The imperial epistle, and the shade of Alexander Pope. By the author of The pursuits of literature.
Mathias, Thomas James,1754?-1835.
Philadelphia : printed by H. Maxwell, for A. Dickins, bookseller, North Second Street, opposite Christ-Church,
1800.
"The imperial epistle from Kien Long, Emperor of China, to George the Third, King of Great Britain, &c. &c. &c. in the year 1794. .. Translated into English verse from the original Chinese poetry. .."--49, [1] p., with separate title page. A satire on the contemporary politics of Great Britain.
"The shade of Alexander Pope, on the banks of the Thames. A satirical poem, with notes. Occasioned chiefly, but not wholly, by the residence of Henry Grattan, ex-representative in Parliament for the city of Dublin, at Twickenham, in November, 1798. .."--59, [3] p., with separate title page and half-title. Bookseller's advertisements, p. [61-62].
Attributed to Thomas James Mathias in the Dictionary of national biography.
Half-title: 'The imperial epistle from Kien Long, to George the Third'.
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