The Muse in a moral humour: being a collection of tales, fables, pastorals, by Several Hands. [Vol I] [T130696] [ECCO]
- DMI number:
- 895
- Publication Date:
- 1757
- Volume Number:
- 1 of 2
- ESTC number:
- T130696
- EEBO/ECCO link:
- CW3315433387
- Full Title:
- THE | Muse in a Moral Humour: | BEING, A | COLLECTION | Of Agreeable and Instructive | TALES, FABLES, | PASTORALS, [i]&c.[/i] | By SEVERAL HANDS. | [Rule] | [Ornament] | [Double rule] | [i]LONDON:[/i] | Printed for FRANCIS NOBLE, at [i]Otway's Head,[/i] | in [i]King-Street, Covent-Garden[/i] ; | AND | JOHN NOBLE, at [i]Dryden's Head,[/i] in [i]St. Martin's-[/i] | [i]Court,[/i] near [i]Leicester-Square.[/i] | M DCC LVII.
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Format:
- Duodecimo
- Price:
- 3 Schillings
- Bibliographic details:
- ECCO copy contains advertisement to miscellany.
- Publisher:
- Francis Noble
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Publisher:
- John Noble
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- First Line:
- What ills from want of education flow
- Page No:
- pp.1-30
- Poem Title:
- Avaro and Amanda. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Stephen Duck.
- Attributed To:
- Stephen Duck
- First Line:
- Oft hast thou told me Dick in friendly part
- Page No:
- pp.30-38
- Poem Title:
- The Test of Love. To a Friend who fancied himself in Love.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Amhurst.
- Attributed To:
- Nicholas Amhurst
- First Line:
- In farmer's yard one summer's day
- Page No:
- pp.39-41
- Poem Title:
- The Cock and the Doves. A Fable. Inscribed to a Friend.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- The morning blushed with vivid red
- Page No:
- pp.53-58
- Poem Title:
- The Caterpillar and Butterfly. A Fable.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Say shall the brave like common mortals die
- Page No:
- pp.59-67
- Poem Title:
- The Knights of the Bath. A Tale. To his Grace the Duke of Montague.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Cooke.
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Cooke
- First Line:
- Young Robin of the Plain erst blithest blade
- Page No:
- pp.67-72
- Poem Title:
- Snaith Marsh. A Yorkshire Pastoral.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- From a fine lady to her maid
- Page No:
- pp.72-75
- Poem Title:
- The Brocaded Gown and Linen Rag. A Fable.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Behind an unfrequented glade
- Page No:
- pp.75-90
- Poem Title:
- The Turtle and Sparrow. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Prior.
- Attributed To:
- Matthew Prior
- First Line:
- Blown on the rolling surface of the deep
- Page No:
- pp.90-114
- Poem Title:
- Felix and Constance. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Stephen Duck.
- Attributed To:
- Stephen Duck
- First Line:
- Virtue and vice two mighty powers
- Page No:
- pp.115-118
- Poem Title:
- The Experiment. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Greville.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- In these deep solitudes and awful cells
- Page No:
- pp.118-132
- Poem Title:
- Eloisa to Abelard.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Pope.
- Attributed To:
- Alexander Pope
- First Line:
- Attend ye fair and learn what pains await
- Page No:
- pp.133-136
- Poem Title:
- Coresus and Callirrhoe. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Young Hodge a poor but a contented swain
- Page No:
- pp.137-140
- Poem Title:
- The Contented Clown. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- From rosy fingers morning shook the dew
- Page No:
- pp.140-145
- Poem Title:
- The Accident. A Pastoral Essay.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- How poorly your projectors fare
- Page No:
- pp.145-147
- Poem Title:
- The Disappointed Milkmaid. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- What ancient times those times we fancy wise
- Page No:
- pp.147-156
- Poem Title:
- Hesiod; or the Rise of Woman. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Parnell.
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Parnell
- First Line:
- If heaven the grateful liberty would give
- Page No:
- pp.157-163
- Poem Title:
- The Choice.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Pomfret.
- Attributed To:
- John Pomfret
- First Line:
- Where can the wretchedst of all creatures fly
- Page No:
- pp.163-178
- Poem Title:
- Cruelty and Lust. An Epistolary Tale.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Pomfret.
- Attributed To:
- John Pomfret
- First Line:
- In that fair isle the garden of the main
- Page No:
- pp.178-188
- Poem Title:
- Philander and Cydippe. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Cooke.
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Cooke
- First Line:
- Twas when the fields had shed their golden grain
- Page No:
- pp.188-191
- Poem Title:
- Colinetta. A Pastoral.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- As Carlos gay a youthful sage
- Page No:
- pp.192-198
- Poem Title:
- The Miserable Glutton; or, the Pleasures of Sense, dependent on Virtue. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. H. Greville.
- Attributed To:
- H. Greville
- First Line:
- Our Smart of late so bold so gay
- Page No:
- pp.199-204
- Poem Title:
- The Unhappy Debauchee; the Sequel to the Miserable Glutton. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Down by the brook which glides through yonder vale
- Page No:
- pp.205-208
- Poem Title:
- Robin. A Pastoral Elegy.
- Attribution:
- By Capt. John Dobson.
- Attributed To:
- John Dobson
- First Line:
- In a fair island in the southern main
- Page No:
- pp.209-217
- Poem Title:
- The Statues; or, the Trial of Constancy. A Tale for the Ladies.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Princes my fair unfortunately great
- Page No:
- pp.217-225
- Poem Title:
- The African Prince, in England, to Zara, at his Father's Court.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Should I the language of my heart conceal
- Page No:
- pp.225-232
- Poem Title:
- Zara, at the Court of Annamabboe, to the African Prince in England.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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