The Beauties of Religion. A Poem. Addressed to Youth in Five Books
Providence: John Carter, 1789. Hardcover. ESTC 006464277. An eighteenth-century poem on "The Beauties of Religion", dedicated to Ezra Stiles, President of Yale College, with the author's advertisement noting that "The subject required me to study perspicuity and precision rather than elegance, and truth more than political embellishment. I am sensible the Poem will not bear a critical examination." Another advertisement apologizes to the subscribers for the delay in publication caused by the author's long illness and recent death. 129pp. Binding worn and scuffed, previous owner's name on pastedown, title page. Lacking flyleaves. Occasional pencil underlining of a striking word. Toning to pages throughout. 8 x 5" Good. Item #2023-P272
Price: $125.00