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Chickens feed capons or a dissertation on the pertness of our youth in general, especially those trained up at tea-tables; with The true Picture of a Petit Maitre, and a Modern fine Lady; Some Hints on Abuses in Education; not forgetting the Insolence and Scorn with which the generality of young Persons treat their Elders and Betters. Also a very remarkable tragical case, which may serve as a Warning to Persons in Years, how they give the Staff out of their own Hands, and leave themselves to the Mercy of others. Written by a friend of the person injured. With a preface in Vindication of the Author.

Title
Chickens feed capons [electronic resource] : or a dissertation on the pertness of our youth in general, especially those trained up at tea-tables; with The true Picture of a Petit Maitre, and a Modern fine Lady; Some Hints on Abuses in Education; not forgetting the Insolence and Scorn with which the generality of young Persons treat their Elders and Betters. Also a very remarkable tragical case, which may serve as a Warning to Persons in Years, how they give the Staff out of their own Hands, and leave themselves to the Mercy of others. Written by a friend of the person injured. With a preface in Vindication of the Author.
Author
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.
Publication
London : printed for A. Dodd near Temple-Bar,, and E. Nutt at the Royal-Exchange, 1731 [1730]

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Description
[6],24,[2]p.; 8⁰.
Uniform Title
Protestant monastery. Abridgments
Alternative Title
Protestant monastery.
Subject
Older people > Health and hygiene
Note
  • A friend of the person injured = Daniel Defoe.
  • With a half-title and a final advertisement leaf.
  • An abridgment of his 'The protestant monastery', 1726.
  • Published on 21 November 1730 (Moore).
  • Price from imprint: price Six-Pence.
  • Reproduction of original from William Andrews Clark Memorial Library (UCLA).
Indexed In (note)
  • Moore
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642184063
  • ECCO1-N27799
Author
Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731.
Title
Chickens feed capons [electronic resource] : or a dissertation on the pertness of our youth in general, especially those trained up at tea-tables; with The true Picture of a Petit Maitre, and a Modern fine Lady; Some Hints on Abuses in Education; not forgetting the Insolence and Scorn with which the generality of young Persons treat their Elders and Betters. Also a very remarkable tragical case, which may serve as a Warning to Persons in Years, how they give the Staff out of their own Hands, and leave themselves to the Mercy of others. Written by a friend of the person injured. With a preface in Vindication of the Author.
Imprint
London : printed for A. Dodd near Temple-Bar,, and E. Nutt at the Royal-Exchange, 1731 [1730]
Edition
The third edition. With a preface ..
Indexed In:
Moore, 513
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, N27799.
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Place of Publication
Great Britain England London.
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