Irish tales: or, Instructive histories for the happy conduct of life. Containing the following events, [I.] The captivated monarch. [II.] The banish'd prince. [III.] The power of beauty. [IV.] the distres'sd lovers. [V.] The perfidious gallant. VI. The constant fair-one. VII. The generous rival. VIII. The inhuman father. IX. The depos'd usurper. X. The punishment of ungenerous love. By Mrs. Sarah Butler. To which prefix'd, a dedication to the Right Honourable the Earl of Lincoln, concerning this kind of writing. And historical preface, of the learning and politeness of the antient Irish.

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Title Irish tales: or, Instructive histories for the happy conduct of life. Containing the following events, [I.] The captivated monarch. [II.] The banish'd prince. [III.] The power of beauty. [IV.] the distres'sd lovers. [V.] The perfidious gallant. VI. The constant fair-one. VII. The generous rival. VIII. The inhuman father. IX. The depos'd usurper. X. The punishment of ungenerous love. By Mrs. Sarah Butler. To which prefix'd, a dedication to the Right Honourable the Earl of Lincoln, concerning this kind of writing. And historical preface, of the learning and politeness of the antient Irish.
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Date of Publication 1735
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Butler, Sarah. Irish tales: or, Instructive histories for the happy conduct of life. Containing the following events, [I.] The captivated monarch. [II.] The banish'd prince. [III.] The power of beauty. [IV.] the distres'sd lovers. [V.] The perfidious gallant. VI. The constant fair-one. VII. The generous rival. VIII. The inhuman father. IX. The depos'd usurper. X. The punishment of ungenerous love. By Mrs. Sarah Butler. To which prefix'd, a dedication to the Right Honourable the Earl of Lincoln, concerning this kind of writing. And historical preface, of the learning and politeness of the antient Irish.The Women's Print History Project, 2019, title ID 23058, https://womensprinthistoryproject.com/title/23058. Accessed 2025-10-28. 

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