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The works of Sir William Temple, bart : To which is prefix'd some account of the life and writings of the author (v.2)

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Type of record: Book

Title: The works of Sir William Temple, bart : To which is prefix'd some account of the life and writings of the author (v.2)

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Classmark: Large English I-39 TEM

Creator(s): Temple, Sir William (1628-1699)

Additional creator(s): Swift, Jonathan (1667-1745) (Other)

Related people: Temple, William, 1628-1699; Temple, William, 1628-1699

Publisher: Printed for J. Round, J. Tonson, J. Clarke, B. Motte, T. Wotton, S. Birt, and T. Osborne

Publication city: London

Date(s): 1731

Language: English

Size and medium: 2 volumes (12 unnumbered pages, 480; 8 unnumbered pages, 585 pages, 1 unnumbered page, 1 unnumbered leaf of plates)

Persistent link: https://explore.library.leeds.ac.uk/special-collections-explore/232534

Printed items catalogue: https://leeds.primo.exlibrisgroup.com/discovery/fulldisplay?vid=44LEE_INST:VU1&docid=alma991012733789705181

Collection group(s): English Literature

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Each part has a separate t.p. but the page numbering is continuous.


Portrait engraved by George Vertue.


Contents:v. 1: Letters written by Sir William Temple... containing an account of the most important transactions that pass'd in Christendom from 1665 to 1672. ... Published by Jonathan Swift, .... Observations upon the united provinces of the Netherlands. Miscellanea. The first part. Miscellanea. The second part. Miscellanea. The third part. Memoirs. The third part. Memoirs of what pass'd in Christendom, from the war begun 1672, to the peace concluded 1679. -- v. 2: Letters written by Sir William .... Letters to the King, the Prince of Orange, the chief ministers of state, and other persons. An introduction to the history of England.

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