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Table of contents at end of v. 15. ; Vols. [3] and [17] have no general t.-p. ; Title varies: v. 1, 4-5, Ouvrajes de politique; v. 2, 6-11, Ouvrajes politiques; v. [3] Nouveau plan de gouvernemant des etats souverains. 2. ed.; v. 12-14, 16, Ouvrajes de morale et de politique; v. 15, Ouvrajes de politique et de morale; v. [17] Projet de taille tarifée. Nouv. ed. ; Mode of access: Internet.

[8], 238 p. ; Written by William Temple. Cf. Halkett & Laing (2nd ed.). ; First ed. Cf. BM. ; Reproduction of original in Newberry Library. ; (from t.p.) I. A survey of the constitutions and interests of the Empire, Sueden, Denmark, Spain, Holland, France, and Flanders, with their relation to England, in the year 1671 -- II. An essay upon the original and nature of government -- III. An essay upon the advancement of trade in Ireland -- IV. Upon the conjecture of affairs in Octob. 1673 -- V. Upon the excesses of grief -- VI. An essay upon the cure of gout by Moxa.

Johann Rautenstrauch (1746 - 1801) was an Austrian satirist and agent of the court. He came to Vienna in 1770 and commented on political and historical topics as well as on church politics. His work "Weaknesses of the Viennese" contains elements of the tableau , local satire and the itinerary. Rautenstrauch purports it to be the manuscript of a young English traveller in order to portray manners and customs from the apparent position of a stranger, and to satirise the "prejudices and moral infirmities" of Viennese society. ; Johann Rautenstrauch (1746 - 1801) war ein österreichischer Satiriker der Aufklärung und Hofagent. Im Jahr 1770 kam Rautenstrauch nach Wien, wo er sich, zum Teil unter seinem Pseudonym Arnold Ehrlich, der politischen, historischen und kirchenpolitischen Publizistik widmete. Seine Schrift "Schwachheiten der Wiener" enthält Elemente des Tableau, der Lokalsatire und der Reisebeschreibung. Rautenstrauch gibt das Werk als Manuskript eines jungen reisenden Engländers aus, um aus der Scheinposition des Fremden die Sitten und Gebräuche, besonders aber die "Vorurtheile und sittlichen Gebrechen" der Wiener satirisch zu schildern.

Coming from a prosperous London Quaker family, the author Priscilla Wakefield (1751–1832) wrote educational books for children, including an introduction to botany (also reissued in this series), and this 1798 work for adults, a fascinating piece of social and feminist history. Wakefield argues for better education for women, and suggests ways for those without the support of a husband or family to earn a living. Her ideas are not radical: she divides women into four social classes, with recommendations on appropriate work for each, and she believes that marriage rather than independence is the best outcome for any woman. Her concern for social norms is illustrated by her belief that field labour and any manufacturing job 'where both sexes are promiscuously assembled' are detrimental to female virtue. There are, however, many occupations which do not destroy 'the peculiar characteristic of their sex', or exceed 'the most exact limits of modesty and decorum'

1 sheet ([1] p.) ; A broadside recommending rational, Protestant and scriptural solutions to England's political and social problems. ; Signed: Jeremiah Peisley. ; Copy catalogued closely trimmed. ; Reproduction of the original in the Henry E. Huntington Library and Art Gallery.