The muse in good humour or a collection of comic tales. By the most eminent poets [vol I] [T41630] [ecco]
- DMI number:
- 874
- Publication Date:
- 1751
- Volume Number:
- 1 of 1
- ESTC number:
- T41630
- EEBO/ECCO link:
- CW115886728
- Shelfmark:
- Bod Antiq.f.E.1751.1
- Full Title:
- THE | Muse in Good Humour: | OR, A | COLLECTION | OF | COMIC TALES. | By the most Eminent POETS. | [rule] | The Sixth EDITION. | [rule] | [ornament] | [double rule] | [i]LONDON:[/i] | Printed for F. NOBLE, at [i]Otway's Head[/i], and | J. NOBLE, at [i]Dryden's Head[/i], both in St. [i]Mar- | tin's Court[/i], near [i]Leicester-Fields[/i]. | [short rule] | MDCCLI.
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Genres:
- Collection of comic verse
- Format:
- Duodecimo
- Pagination:
- [not including plates] [6] 1-329 [3]
- Bibliographic details:
- Frontispiece. ECCO copy based on BL original lacks prefatory matter. Mispagination: 67 misnumbered 60, 133 as 123. From 1757 this becomes part of a two volume set, with Vol 2 ((1757) T41631). ECCO wrongly identifies T41630 as this two volume set.
- Other matter:
- Prefatory matter: 'Advertisement' warning purchasers about spurious versions of volume II [1p.], advertisements for A Muse in Good Humour vol II and two vols of The Muse in a Moral Humour [3pp.]. As these advertisements carry dates of 1757 and 1758, this prefatory matter must have been added to unsold copies of the collection c. 1758 or later. ECCO copy based on BL original lacks this prefatory material, and so was presumably sold before 1758. Back matter: contents [3pp].
- Publisher:
- Francis Noble
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Publisher:
- John 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.5-7
- 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.8-38
- 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.39-44
- 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 befel a silly a swain
- Page No:
- pp.44-45
- 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.45-49
- Poem Title:
- Phyllis; or the Progress of Love.
- Attribution:
- By Dr. Swift.
- Attributed To:
- Jonathan Swift
- First Line:
- From London Paul the carrier coming down
- Page No:
- pp.49-50
- 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.50-56
- 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.56-60[i.e. 67]
- Poem Title:
- Strephon and Chloe. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- By Dr. Swift.
- Attributed To:
- Jonathan Swift
- First Line:
- A king in youthful charms arrayed
- Page No:
- pp.60 [i.e. 67]-76
- 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.77-78
- Poem Title:
- A Riddle.
- Attribution:
- By Dr. Swift.
- Attributed To:
- Jonathan Swift
- First Line:
- On her couch one summer's day
- Page No:
- pp.78-81
- 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.81-85
- Poem Title:
- Cassinus and Peter. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- By Dr. Swift.
- Attributed To:
- Jonathan Swift
- First Line:
- We sage Cartesians who profess
- Page No:
- pp.85-91
- 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.91-96
- Poem Title:
- The Ladle.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Prior.
- Attributed To:
- Matthew Prior
- First Line:
- This commoner has worth and parts
- Page No:
- pp.96-97
- Poem Title:
- Moral.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Corinna pride of Drury Lane
- Page No:
- pp.97-100
- Poem Title:
- A beautiful young Nymph going to Bed.
- Attribution:
- By Dr. Swift.
- Attributed To:
- Jonathan Swift
- First Line:
- A nymph and swain Sheelah and Dermot hight
- Page No:
- pp.100-102
- Poem Title:
- A Pastoral Dialogue between two Irish Lovers.
- Attribution:
- By Dr. Swift.
- Attributed To:
- Jonathan Swift
- First Line:
- Five hours and who can do it less in
- Page No:
- pp.102-107
- Poem Title:
- A Description of a Lady's Dressing-Room.
- Attribution:
- By Dr. Swift.
- Attributed To:
- Jonathan Swift
- First Line:
- Miss Molly a famed toast was fair and young
- Page No:
- pp.107-111
- 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.111-112
- 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.113-115
- Poem Title:
- The Furniture of a Woman's Mind.
- Attribution:
- By Dr. Swift.
- Attributed To:
- Jonathan Swift
- First Line:
- Dear Tom | This comes to let you know
- Page No:
- pp.115-123
- 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.123-126
- Poem Title:
- The Dream.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Oldham.
- Attributed To:
- John Oldham
- First Line:
- Behold these woods and mark my sweet
- Page No:
- pp.126-123[i.e. 133]
- Poem Title:
- A Pastoral Courtship.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Tired with the business of the day
- Page No:
- pp.123[i.e. 133]-137
- Poem Title:
- Melesinda's Misfortune, on the burning her Smock.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Why pines my dear to Fulvia his young bride
- Page No:
- pp.137-138
- 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.138-144
- 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.147-159
- 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.159-163
- Poem Title:
- The Glister. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. J. Noble [contents page]
- Attributed To:
- John Noble
- First Line:
- While others idle tales relate
- Page No:
- pp.163-170
- Poem Title:
- A Match for the Devil.
- Attribution:
- By T. Brown.
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Brown
- First Line:
- Nell scolded in so loud a din
- Page No:
- pp.171-173
- Poem Title:
- A Quiet Life and a Good Name. To a Friend who married a Shrew.
- Attribution:
- By Dr. Swift.
- Attributed To:
- Jonathan Swift
- First Line:
- In fruitful Lombardy of yore
- Page No:
- pp.173-189
- Poem Title:
- The Royal Cuckold. A Tale. From La Fontaine
- Attribution:
- by Mr. Topham.
- Attributed To:
- Mr. Topham
- First Line:
- Clarissa sprightly once and gay
- Page No:
- pp.189-194
- 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.194-203
- Poem Title:
- A Soldier and a Scholar: Or, A Lady's Judgment on those two Characters.
- Attribution:
- By Dr. Swift.
- Attributed To:
- Jonathan Swift
- First Line:
- There is a game which learned with care
- Page No:
- pp.204-208
- Poem Title:
- The School of Wit. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- By a Young Gentleman.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- The shepherd Paris bore the Spartan bride
- Page No:
- pp.209-212
- 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.213-214
- Poem Title:
- The Best in Christendom. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- A goblin of a merry kind
- Page No:
- pp.214-221
- 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.221-227
- Poem Title:
- The Parson's Daughter. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Hirco an old but amorous blade
- Page No:
- pp.227-234
- 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.234-261
- 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.261-266
- Poem Title:
- The Maid. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Two welshmen partners in a cow
- Page No:
- pp.266-268
- 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.268-269
- 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.269-279
- Poem Title:
- The Journal of a modern Lady. To a Friend.
- Attribution:
- By Dr. Swift.
- Attributed To:
- Jonathan Swift
- First Line:
- The moon was pendulous above
- Page No:
- pp.280-281
- Poem Title:
- The Crab-Tree. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- A man may lead a happy life
- Page No:
- pp.282-287
- Poem Title:
- Work for a Cooper. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Gay.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- A prude at morn and evening prayer
- Page No:
- pp.288-293
- Poem Title:
- The Mad Dog. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Gay.
- Attributed To:
- John Gay
- First Line:
- Dick served a widow of no mean esteem
- Page No:
- pp.293-295
- Poem Title:
- A Game of Put. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- From public noise and factious strife
- Page No:
- pp.296-298
- Poem Title:
- To a Young Gentleman in Love. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Prior.
- Attributed To:
- Matthew Prior
- First Line:
- Whilst men have these ambitious fancies
- Page No:
- p.298
- Poem Title:
- Moral.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Chloe a Nymph divinely fair
- Page No:
- pp.299-303
- Poem Title:
- Chloe's Play-Thing. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Nature on all some gift bestows
- Page No:
- pp.303-307
- Poem Title:
- The Longitude found out. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Your deep observers of mankind
- Page No:
- pp.308-314
- Poem Title:
- The Mastiff. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Twas said by those of old beware
- Page No:
- pp.315-321
- Poem Title:
- A Case of Conscience. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Henry Baker.
- Attributed To:
- Henry Baker
- First Line:
- I often tried in vain to find
- Page No:
- pp.321-324
- Poem Title:
- A New Simile for the Ladies, &c.
- Attribution:
- By Dr. Sheridan.
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Sheridan
- First Line:
- Presumptuous bard how could you dare
- Page No:
- pp.324-329
- Poem Title:
- An Answer to the New Simile, &c.
- Attribution:
- By Dr. Swift.
- Attributed To:
- Jonathan Swift
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