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The dumb philosopher, or, Great Britain's wonder

containing I.A faithful and very surprizing account how Dickory Cronke, a tinner's son in the county of Cornwal, was born dumb, and continued so for 58 years, and how some days before he died, he came to his speech, with memoirs of his life, and the manner of his death, II. A declaration of his faith and principles in religion, with a collection of select meditations, composed in his retirement, III. His prophetical observations upon the affairs of Europe, more particularly of Great Britain, from 1720 to 1729, the whole extracted from his original papers, and confirmed by unquestionable authority : to which is annexed, his elegy

by Daniel Defoe

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  • 18th century
  • Language: English

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Traditions: Prophecy, oracles, and revelation

Subjects: History, Prophecies, Conduct of life, Politics and government

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containing I.A faithful and very surprizing account how Dickory Cronke, a tinner's son in the county of Cornwal, was born dumb, and continued so for 58 years, and how some days before he died, he came to his speech, with memoirs of his life, and the manner of his death, II. A declaration of his faith and principles in religion, with a collection of select meditations, composed in his retirement, III. His prophetical observations upon the affairs of Europe, more particularly of Great Britain, from 1720 to 1729, the whole extracted from his original papers, and confirmed by unquestionable authority : to which is annexed, his elegy

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1719Printed for Tho. Bickerton ...EnglishPublic

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