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Ornamental piety

Ornamental piety.By Cotton MatherBoston : Printed by T. Green?, 1707Title, as catalogued: Ornamental piety. — By Cotton Mather — Boston : Printed by T. Green?, 1707

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N01102

Ornamental piety

Ornamental piety.

Cotton Mather 1663–1728

Boston: printed by T. Green?, 1707

[2], 26 p. ; 15 cm. (12mo) · 5.2k words · Evans 1314

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Cotton Mather, Ornamental piety (Boston, 1707). Evans-TCP N01102.

Contents 3

Textpp. 2032
APPLICATION.pp. 20–226
A Young PERSON Putting on the Best Ornaments.pp. 2310

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Title as printed: Ornamental piety.
Author: Cotton Mather 1663–1728
Place: Boston
Printer: T. Green?
Year: 1707
Imprint: [Boston : Printed by T. Green?, 1707]
Size: [2], 26 p. ; 15 cm. (12mo)
Words: 5,233
Catalogue: Evans 1314
Text: Evans-TCP N01102
Notes: The only known copy, held by Harvard University, lacks the first two leaves; page numbers torn from p. 25-26. Title from running title.
Attributed to Cotton Mather by Holmes.
Imprint supplied by Holmes.
"A young person putting on the best ornaments."--p. 23-26, in verse.
Licence: CC0 1.0 (TCP transcription); underlying work in the public domain

Transcription: Evans-TCP N01102

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