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]

Searson, John.

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Searson, John. and Washington, George, 1732-1799, dedicatee., 2008, 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], CLARIN DSpace, http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.14106/N23529.

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dc.contributor.author	Searson, John.
dc.contributor.author	Washington, George, 1732-1799, dedicatee.
dc.coverage.placeName	Baltimore
dc.date.accessioned	2018-05-25
dc.date.accessioned	2022-08-22T21:11:59Z
dc.date.available	2022-08-22T21:11:59Z
dc.date.created	1797-1799
dc.date.issued	2008-09
dc.description.abstract	"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. Dated 1796 by Evans however, Searson in the preface states "... and in 1797 I published a book of poems ..." The dedication would indicate publication before Washington's death in December 1799. Errors in paging: p. 151 misnumbered 120 p. 45-46 imposed in reverse order.
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dc.language	English
dc.language.iso	eng
dc.publisher	University of Oxford
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dc.subject.lcsh	Contentment.
dc.subject.lcsh	Anthologies.
dc.subject.lcsh	Poems -- 1797.
dc.title	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]
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