The economy of human life. By Dodsley: A picture of the female character, as it ought to appear. By G. Horne, D.D. &c.

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Title The economy of human life. By Dodsley: A picture of the female character, as it ought to appear. By G. Horne, D.D. &c.
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Pagination 74
Date of Publication 1803
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Imprint Printed & published by Elliot & Hunt, 32, Chatham-Street.
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Notes AAS Notes:
"The economy of human life" is by Robert Dodsley. Part one is sometimes attributed to Philip Dormer Stanhope, Earl of Chesterfield; part two to John Hill. See Solomon, H.M. The rise of Robert Dodsley, 1996, p. 139-144.
Engraved title page; vignette signed: Craig d. A. Anderson sc.
The fifth number in the series Literary miscellany; advertised as "published yesterday" in the March 2, 1803, issue of the Mercantile advertiser, New York.
Engraved title page included in pagination.
"Against inconsistency in our expectations. By Mrs. Barbauld."--p. 59-69.
"A humble station superior to grandeur and riches, by the Rev. J. Moir."--p. 70-74.
Shaw, R.R. American bibliography,
Pomeroy, J.R. Alexander Anderson, 1775-1870,
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American Antiquarian Society Dated Books copy bound with copy 2 of: Goldsmith, Oliver. Poems by Oliver Goldsmith, with a life of the author. New York, Published by W. Elliot ... [Literary miscellany no. 2, 1801] (Shaw 4289). The volume the gift of R.W.G. Vail. Inscribed: Wm. Robertson, Savannah, Ga.
American Atiquarian Society Bindings Leach copy lacks p. [1]-58. Pages 59-74, Against inconsistency in our expectations. By Mrs. Barbauld, and A humble station superior to grandeur and riches, by the Rev. J. Moir, bound with Goldsmith, Oliver. Poems by Oliver Goldsmith ... New York, [1801 or 1802] (Shaw 4289).
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Dodsley, Robert, Stanhope, Philip Dormer, Hill, John, Horne, George, Barbauld, Anna Laetitia, Moir, John. The economy of human life. By Dodsley: A picture of the female character, as it ought to appear. By G. Horne, D.D. &c.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 17156, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/17156. Accessed 2025-05-24.

Dodsley, Robert, Philip D. Stanhope, John Hill, George Horne, Anna L. Barbauld, and John Moir. The economy of human life. By Dodsley: A picture of the female character, as it ought to appear. By G. Horne, D.D. &c. New York: Elliot & Hunt, 1803. 

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