"He illustrated this Truth by many Arguments, as well as by a great Number of Examples from the History of past Times, and his own Observation of the present; and that what he said to her might be the more deeply imprinted on her Mind, he obliged her every day to repeat to him the Subject of their Conversation the preceding one, with what Remarks she had been able to make upon it."
Adventures of Eovaai
4 entries in ESTC (1736, 1741). Retitled in second edition as <u>The Unfortunate Princess: or the Life and Surprizing Adventures of the Princess of Ijaveo</u>.<br>
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See <u>Adventures of Eovaai. Princess of Ijaveo. A Pre-Adamitical History. Interspersed with a great Number of remarkable Occurrences, which happened, and may again happen, to several Empires, Kingdoms, Republicks, and particular Great Men. With some Account of the Religion, Laws, Customs, and Policies of those Times. Written originally in the Language of Nature, (of later Years but little understood.) First translated into Chinese, at the command of the Emperor, by a Cabal of Seventy Philosophers; and now retranslated into English, by the Son of a Mandarin, residing in London.</u> (London: Printed for S. Baker, 1736). &lt<a href="http://estc.bl.uk/T57423">Link to ESTC</a>&gt;&lt;<a href="http://find.galegroup.com/ecco/infomark.do?&source=gale&prodId=ECCO&userGroupName=viva_uva&tabID=T001&docId=CW114435542&type=multipage&contentSet=ECCOArticles&version=1.0&docLevel=FASCIMILE">Link to ECCO</a>&gt;<br>
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Text from Women Writers Online. &lt;<a href="http://textbase.wwp.brown.edu/WWO/search?browse-all=yes;brand=wwo#!/view/haywood.eovaai.xml">Link to WWO</a>&gt;