Title: The genuine principles of the ancient Saxon or English Constitution.Author: 18th cent DemophilusPublisher: Gale, Sabin Americana Description: Based on Joseph Sabin's famed bibliography, Bibliotheca Americana, Sabin Americana, 1500--1926 contains a collection of books, pamphlets, serials and other works about the Americas, from the time of their discovery to the early 1900s. Sabin Americana is rich in original accounts of discovery and exploration, pioneering and westward expansion, the U.S. Civil War and other military actions, Native Americans, slavery and abolition, religious history and more.Sabin Americana offers an up-close perspective on life in the western hemisphere, encompassing the arrival of the Europeans on the shores of North America in the late 15th century to the first decades of the 20th century. Covering a span of over 400 years in North, Central and South America as well as the Caribbean, this collection highlights the society, politics, religious beliefs, culture, contemporary opinions and momentous events of the time. It provides access to documents from an assortment of genres, sermons, political tracts, newspapers, books, pamphlets, maps, legislation, literature and more.Now for the first time, these high-quality digital scans of original works are available via print-on-demand, making them readily accessible to libraries, students, independent scholars, and readers of all ages.++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++SourceLibrary: Huntington LibraryDocumentID: SABCP04708000CollectionID: CTRG04-B167PublicationDate: 17760101SourceBibCitation: Selected Americana from Sabin's Dictionary of books relating to AmericaNotes: "I have thought it my duty to collect some sentiments from a certain very scarce book, entitled an Historical essay on the English Constitution by Allan Ramsay], and publish them, with whatever improving observations our differing circumstances may suggest ..."--p. 4. "Pages 41-46 contain the Declaration of Independence. As the advertisement 1 leaf] at the end is dated July 8, 1776, this is probably the first publication of the Declaration in book form made."--Evans.Collation: 46 p.; 20 cm

Translated From The Greek, And Five Hymns By Proclus, In The Original Greek, With A Poetical Version, To Which Are Added, Five Hymns By The Translator.

The 18th century was a wealth of knowledge, exploration and rapidly growing technology and expanding record-keeping made possible by advances in the printing press. In its determination to preserve the century of revolution, Gale initiated a revolution of its own: digitization of epic proportions to preserve these invaluable works in the largest archive of its kind. Now for the first time these high-quality digital copies of original 18th century manuscripts are available in print, making them highly accessible to libraries, undergraduate students, and independent scholars.Rich in titles on English life and social history, this collection spans the world as it was known to eighteenth-century historians and explorers. Titles include a wealth of travel accounts and diaries, histories of nations from throughout the world, and maps and charts of a world that was still being discovered. Students of the War of American Independence will find fascinating accounts from the British side of conflict. ++++The below data was compiled from various identification fields in the bibliographic record of this title. This data is provided as an additional tool in helping to insure edition identification: ++++British LibraryW020371"I have thought it my duty to collect some sentiments from a certain very scarce book, entitled an Historical essay on the English Constitution by Allan Ramsay], and publish them, with whatever improving observations our differing circumstances may suggePhiladelphia: Printed, and sold, by Robert Bell, in Third-Street, MDCCLXXVI. 1776] 46, 2] p.; 8

Translated From The Greek, And Five Hymns By Proclus, In The Original Greek, With A Poetical Version, To Which Are Added, Five Hymns By The Translator.