The miscellaneous works of the late Dr. Arbuthnot / [John Arbuthnot].

Glasgow : Printed for James Carlile, 1751.

2 volumes : illustrations ; (8vo)

ESTC N6025

"A collection entitled Miscellaneous works of the late Dr. Arbuthnot, in two volumes, was published at Glasgow in 1750[!] Arbuthnot's son, George, inserted an advertisement in the papers, declaring that the contents 'are not the works of my late father, Dr Arbuthnot, but an imposition on the public.' Some of the pieces are certainly not Arbuthnot's, and others are of doubtful authenticity, but a considerable portion are genuine, and the advertisement must be taken to mean only that the collection was unauthorized and untrustworthy. Fortunately, there is no doubt as to Arbuthnot's claim to the best of the work attributed to him, and the remainder may very well be neglected"- cf. Cambridge history of English literature, v.IX, p.150.