Philosophic solitude: or, The choice of a rural life : A poem. / By a gentleman educated at Yale College. ; [Two lines of quotations in Latin].

Bibliographic Details
Uniform Title:Early American imprints. First series ; no. 5986.
Main Author: Livingston, William, 1723-1790
Other Authors: Welles, Noah, 1718-1776
Smith, William Peartree
Language:English
Published: New-York : Printed by James Parker, 1747.
Series:Early American imprints. no. 5986.
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Physical Description:2 unnumbered pages, x, 2 unnumbered pages, 13-44 pages, 2 unnumbered pages ; 20 cm (4to)
Format: Microfilm Book
Description
Note:Half-title: Philosophic solitude: a poem.
Attributed to Livingston in the Dictionary of American biography.
Signatures: pi² a-b² c-f⁴ g² (g2 blank).
"To the ingenious author of the poem entitled Philosophic solitude, &c."--p. iii-vi, in verse; signed: N.W. [i.e., Noah Welles]. "To Mr. L*********, on his Philosophic solitude, &c."--p. vii-x, in verse; signed: W.P.S. [i.e., William Peartree Smith]. Cf. Sedgewick, Theodore. Memoir of the life of William Livingston (New York, 1833), page 62.
Microform.
Call Number:1 Microprint 1st Ser. no.5986
References:
Evans 5986.
Wegelin, O. Amer. poetry, 245.
Reproduction Note:
Microopaque. Worcester, Mass. : American Antiquarian Society, 1955-1983. 23 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 5986).
Place of Publication:United States -- New York -- New York.