The life of Lady Guion, written in French, by herself, now abridged, and translated into English. Exhibiting her eminent piety, charity, meekness, resignation, fortitude and stability; her labours, travels, sufferings and services, for the conversion of souls to God; and her great success, in some places, in that best of all employments on the earth. To which are added, accounts of the lives of worthy persons, whose memories were dear to Lady Guion. In two volumes. From an English edition, published at Bristol: with a few abridgments, etc.

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Title The life of Lady Guion, written in French, by herself, now abridged, and translated into English. Exhibiting her eminent piety, charity, meekness, resignation, fortitude and stability; her labours, travels, sufferings and services, for the conversion of souls to God; and her great success, in some places, in that best of all employments on the earth. To which are added, accounts of the lives of worthy persons, whose memories were dear to Lady Guion. In two volumes. From an English edition, published at Bristol: with a few abridgments, etc.
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Signed Author The life of Lady Guion, written in French, by herself.
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Pagination I 356; II 317
Date of Publication 1805
Edition Statement From an English edition, published at Bristol: with a few abridgments, etc.
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Imprint Printed by Abraham Shearman, Jun.
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Location of Printing New Bedford US
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Notes Includes an additional 34 pages of back matter not reflected in the second volume's pagination.
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Half-title: The life of Lady Guion, volume first[-second].
Vol. 1: xxviii, [1], 30-356 p.; v. 2: 317, [1], 34 p.
"Poems of Madame de la Mothe Guion. Selected from translations by the late William Cowper, Esq. author of The task."--34 p. at the end of v. 2.
Shaw, R.R. American bibliography,
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American Antiquarian Society copy inscribed: Phebe Smith's book; Matt R. Dougherty; Jane Smith's book; Phebe Smith's her hand writing.
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Guyon, Jeanne Marie Bouvier de La Motte. The life of Lady Guion, written in French, by herself, now abridged, and translated into English. Exhibiting her eminent piety, charity, meekness, resignation, fortitude and stability; her labours, travels, sufferings and services, for the conversion of souls to God; and her great success, in some places, in that best of all employments on the earth. To which are added, accounts of the lives of worthy persons, whose memories were dear to Lady Guion. In two volumes. From an English edition, published at Bristol: with a few abridgments, etc.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 17688, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/17688. Accessed 2024-05-02. 

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