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Wisdom in miniature: or, The young gentleman and lady's pleasing instructor : being a collection of sentences, divine, moral and historical, selected, from the writings of many ingenious and learned authors, both ancient and modern. Intended not only for the use of schools, but as a pocket companion for the youth of both sexes in America.

Accession number
PML 87468
Published
Brooklyn : Printed by T. Kirk, 1800.
Credit line
Gift of Julia P. Wightman, 1991.
Notes
"Contains a number of quotations classified according to subject matter. At the end are short extracts from the works of Samuel Johnson and Laurence Sterne, and a selection of 'Short miscellaneous sentences; alphabetically digested; which may be easily retained in the memories of youth.'"--Cf. Rosenbach, 202.
Description
208 p. ; 10 cm.
Provenance
From the library of Julia P. Wightman.
Binding
Contemporary calf. Figured gold tool around boards. Flat back paneled and gold-tooled.
Classification
Department