A museum for young gentlemen and ladies [T210260] [ecco]

DMI number:

805

Publication Date:

1790

ESTC number:

T210260

EEBO/ECCO link:

CB127534976

Shelfmark:

ECCO - Dublin city library / Library of congress

Full Title:

A | MUSEUM | FOR | YOUNG GENTLEMEN [i]and[/i] LADIES; | OR, | PRIVATE TUTOR | AND | POCKET LIBRARY. | BEING | The most useful and entertaining Companion for the | Youth of both Sexes ever offered to the Public, | CONTAINING | Directions for Reading with Elegance and Pro- | priety. A compendious History of [i]Ireland[/i] | and [i]England.[/i] Of the Cities, Towns, Rivers, | Mountains, and Curiosities of [i]Ireland.[/i] A | Description of the Giant's Causeway with a | CUT. An Account of the Solar System. | Of the four Quarters of the World. With | an historical Account of [i]France, Spain, Swe- | den, Denmark, &c. &c.[/i] Also Lists of things | necessary to be known. Of the Seven Won- | ders of the World, with CUTS of each. Letters, Poems, Tales and Fables. | The Whole illustrated with Twenty-seven | PLATES elegantly engraved. | [double rule] | DUBLIN: | Printed by PETER HOBY, at the Mercury, (No. 33) | [i]Upper Ormond-Quay[/i], 1790.

Place of Publication:

Dublin

Genres:

Collection including prose, Collection of educational texts, and Collection aimed at children/young people

Format:

Duodecimo

Comments:

Contents: collection mainly contains educational prose, pp. iii-vi, 1-274, 279-288, 294-306, including 'Letters, Poems, Tales, and Fables, For Amusement and Instruction' pp. 266-306.

Other matter:

Prefatory matter: 'From The Guardian, No. 111. By Way of Introduction' pp. iii-vi.

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Author:

Peter Hoey

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Content/Publication

First Line:

A man of wisdom may disguise

Page No:

pp.275-279

Poem Title:

The Country Squire and his Man John. A Tale.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Once on a time in sunshine weather

Page No:

pp.289-291

Poem Title:

Truth and Falshood. A Tale.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

My noble lovely little Peggy

Page No:

p.289

Poem Title:

A Letter to the Hon. Lady Miss Cavendish Holles Harley,

Attribution:

By Mr. Prior.

Attributed To:

Matthew Prior

First Line:

Friendship like love is but a name

Page No:

pp.292-294

Poem Title:

Fable of the Hare and many Friends.

Attribution:

By Mr. Gay.

Attributed To:

John Gay