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An essay towards fixing the true standards of wit, humour, raillery, satire, and ridicule : to which is added, an analysis of the characters of an humourist, Sir John Falstaff, Sir Roger de Coverly, and Don Quixote : inscribed to the Right Honorable Robert Earl of Orford
Morris, Corbyn (1710-1779); Congreve, William (1670-1729)
1744
Dedication signed: Corbyn Morris. With a leaf of errata and advertisements between the dedication and introduction. Includes (p.66-75) Congreve's Essay concerning humour in comedy. By Corbyn Mor...
An essay towards illustrating the science of insurance : wherein it is attempted to fix, by precise calculation, several important maxims upon this subject... and particularly to balance, whether it be nationally advantageous to insure the ships of our foreign enemies : addressed to the Right Hon. Henry Pelham, Esq
Morris, Corbyn (1710-1779); Pelham, Henry (1695?-1754)
printed in the year 1747
Signed on p. x: Corbyn Morris.
A letter from a by-stander to a member of Parliament: wherein is examined what necessity there is for the maintenance of a large regular land-force in this island; what proportions the revenues of the Crown have born to those of the people, at different periods from the Restoration to His present Majesty's accession; and whether the weight of power in the regal or popular scale now preponderates
Morris, Corbyn (1710-1779)
1742
Attributed to Corbyn Morris (OCLC, etc). With a half-title.
A letter to the Reverend Mr. Thomas Carte, author of the Full Answer to the Letter from a bystander
Morris, Corbyn (1710-1779)
1743
First edition. A reply to Carte's "Full answer" which attacked Morris' "Letter from a by-stander". Last leaf [Q2] is blank. Gentleman of Cambridge = Corbyn Morris (ESTC).
An essay towards deciding the question, Whether Britain be permitted by right policy to insure the ships of her enemies? : addressed to the Right Honorable Henry Pelham, Esq
Morris, Corbyn (1710-1779); Pelham, Henry (1695?-1754)
1758
First ed. published under title: An essay towards illustrating the science of insurance... London, 1747; other eds. have title: An essay towards deciding the important question, Whether it be to the n...