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Rationalism.
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Descript |
6 pts. |
Note |
Life of the author signed: Lindamour, Charles Gildon's pseudonym. |
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Place of publication from Wing. |
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Parts 1-5 have special title pages; pts. 5-6 paged continuously. |
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"In 1695 [Charles Gildon] published the Miscellaneous works of the deist, Charles Blount ... and in a preface signed Lindamour defended the practice of suicide"--DNB. |
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Part 5, "A just vindication of learning" follows Milton's Areopagitica closely in parts. Cf. DNB. |
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Reproduction of original in Huntington Library. |
Contents |
(from t.p.) I. The oracles of reason (1693) -- II. Anima mundi (1679) -- III. Great is Diana of the Ephesians, or, the original of priestcraft and idolatry (1695) -- IV. An appeal from the country to the city (1695) -- V. A just vindication of learning and the liberty of the press (1695) -- VI. A supposed dialogue betwixt the late King James and King William. |
Alt author |
Milton, John, 1608-1674.
Areopagitica.
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Gildon, Charles, 1665-1724.
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