Poor Ben: A Story of Real Life (1890 A.M.E. Sunday-School Union Edition) (Q1596)
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Poor Ben (1890 AME Edition)
| Language | Label | Description | Also known as |
|---|---|---|---|
| English | Poor Ben: A Story of Real Life (1890 A.M.E. Sunday-School Union Edition) |
Poor Ben (1890 AME Edition) |
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POOR BEN: | A | STORY OF REAL LIFE, | BY | LUCRETIA H. NEWMAN COLEMAN. | [rule] | Do'st thou love life, then do not squander time; | For that is the stuff life is made of: | Plough deep, while others sleep. | [rule] | NASHVILLE, TENN.: | PUBLISHING HOUSE OF THE A.M.E. SUNDAY-SCHOOL UNION. | 1890.
spiral/floral ornamentation inside the capital "S" in "Story," the capital "R" in Real," and the capital "L" in "Life."
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[rule] | Entered according to Act of Congress, in the year 1890, | BY THE SUNDAY SCHOOL UNION OF THE A. M. E. CHURCH, | in the office of the Librarian of Congress at Washington. | [bold rule]
title page verso
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I Dedicate This Work | WITH SINCERE LOVE FOR MY RACE, | To The | COLORED YOUNG MEN AND WOMEN | OF AMERICA, | WITH THE HOPE THAT IT MAY CONTRIBUTE | SOMETHING TO THAT CHRISTIAN | KNOWLEDGE, WHICH IS THE VERY BREATH | OF ALL TRUE NOBILITY.| THE AUTHOR.
There are a number of key font style and size changes in the dedication not readily transcribable
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