The court and city medley or political shaver [T91212] [ecco]

DMI number:

929

Publication Date:

1764

Volume Number:

1 of 1

ESTC number:

T91212

EEBO/ECCO link:

CW110481825

Shelfmark:

ECCO - BL

Full Title:

THE | Court [i]and[/i] City Medley; | OR, | POLITICAL SHAVER; | Being a curious COLLECTION of Satirical Ori- | ginals, in Prose and Verse; adapted to the | [i]Present Times:[/i] | Containing, among a Variety of other Oddities, | [2 cols] [col1] I. Fire and Faggot, or the | City Mob. | II. Newgate Triumphant. | III. LIBERTY PISTOL'D. | IV. Prison and Pillory. | V. The Sons of Gomorrah. | VI. The RICH BASTARDS. | VII. The Picture of Peace. | VIII. The Murdered Apple-| Tree. | IX. Scalping in England. [/col1] | [col2] X. Dying Groans of a De- | vonshire Cyder-Mill. | XI. TREASON in TOWN. | XII. The Paper Thieves. | XIII. An Alphabet suitable | to the Times. | XIV. An odd Epistle to L--d | B--e from the West of | England. | XV. The Farmer's Prayer, | &c. &c. &c. [/col2] | [i]Ornamented with a suitable[/i] COPPER-PALTE. | Humbly addressed to the County of BUCKS. | By Sir DANIEL DOWNRIGHT. | [epigraph] | [double rule] | [i]LONDON[/i]: | Printed for the AUTHOR, and Sold by G. Redmayne, in | Creed-lane, Ludgate-street. 1764.

Epigraph:

[i]Honi soit Qui Maly Pense.[/i] | JUVEN. | " Such fulsome Objects meeting every where, | " 'Tis hard to write, but harder to forbear; | " But since the World with writing is possest, | " I will Lampoon in spight---and do my best, | " To make as much waste Paper as the rest."

Place of Publication:

London

Genres:

Collection of satirical verse

Format:

Octavo

Bibliographic details:

Query: check format: ESTC says it's folio but it doesn't look to be big enough, and it's at least partly quired in 8s. Frontispiece.

Comments:

Authorship: MS suggests 'possibly by one hand'. Contents: 'The Court and City Medley For the Year 1763' pp. [9]-24; 'A Collection of odd, strange, uncommon, original, humorous, whimsical, Pieces of Poetry; calculated for the sole Amusement of the Knights of Britain. To be found in no other Book in Great Britain.' pp. 26-34.

Other matter:

Prefatory matter: Dedication 'to the County of Bucks' signed Sir Daniel Downright [2pp].

Related People

Sold by:

Graham Redmayne

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Content/Publication

First Line:

The author having little time

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[2pp.]

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Preface, or Prologue.

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Fair liberty's patriot a country esquire

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pp.9-10

Poem Title:

Fire and Faggot, or the C--y Mob.

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A statesman's cat once catched a mouse

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pp.10-11

Poem Title:

Newgate Triumphant. To the Tune of Nancy Dawson.

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God prosper long our B-- --g

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pp.11-12

Poem Title:

Prison and Pillory. To the Tune of Chevy Chace.

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Say is it better when proud Sco--en rule

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p.11

Poem Title:

Liberty Pistol'd. An odd Soliloquy.

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Ye horrid d--d unnatural letcherous crew

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p.12

Poem Title:

The Sons of Gomorrah.

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Have you not seen upon a grand parade

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pp.13-14

Poem Title:

The Picture of P---e.

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They're powdered all from top to toe

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p.13

Poem Title:

The Rich Bastards. To the Tune of Pimping is the Science, or the only Mode in Fashion.

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Near Exeter in Devonshire

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p.14

Poem Title:

The Murdered Apple-Tree. To the Tune of the Babes in the Wood.

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The scalping crew are next my plan

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pp.14-15

Poem Title:

Scalping in England

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Hark hark my injured countryman

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pp.15-16

Poem Title:

Dying Groans of a Devonshire Cyder-Mill. A Tragic Soliloquy in an odd way.

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Dread sir you'll excuse me your name I've forgot

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p.16

Poem Title:

Treason in Town. A Dialogue between a Great Man at St. J****'s, and a little Saffron-Hill Poet. To the Tune of Brussels Gazette.

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It matters not what occupations

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p.17

Poem Title:

The Paper Thieves. A Satire in Hudibrastic Verse.

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A was an act upon cider and perry

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p.18

Poem Title:

An Alphabet suitable to the Times.

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To his majesty George the third to his

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p.18

Poem Title:

Loyal Healths.

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Good lord my lord I've heard some people tell

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p.19

Poem Title:

An odd Epistle to L. B. from the West of England.

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Grant heaven L B may never be without

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p.19

Poem Title:

The Farmer's Prayer.

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THe mob with state power will always dispute

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p.19

Poem Title:

Epigram.

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Says a jolly Jack tar to a poor hungry scot

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p.20

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Some at L-d B-e's adminstration fret

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p.20

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Epigrams.

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Sure nothing can my grief exceed

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p.20

Poem Title:

Britannia's Soliloquy.

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The scribbling miscreants of the age

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p.20

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[no title]

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Water may fishes air may birds content

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p.20

Poem Title:

On Liberty.

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The pensive poet's at a woeful loss

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p.21

Poem Title:

The Poet standing Centry at teh Market-Cross, near the black Hole, Litchfield City.

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Sir | Being full of contrition

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p.22

Poem Title:

A Petition deliver'd in the City of Bath, May 19, 1763. To Mr. Quin the Player.

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By a disbanded Soldier.

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The glorys were reckoned a set of good fellows

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p.22

Poem Title:

Epigram, occasioned by a certain Colonel breaking his Regiment, called Glorys, at the Gallows near Exeter City.

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By a disbanded Soldier.

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Health and prosperity and long life to

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p.23

Poem Title:

A Merry Health at a Christening.

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How's this friend Numph

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p.23

Poem Title:

To Mr. Humphrey Haderredan, on his Marraige with an old Woman.

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Ah heavens how she stinks her body's tainted

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p.24

Poem Title:

An Acrostick on [a whore]

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Behold fair ladies of this nation

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p.24

Poem Title:

A Squib on the advertising Staymaker.

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By my friends turned adrift

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pp.26-27

Poem Title:

The Author Lampooning Himself. Tune, Tom Brown's Lamentation.

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I sing of your noses ye all may suppose

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pp.27-29

Poem Title:

Your Noses. Tune, Derry down.

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Tis by the black eagle we all understand

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pp.29-30

Poem Title:

An Invitation to the Spread Eagle, Strand. Tune; Round down down, up and Down; Derry derry, up and down, &c.

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Finding myself extremely ill

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pp.30-32

Poem Title:

The Poet's last Will and Testament. With Variations.

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The impious wretch that scorns to dread

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p.33

Poem Title:

A Hymn call'd the Blasphemer. Imitated after the Manner of Mr. Whitfield.

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Well this is money thrown away

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pp.33-34

Poem Title:

Epilogue.

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