses Browne, John Duick, Thomas ...
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  The beauties of religion. A poem. Addressed to youth. In five books. / By Elijah Fitch, A.M. ; [Five lines of quotations]
  Date of publication:
  1789
  

  Author(s):

  Fitch, Elijah, 1746-1788. ; Stiles, Ezra, 1727-1795, dedicatee. ; Fitch, Elijah, 1746-1788. Choice.
  Description:
  Dedicated to Ezra Stiles. "The choice."--p. [125]-129. Recorded separately as Evans 21827, Alden 1147, but probably not so issued.
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  A dissertation, in answer to a late lecture on the political state of America, read in New-Haven, January 12th, 1789, during the adjourned sessions of the Honorable legislature. : To which is added, a short poem spoken at the same time. / By William Hillhouse, Jun. Esq. attorney at law.
  Date of publication:
  1789
  

  Author(s):

  Hillhouse, William, 1757-1833.
  Description:
  (Evans-TCP ; no. N16983) Transcribed from: (Readex Archive of Americana ; Early American Imprints, series I ; image set 21887) Images scanned from Readex microprint and microform: (Early American imprints. First series ; ...
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  An oration, which might have been delivered to the students in anatomy, on the late rupture between the two schools in this city.
  Date of publication:
  1789
  

  Author(s):

  Hopkinson, Francis, 1737-1791.
  Description:
  A satirical poem occasioned by a dispute between Dr. John Foulke and Dr. William Shippen. Included in Francis Hopkinson's Miscellaneous essays and occasional writings, Philadelphia, 1792, v. 3.
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  The Present state of America, &c.
  Date of publication:
  1789
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
  Description:
  In verse. Chiefly lamenting the low state of religion in America. Caption title: The present state of America, with the mournful complaints, and a glorious prospect of better time: including our noble general's excellent ...
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  The first trial of A. Morhouse, for forgery. Written by himself.
  Date of publication:
  1789
  

  Author(s):

  Morhouse, Abraham, d. 1813.
  Description:
  Caption title: An accurate description of the trial between the people of the state of New York and Abraham Morhouse, at the Supreme Court, holden at the Exchange, in the city of New-York, on Tuesday the 20th January, 1789, ...
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  Letters on various interesting and important subjects; many of which have appeared in the Aurora. Corrected and much enlarged. / By Robert Slender. O.S.M. ; [Two lines from Pope]
  Date of publication:
  1799
  

  Author(s):

  Freneau, Philip Morin, 1752-1832.
  Description:
  Caption title: Slender's letters. By Philip Freneau. "O.S.M" stands for "One of the swinish multitude." Two states noted in BAL. In the first, p. 74 is misnumbered 47; in the second, the error is corrected. "Fourth of ...
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  A Rhapsody. A poem.
  Date of publication:
  1789
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
  Description:
  (Evans-TCP ; no. N17120) Transcribed from: (Readex Archive of Americana ; Early American Imprints, series I ; image set 22100) Images scanned from Readex microprint and microform: (Early American imprints. First series ; ...
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  The miscellaneous works of Colonel Humphreys.
  Date of publication:
  1790
  

  Author(s):

  Humphreys, David, 1752-1818. ; Trumbull, John, 1750-1831. ; Dwight, Timothy, 1752-1817.
  Description:
  For John Trumbull's contribution to The widow of Malabar, see BAL 20544. Parentheses substituted for square brackets in imprint transcription. Printers' monogram device on title page. Error in paging: p. 188-189 misnumbered ...
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  Lyrical ballads / William Wordsworth and Samuel Taylor Coleridge
  Date of publication:
  1798
  

  Author(s):

  Wordsworth, William, 1770-1850 ; Coleridge, Samuel Taylor, 1772-1834
  Description:
  Copy used for transcription was a facsimile ed. from 1934 of the British Library ms
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  The virtues of society. A tale, founded on fact. / By the author of The virtues of nature. ; [Two lines from Cartwright] ; Published according to act of Congress.
  Date of publication:
  1799
  

  Author(s):

  Morton, Sarah Wentworth, 1759-1846. ; Adams, Abigail, 1744-1818, dedicatee.
  Description:
  In verse. Attributed to Sarah Wentworth Morton in BAL. Dedicated to Abigail Adams. "To time."--p. 39-46, in verse.
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  Louisa, a poetical novel, in four epistles. / By Miss Seward.
  Date of publication:
  1789
  

  Author(s):

  Seward, Anna, 1742-1809.
  Description:
  Half-title: Louisa, by Miss Seward. The fifth edition. "Few happy matches."--p. [81-83], in verse. Bookseller's advertisement, p. [84].
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  The Charmer; being a select collection of English, Scots' and American songs, including the modern: : with a selection of favourite toasts and sentiments.
  Date of publication:
  1790
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
  Description:
  "A table of first lines to the Charme. [sic]"--p. [iii]-viii.
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  Ouâbi: or The virtues of nature. An Indian tale. In four cantos. / By Philenia, a lady of Boston. ; [One line from Spenser]
  Date of publication:
  1790
  

  Author(s):

  Morton, Sarah Wentworth, 1759-1846. ; Bowdoin, James, 1726-1790, dedicatee. ; Gullager, Christian, 1759-1826, ill. ; Hill, Samuel, 1766?-1804, engraver.
  Description:
  Running title: The virtues of nature. Attributed to Sarah Wentworth Morton in BAL. Dedicated to James Bowdoin. Frontispiece by C. Gullager; engraved by S. Hill. "Lines, addressed to the inimitable author of the poems under ...
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  Miscellanies, viz. I. The time-piece; or, An honest servant's advice to his master. II. Verses on the month of May. III. An affectionate father's dying advice. : [Three lines of Latin verse]
  Date of publication:
  1790
  

  Author(s):

  Ralling, John.
  Description:
  Attributed to Ralling by Evans.
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  The New pleasing instructor: or, Young lady's guide to virtue and happiness. Consisting of essays, relations, descriptions, epistles, dialogues, and poetry. / Carefully extracted from the best modern authors. Designed principally for the use of female schools; but calculated for general instruction and amusement. By a lady.
  Date of publication:
  1799
  

  Author(s):

  Rowson, Mrs., 1762-1824, ed..
  Description:
  Possibly edited by Mrs. Rowson; cf. BAL, v. 7, p. 308. Error in paging: p. 287 misnumbered 297.
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  A Monumental inscription on the fifth of March. Together with a few lines on the enlargement of Ebenezer Richardson, convicted of murder.
  Date of publication:
  1772
  

  Author(s):

  Unknown author
  Description:
  The inscription "Americans! Bear in remembrance the horrid massacre!" is printed in the left hand column and headed by a relief cut (Reilly 1009) of the Boston Massacre, identified as one used by Isaiah Thomas in 1771. A ...
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  Poems, dramatic and miscellaneous. By Mrs. M. Warren. ; [Two lines from Pope]
  Date of publication:
  1790
  

  Author(s):

  Warren, Mercy Otis, 1728-1814. ; Washington, George, 1732-1799, dedicatee.
  Description:
  Dedicated to George Washington.
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