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Mandeville, p. 92 (19 August 1794) Mandeville, BernardThe fable of the bees: or, private vices, publick
benefits. 1714 WG reads more than one volume (see
1794-09-11) of this work. The first two-volume edition was
published in
1772 as
The fable of
the bees: or private vices, public benefits; in two volumes: with
An essay on charity and charity-schools: and A search into the
nature of society: to which is added a vindication of the book
from the aspersions contained in a presentation of the grand jury
of Middlesex, and an abusive letter to the Lord C---.
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