The New-Year's miscellany: containing [16 titles] [N6121]
- DMI number:
- 940
- Publication Date:
- 1747
- Volume Number:
- 1 of 1
- ESTC number:
- N6121
- EEBO/ECCO link:
- CB126896238
- Shelfmark:
- Oxford, All Souls, WX.1.1(10)
- Full Title:
- THE | NEW-YEAR[s]S[/s] | MISCELLANY. | CONTAINING, | [2 columns] [col 1] I. The Religion of a Solider, | by the late Major General | [i]F-d-g[/i]. | II. The [i]Chaplains[/i] Petition for | Redress of Grievances ; by | one of the Camp Chaplains. | III. A Dialogue between a | [i]Shepherd[/i] and [i]Shepherdess[/i]. | IV. The [i]Last Will[/i] and [i]Tes- | tament[/i] of [i]Doctors Commons[/i]. V. The [i]Welshman[/i]s Inven- | tory. | VI. A modern [i]Latin[/i] Ode | attempted in [i]English[/i]. | VII. An Ode on Miss [i]Fanny | Murray[/i]. By Mr. [i]Thom- | son[/i]. [/col 1] | [col 2] VIII. A [i] Riddle[/i]. | IX. [i]Epigram[/i]. | X. The [i]Death-Watch[/i]. A | Poem in Two Cantos. | XI. To [i]Ardelia[/i]. | XII. The [i]Plantiff[/i] and [i]De- | fendant[/i]. | XIII. From [i]W. M[/i]. in the | [i]Marshalsea[/i] to Sir [i]H. M[/i]. | in [i]Newgate[/i]. | XIV. The [i]Masquerade[/i]. | XV. [i]It is good to be in Debt[/i], | praisd by Sir [i]W. Cornwallis[/i]. | XVI. [i]A Tale of a Tub[/i], for | the Use of those that swal- | low PILLS in Town, or | WATERS in the Country. [/col 2] | [double rule] | [i]LONDON:[/i] | Printed for A. FREEMAN, in [i]Fleet-Street[/i] ; and sold at | all the Pamphlet-Shops. 1747. | [Price One Shilling.]
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Genres:
- Miscellaneous collection and Collection including prose
- Format:
- Octavo
- Price:
- 1s.
- Pagination:
- [2],62p
- Bibliographic details:
- MS annotation on title-page.
- Comments:
- CONTENTS: Contains prose, 'The Religion of a Soldier' pp.1-16; 'The Last Will and Testament of Doctor's Commons' pp.22-24; 'The Welshman's Inventory' pp.24-26, 'It is good to be in Debt, praised by Sir W. Cornwallis' pp.53-60, 'A Tale of a Tub' pp.60-62.
- Other matter:
- Prefatory Matter: None End Matter: None
- References:
- Case 456
- Publisher:
- A. Freeman
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- First Line:
- By ancient laws and customs sacred held
- Page No:
- p.13
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Since the ladies against men
- Page No:
- pp.17-21
- Poem Title:
- The Chaplains Petition To the Honourable House For Redress of Grievances.
- Attribution:
- By one of the Camp Chaplains.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- To me you have made a thousand vows
- Page No:
- p.21
- Poem Title:
- A Dialogue between a Shepherdess and Shepherd.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Kind friend with whom I sip and smoke
- Page No:
- pp.26-28
- Poem Title:
- A Modern Latin Ode attempted in English.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- O let me strike my softest lyre
- Page No:
- pp.29-33
- Poem Title:
- An Ode on Miss Fanny Murray.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- A negro I though sprung from northern climes
- Page No:
- p.33
- Poem Title:
- A Riddle.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Cain in disgrace with heaven retires to Nod
- Page No:
- p.33
- Poem Title:
- Epigram.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Since rapine and war have exhausted the nation
- Page No:
- pp.34-47
- Poem Title:
- The Death-Watch. A Poem. In Two Canto's. Humbly inscrib'd to all Apothecaries, Surgeons, Nurses, Physicians, Will-Makers, Rectors, Readers, Curates, Preachers in Conventicles, and other separate Congregations; Searchers, Shroud-Makers, Coffin-Makers, Sextons, Grave-Diggers , and Undertakers, &c. &c.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- When dawning rays refulgent streak the skies
- Page No:
- pp.47-49
- Poem Title:
- To Ardelia.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Two travellers an oyster found
- Page No:
- p.49
- Poem Title:
- The Plaintiff and Defendant.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- From me dear Charles inspired with ale
- Page No:
- pp.50-52
- Poem Title:
- From W. M. in the Marshalsea, to Sir H. M. in Newgate. Tune, To all ye Ladies.
- Attribution:
- From W. M.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- The globe with wondrous pains men traverse over
- Page No:
- pp.52-53
- Poem Title:
- The Masquerade. A Poem.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- To you my purse and to none other wight
- Page No:
- pp.58-59
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Th. Ocleve, in Chaucer. [p.58]
- Attributed To:
- Geoffrey Chaucer
- First Line:
- A skin flayed off yields my materials
- Page No:
- pp.59-60
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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