Authors, English -- 18th century -- Biography; Defoe, Daniel, 1661?-1731
Bad as he is, the devil may be abused,
Be falsely charged and causelessly accused;
When men unwilling to be blamed alone,
Shift all the crimes on him which are their own.
London: printed for T. Warner, at the Black Boy in Paternoster-row.
1726. 8vo. pp. 408.
In the second edition, published in the same year, it is called 'The
History of the Devil,' &c., but in the subsequent editions the original
title is restored. A third edition was called for in 1734; a fourth in
1739; another in 1770; and since then it has been frequently reprinted
both in London and the country.
162. The History of the Principal Discoveries and Improvements in the
several Arts and Sciences; particularly the great branches of
Commerce, Navigation, and Plantation, in all parts of the known
World. London: printed for W. Mears, at the Lamb; F. Clay, at the
Bible; and D. Browne, at the Black Swan, without Temple Bar. 1727.
163. A Tour through the whole Island of Great Britain, divided into
Circuits or Journies. Giving a Particular and Diverting Account of
whatever is curious and worth Observation, viz.: 1. A Description of
the principal Cities and Towns, their Situation, Magnitude,
Government, and Commerce. 2. The Customs, Manners, Speech, as also
the Exercises, Diversions, and Employment of the Poor. 3. The
Produce and Improvement of the Lands, the Trade and Manufactures. 4.
The Sea-ports and Fortifications, the Course of Rivers, and the
Inland Navigation. 5. The public Edifices, Seats, and Palaces of the
Nobility and Gentry: with useful Observations upon the whole.
Particularly fitted for the reading of such as desire to travel over
the Island. Vol. 3. Which completes the work, and contains a Tour
through Scotland, &c. With a Map of Scotland by Mr. Mole. By a
Gentleman. London: printed and sold by G. Strahan, in Cornhill; W.
Mears, at the Lamb, without Temple Bar; and R. Stagg in Westminster
Hall. 1727.
164. A System of Magic; or, A History of the Black Art. Being an
Historical Account of Mankind's most early Dealings with the Devil,
and how the Acquaintance on both sides first began.
Our magic now commands the troops of hell,
The devil himself submits to charm and spell.
The conjuror in his orders and his rounds,
Just whistles up his spirits, as men do hounds;
The obsequious devil obeys the sorcerer's skill,
The mill turns round the horse, that first turns round the mill.
London: printed and sold by J. Roberts, in Warwick-lane. 1727. 8vo.
pp. 403.
165. An Essay on the History and Reality of Apparitions. Being an
Account of what they are, and are not. As also, how we may
distinguish between the Apparitions of Good and Evil Spirits, and
how we ought to behave to them. With a great Variety of Surprising
and Diverting Examples, never published before.
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