Miscellaneous works of Dr. William Wagstaffe : physician to St. Bartholomew's-hospital, fellow of the College of physicians, and of the Royal Society. To which is prefix'd his life, and an account of his writings. Adorn'd with several curious cuts engrav'd on copper.

Author/creator Wagstaffe, William
Other author Swift, Jonathan, 1667-1745 attributed name.
Format Microform
Publication InfoLondon : Printed for Jonah Bowyer ... J. Isted ... and John Worrall..., 1726.
Descriptionxiv, 414 pages : illustrations.
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SeriesLibrary of English literature ; LEL 12078
Library of English literature ; LEL 12078. UNAUTHORIZED
Contents The life of Dr. William Wagstaffe. - A comment upon the history of Tom Thumb (5th ed.) - Crispin the cobler's confutation of Ben. H----- in an epistle to him (3d ed.) - The story of the St. A----n's ghost, or The apparition of Mother Haggy. Collected from the best manuscripts (4th ed.) - The testimonies of the citizens of Fickleborough, concerning the life and character of Robert Hush, commonly call'd Bob. To which are prefixed, some memoirs of the life of Charity Hush, the grandfather, and of Oliver Hush, the father of the said Bob. - The representation of the loyal subjects of Albinia (3d ed.) - The character of Richard St--le. esq; with some remarks. By Toby, Abel's kinsman; or, according to Mr. Calamy, A.F. & N. In a letter to his godfather (4th ed.) -The state and condition of our taxes, considered; or, A proposal for a tax upon funds: by a free-holder (3rd ed.) - The plain dealer (no. I, 12 April 1712 through no. XVI, 26 July 1712.) -
General noteMany of these works attributed to Swift. cf. C.W. Dilke. Papers of a critic; H. Craik. Life of Swift.
General noteA letter from the facetious Dr. Andrew Tripe, at Bath, to his loving brother the profound Greshamite, shewing, that Scribendi cacoethes is a distemper arising from a redundancy of biliose salts, and not to be eradicated but by a diurnal course of oyls and vomits. With an appendix concerning the application of Socrates his clyster, and the use of clean linnen in controversy (2d ed.)
Reproduction noteJoyner- Microfiche. Chicago, Ill. : Library Resources, inc., 1976. 1 microfiche : positive ; 8 x 13 cm. (Library of English Literature, LEL 12078)

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