The fable of the bees, or, Private vices, publick benefits

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The fable of the bees, or, Private vices, publick benefits

4th ed.

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English
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Cover of: The fable of the bees, or, Private vices, publick benefits
The fable of the bees, or, Private vices, publick benefits
1989, Liberty Classics
in English
Cover of: The fable of the bees: or, Private vices, publick benefits.
Cover of: The fable of the bees; or, private vices, publick benefits
Cover of: The fable of the bees, or, Private vices, publick benefits
Cover of: The fable of the bees: or, Private vices, publick benefits
The fable of the bees: or, Private vices, publick benefits: with an essay on charity and charity-schools, and a search into the nature of society.
1732, Printed for J. Tonson ...
in English - The sixth edition. To which is added, A vindication of the book from the aspersions contain'd in a presentment of the Grand-Jury of Middlesex, and an abusive letter to Lord C.
Cover of: The fable of the bees, or, Private vices, publick benefits
The fable of the bees, or, Private vices, publick benefits
1725, Printed for J. Tonson
in English - 4th ed.
Cover of: The fable of the bees, or, Private vices, publick benefits
The fable of the bees, or, Private vices, publick benefits
1714, Printed for J. Roberts
Microform in English

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Table of Contents

The grumbling hive, or, Knaves turn'd honest
An enquiry into the origin of moral virtue
Remarks
An essay on charity and charity-schools
A search into the nature of society
Index
A vindication of the book, from the aspersions contain'd in a presentment of the grand jury of Middlesex, and an abusive letter to Lord C.

Edition Notes

Title within double line border; decorative initials, bars, head- and tailpieces.

"Mandeville published in 1705 a doggerel poem called 'The grumbling hive, or Knaves turned honest' ... In 1714 it was republished anonymously with an 'Inquiry into the origin of moral virtue,' and a series of notes, under the title 'The fable of the bees, or Private vices publick benefits." - Dictionary of National Biography.

A second part was published in 1729.

Microfiche. Chicago, Ill. : Library Resources, inc., 1976. 1 microfiche : positive ; 8 x 13 cm. (Library of English literature ; LEL 12226)

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Library of English literature -- LEL 12226.
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Grumbling hive, Knaves turned honest, Private vices, publick benefits

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[16], 477 p.
Number of pages
477

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OL13562463M
OCLC/WorldCat
6971438

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