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  Description of the sufferings of those who were on board the Jersey and other prison ships in the harbour of New-York, during the struggle for our glorious independence. by an American who was a prisoner on board one of them.
  Date of publication:
  1781-1786
  

  Author(s):

  Freneau, Philip Morin, 1752-1832.
  Description:
  By Philip Freneau. For a discussion of the three known texts of this poem, see "A broadside of Freneau's The British Prison Ship," by Philip Marsh and Milton Ellis, in American literature, v. 10, no. 4, Jan. 1939, p. ...
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  Art of contentment; with several entertaining pieces of poetry, descriptive of the present times, in the U. States of America. / By John Searson, formerly a merchant of Philadelphia. ; [Six lines of quotation]
  Date of publication:
  1797-1799
  

  Author(s):

  Searson, John. ; Washington, George, 1732-1799, dedicatee.
  Description:
  "The prose part of the 'Art of contentment,' is chiefly selected from the first European writers. Several of the pieces (those descriptive of America particularly) are my own ..."--p. vi. Dedicated to George Washington. ...
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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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  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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  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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  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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  The author wishing it may be improved and enlarged, by some abler pen, now casts in her mite, to the memory of that worthy person, whose loss we severely feel. Hannah Wheaton.
  Date of publication:
  1799
  

  Author(s):

  Wheaton, Hannah.
  Description:
  Twelve stanzas of verse on the death of George Washington; first line: My Father! Cries the United States. Imprint supplied by Evans.
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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 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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  A journal, of the captivity and sufferings of John Foss; several years a prisoner at Algiers: together with some account of the treatment of Christian slaves when sick:-- and observations of the manners and customs of the Algerines. : [Eight lines of verse]
  Date of publication:
  1798
  

  Author(s):

  Foss, John, d. 1800. ; Paine, Robert Treat, 1773-1811. ; Citizen of Newburyport. Algerine slaves. ; Algeria. Treaties, etc. United States. 1795 Sept. 5.
  Description:
  Advertised as "this day published" in the Newburyport herald for Nov. 20, 1798. Copy of the peace treaty between the Dey of Algiers and the United States, and other documents, p. 162-173. "The Algerine slaves. A poem. By ...
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