A letter to the King, with notes. [Drop title:] A letter from his excellency the Gonfaloniere di Giustizia, of Lucca, to his serene highness the Elector of Hanover, &c. &c. &c

Published by printed for J. Owen, No. 168, Piccadilly, London, 1795

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8vo, pp. [2], 35, [1]; residue of adhesive along the sides of the spine, and additional (but now unused) sewing holes, suggest this pamphlet has been dis-bound, and restitched for further rebinding; very good. Virginia and Waseda only in OCLC, both copies, apparently, missing the title page and citing the drop title only. "The author of this letter has affirmed the title of Gonfaloniere di Giustizia, of Lucca for the purpose of ridiculing the solution of continuity between the elector of Hanover and a great personage, in the case of a former finding the French 'capable of preserving the accustomed relations of peace and amity,' which the latter has not yet been able to discover. The satire is better clothed, and is more uniform, than we generally find in works attempted on the plan of Swift; and there are occasionally touches which may be mentioned with some of the most fortunate of that author's effusions. The Gonfaloniere conceals his indignation and is poignant without being rancorous. He is, however, somewhat tedious: and many of his notes might have been dispensed with, for they do not all keep up the farce of gravity" (Critical Review, 1796).…

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Title
A letter to the King, with notes. [Drop title:] A letter from his excellency the Gonfaloniere di Giustizia, of Lucca, to his serene highness the Elector of Hanover, &c. &c. &c
Author
Gonfaloniere di Giustizia, of Lucca
Publisher
printed for J. Owen, No. 168, Piccadilly, London
Publication year
1795
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