Priestcraft defended : A sermon occasioned by the expulsion of six young gentlemen from the University of Oxford, for praying, reading, and expounding the Scriptures. : Humbly dedicated to Mr. V--- C----r and the H--ds of H--s, / by their humble servant, the Shaver.
| Author/creator |
Macgowan, John, 1726-1780 |
| Format | Book and Microform |
| Edition | The twelfth edition, corrected and much enlarged. |
| Publication Info | [Newport, R.I.] : London, printed: Newport, Rhode-Island: re-printed and sold by Solomon Southwick, 1770. |
| Description | vi, 7-36 pages ; 19 cm (8vo) |
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| Series | Early American imprints. First series ; no. 11711 Early American imprints. First series ; no. 11711. ^A478749 |
| General note | Attributed to John Macgowan in the Dictionary of national biography. |
| General note | Signatures: [A]⁸ B⁸ C². |
| General note | "Hymn in praise of the University. To the tune of Down, down with hypocrisy. Down, down, a down, down."--p. 34-35. |
| General note | "An epitaph for the grave of the slain Goliath, after the manner of the famous poets Sternhold and Hopkins."--p. 36. |
| References | Evans 11711 |
| References | Alden, J.E. Rhode Island, 443 |
| Reproduction note | Joyner- Microfiche. [New York : Readex Microprint, 1985] 11 x 15 cm. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 11711). |
| Genre/form | Sermons. |
| Genre/form | Songs. |
| Genre/form | Poems 1770. |
| Genre/form | Satires. |
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