Authors, English -- 18th century -- Biography; Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731
55. Giving Alms no Charity, and Employing the Poor a Grievance to the
Nation. Being an Essay upon this great Question, whether Workhouses,
Corporations, and Houses of Correction for Employing the Poor, as
now practised in England, or Parish-stocks, as proposed in a late
pamphlet, entituled A Bill for the Better Relief, Employment, and
Settlement of the Poor, &c., are not mischievous to the Nation;
tending to the Destruction of our Trade, and to increase the Number
and Misery of the Poor. Addressed to the Parliament of England.
London: printed and sold by the Booksellers of London and
Westminster. 1704. 8vo. pp. 28.
56. A Review of the Affairs of France, and of all Europe, as influenced
by that nation; being Historical Observations on the Public
Transactions of the World, purged from the Errors and Partiality of
Newswriters and petty Statesmen of all sides. With an entertaining
Part in every Sheet, being Advice from the Scandal Club to the
curious Inquirers; in Answer to Letters sent them for that purpose.
London: printed in the year 1705. 4to. pp. 456.
57. The Double Welcome to the Duke of Marlborough. By the Author of The
True-Born Englishman. London: printed for Benjamin Bragge, in Ave
Maria lane, Ludgate-street. 1705. 4to.
58. Party Tyranny; or, an Occasional Bill in Miniature; as now
practised in Carolina. Humbly offered to the Consideration of both
Houses of Parliament. London: printed in the year 1705. 4to. pp. 30.
59. Advice to all Parties. By the Author of The True-Born Englishman.
London: printed and are to be sold by Benj. Bragge, at the Blue
Ball, in Ave Maria lane. 1705. Price 6d. 4to. pp. 24.
60. Writings of the Author of The True-Born Englishman (a second Volume
of); some whereof never before published. Corrected and enlarged by
the Author. 1705. The following are the pieces in this Volume:--1. A
New Discovery of an old Intrigue. 2. More Reformation. 3. An Elegy
on the Author of The True-Born Englishman. 4. The Storm, an Essay.
5. A Hymn to the Pillory. 6. A Hymn to Victory. 7. The Pacificator.
8. The Double Welcome to the Duke of Marlborough. 9. The Dissenter's
Answer to the High Church Challenge. 10. A Challenge of Peace to
the whole Nation. 11. Peace without Union. 12. More Short Ways. 13.
A new Test of the Church of England's Honesty. 14. A Serious
Inquiry. 15. The Dissenter Misrepresented, and Represented. 16. The
Parallel. 17. Giving Alms no Charity. 18. Royal Religion.
A third edition, or perhaps the remainder of the impressions of the
first, was published in 1710, with the addition of a key to many of the
names. They were sold by John Morphew, near Stationers'-hall, price 12s.
Public-domain text, read in full here on John Shaqi.
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