The muse in good humour [T100480] [vol. I]
- DMI number:
- 748
- Publication Date:
- 1785
- Volume Number:
- 1 of 2
- ESTC number:
- T100480
- EEBO/ECCO link:
- CW111507342
- Shelfmark:
- BL - 11600.b.7
- Full Title:
- THE | Muse in Good Humour: | A | COLLECTION | OF | COMIC TALES. | BY | SEVERAL HANDS. | [double rule] | IN TWO VOLUMES. | [double rule] | VOL. I. | [rule] | [i]THE EIGHTH EDITION[/i]. | [double rule] | LONDON. | Printed for F. NOBLE, HOLBORN. 1785. | [rule] | [Price Six Shillings, sewed in blue Paper; or Eight Shillings, bound in Calf, and lettered.]
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Genres:
- Collection of comic verse
- Format:
- Duodecimo
- Price:
- 6 s. / 8 s.
- Pagination:
- [i]-viii, [1]-280pp.
- Other matter:
- Prefatory matter: 'Preface' (pp.[iii]-vi); 'Contents' (pp.vii-viii)
- Title:
- The muse in good humour. Or, a collection of comic tales [T197901] [ECCO Cambridge University Library]
- Publication Date:
- 1744
- ESTC No:
- T197901
- Volume:
- 1 of 1
- Relationship:
- Part of a Series
- Comments:
- Title:
- The muse in good humour: or a collection of comic tales (vol. 2) [T41631]
- Publication Date:
- 1757
- ESTC No:
- T41631
- Volume:
- 2 of 2
- Relationship:
- Part of a Series
- Comments:
- Title:
- The muse in good humour [part 1] [T198535]
- Publication Date:
- 1745
- ESTC No:
- T198535
- Volume:
- 1 of 2
- Relationship:
- Another Edition of
- Comments:
- Title:
- The muse in good humour [part 2] [T198536]
- Publication Date:
- 1745
- ESTC No:
- T198536
- Volume:
- 2 of 2
- Relationship:
- Part of a Series
- Comments:
- Title:
- The muse in good humour [T100480] [vol II]
- Publication Date:
- 1785
- ESTC No:
- T100480
- Volume:
- 2 of 2
- Relationship:
- Volume from the same edition
- Comments:
- Title:
- The muse in good humour [T130695]
- Publication Date:
- 1746
- ESTC No:
- T130695
- Volume:
- None of 2
- Relationship:
- Another Edition of
- Comments:
- Title:
- The muse in good humour [T41632 vol. 1]
- Publication Date:
- 1766
- ESTC No:
- T41632
- Volume:
- 1 of 2
- Relationship:
- Another Edition of
- Comments:
- Title:
- The muse in good humour [T41632 vol. II]
- Publication Date:
- 1766
- ESTC No:
- T41632
- Volume:
- 2 of 2
- Relationship:
- Part of a Series
- Comments:
- Publisher:
- Francis Noble
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- First Line:
- A man of wisdom may disguise
- Page No:
- pp.[1]-5
- Poem Title:
- The Country Squire. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Beauty's a gaudy sign no more
- Page No:
- pp.6-8
- Poem Title:
- The Curious Maid. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- By Hildebrand Jacob, Esq.
- Attributed To:
- Hildebrand Jacob
- First Line:
- There lived in Lombardy as authors write
- Page No:
- pp.8-36
- Poem Title:
- January and May. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Pope.
- Attributed To:
- Alexander Pope
- First Line:
- Hans Carvel impotent and old
- Page No:
- pp.36-41
- Poem Title:
- Hans Carvel's Ring; Or A Charm Against Cuckoldom. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Prior.
- Attributed To:
- Matthew Prior
- First Line:
- It so befell a silly swain
- Page No:
- pp.42-43
- Poem Title:
- The Lout looking for his Heifer. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Congreve.
- Attributed To:
- William Congreve
- First Line:
- Desponding Phyllis was endued
- Page No:
- pp.43-46
- Poem Title:
- Phyllis; or the Progress of Love.
- Attribution:
- By Dean Swift.
- Attributed To:
- Jonathan Swift
- First Line:
- From London Paul the carrier coming down
- Page No:
- pp.47-48
- Poem Title:
- Little Mouths. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- By Dr. King.
- Attributed To:
- William King
- First Line:
- Beyond the fixed and settled rules
- Page No:
- pp.48-54
- Poem Title:
- Paulo Purganti and his Wife. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Prior.
- Attributed To:
- Matthew Prior
- First Line:
- Of Chloe all the town has rung
- Page No:
- pp.54-65
- Poem Title:
- Strephon and Chloe. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- By Dean Swift.
- Attributed To:
- Jonathan Swift
- First Line:
- A king in youthful charms arrayed
- Page No:
- pp.65-74
- Poem Title:
- The Amorous Groom. A Tale. From La Fontaine.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Because I am by nature blind
- Page No:
- pp.75-76
- Poem Title:
- A Riddle.
- Attribution:
- By Dean Swift.
- Attributed To:
- Jonathan Swift
- First Line:
- On her couch one summer's day
- Page No:
- pp.77-79
- Poem Title:
- Kitty's Dream.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Henry Baker.
- Attributed To:
- Henry Baker
- First Line:
- Two college sophs of Cambridge growth
- Page No:
- pp.80-84
- Poem Title:
- Cassinus and Peter. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- By Dean Swift.
- Attributed To:
- Jonathan Swift
- First Line:
- We sage Cartesians who profess
- Page No:
- pp.84-90
- Poem Title:
- The Fair Nun. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Fenton.
- Attributed To:
- Elijah Fenton
- First Line:
- The sceptics think 'twas long ago
- Page No:
- pp.90-95
- Poem Title:
- The Ladle.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Prior.
- Attributed To:
- Matthew Prior
- First Line:
- This commoner has worth and parts
- Page No:
- pp.95-96
- Poem Title:
- Moral.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Corinna pride of Drury Lane
- Page No:
- pp.96-99
- Poem Title:
- A beautiful young Nymph going to Bed.
- Attribution:
- By Dean Swift.
- Attributed To:
- Jonathan Swift
- First Line:
- A nymph and swain Sheelah and Dermot hight
- Page No:
- pp.99-101
- Poem Title:
- A Pastoral Dialogue Between Two Irish Lovers.
- Attribution:
- By Dean Swift.
- Attributed To:
- Jonathan Swift
- First Line:
- Five hours and who can do it less in
- Page No:
- pp.102-106
- Poem Title:
- The Lady's Dressing Room.
- Attribution:
- By Dean Swift.
- Attributed To:
- Jonathan Swift
- First Line:
- Miss Molly a famed toast was fair and young
- Page No:
- pp.107-110
- Poem Title:
- A Medicine For The Ladies. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- In Italy as authors tell us
- Page No:
- pp.110-112
- Poem Title:
- The Saddle. A Tale. From La Fontaine.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- A set of phrases learnt by rote
- Page No:
- pp.112-114
- Poem Title:
- The Furniture of a Woman's Mind.
- Attribution:
- By Dean Swift.
- Attributed To:
- Jonathan Swift
- First Line:
- Dear Tom | This comes to let you know
- Page No:
- pp.114-122
- Poem Title:
- The Spinning Wheel. An Epistolary Tale.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Henry Baker.
- Attributed To:
- Henry Baker
- First Line:
- Late on my bed as I reposing lay
- Page No:
- pp.122-125
- Poem Title:
- The Dream.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Oldham.
- Attributed To:
- John Oldham
- First Line:
- Behold these woods and mark my sweet
- Page No:
- pp.125-132
- Poem Title:
- A Pastoral Courtship.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Randolph.
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Randolph
- First Line:
- Tired with the business of the day
- Page No:
- pp.132-136
- Poem Title:
- Melesinda's Misfortune; Or The Burning Her Smock.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Why pines my dear to Fulvia his young bride
- Page No:
- pp.136-137
- Poem Title:
- Fulvia; Or, Physick for the Ladies. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- By Lord Lansdowne.
- Attributed To:
- George Granville
- First Line:
- There lived in Derby near the Peak
- Page No:
- pp.138-143
- Poem Title:
- The Curious Wife. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Two virgins in the prime of life
- Page No:
- pp.144-146
- Poem Title:
- The Magnifying-Glass. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- At Trompington not far from Cambridge stood
- Page No:
- pp.146-158
- Poem Title:
- The Miller of Trompington. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- What days so lewd as these our own
- Page No:
- pp.158-164
- Poem Title:
- The Glister. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- By J. N.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- While others idle tales relate
- Page No:
- p.164
- Poem Title:
- A Match for the Devil. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- By T. Brown.
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Brown
- First Line:
- Nell scolded in so loud a din
- Page No:
- pp.172-174
- Poem Title:
- A Quiet Life and a Good Name. To a Friend who married a Shrew.
- Attribution:
- By Dean Swift.
- Attributed To:
- Jonathan Swift
- First Line:
- In fruitful Lombardy of yore
- Page No:
- pp.175-191
- Poem Title:
- The Royal Cuckold. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Clarissa sprightly once and gay
- Page No:
- pp.191-195
- Poem Title:
- The Decision. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Thus spoke to my lady the knight full of care
- Page No:
- pp.196-203
- Poem Title:
- A Soldier and a Scholar: Or, A Lady's Judgment on those two Characters.
- Attribution:
- By Dean Swift.
- Attributed To:
- Jonathan Swift
- First Line:
- There is a game which learned with care
- Page No:
- pp.203-208
- Poem Title:
- The School of Wit. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- The shepherd Paris bore the Spartan bride
- Page No:
- pp.208-211
- Poem Title:
- Daphnis and Chloe. A Pastoral.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Dryden.
- Attributed To:
- John Dryden
- First Line:
- Musing one day on this and that
- Page No:
- pp.212-213
- Poem Title:
- The Best in Christendom. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- A goblin of the merry kind
- Page No:
- pp.213-220
- Poem Title:
- The Impossible Thing. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Congreve.
- Attributed To:
- William Congreve
- First Line:
- Chloe a country vicar's daughter
- Page No:
- pp.220-226
- Poem Title:
- The Parson's Daughter. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Hirco an old but amorous blade
- Page No:
- pp.226-233
- Poem Title:
- The Leaky Vessel. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Whilom in Oxford an old chuff did dwell
- Page No:
- pp.233-259
- Poem Title:
- The Credulous Husband. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Cobb.
- Attributed To:
- Samuel Cobb
- First Line:
- How much in vain is all our art
- Page No:
- pp.259-263
- Poem Title:
- The Maid. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Thurston.
- Attributed To:
- Joseph Thurston
- First Line:
- Two welshmen partners in a cow
- Page No:
- pp.264-265
- Poem Title:
- The Bad Bargain on both Sides. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- An abbot rich whose taste was good
- Page No:
- pp.266-267
- Poem Title:
- The Equivocation. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Gay.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- It was a most unfriendly part
- Page No:
- pp.267-277
- Poem Title:
- The Journal of a modern Lady. To a Friend.
- Attribution:
- By Dean Swift.
- Attributed To:
- Jonathan Swift
- First Line:
- The moon was pendulous above
- Page No:
- pp.277-279
- Poem Title:
- The Crab-Tree. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- When the king at the play saw the scenes all so fine
- Page No:
- pp.279-280
- Poem Title:
- King James And His Fool. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- By J. N.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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