The potent ally: or succours from Merryland [T124068]
- DMI number:
- 1515
- Publication Date:
- 1741
- ESTC number:
- T124068
- EEBO/ECCO link:
- N/A
- Shelfmark:
- P.C.25.a.67
- Full Title:
- THE | POTENT ALLY: | OR, | SUCCOURS from MERRYLAND. | WITH | THREE ESSAYS in PRAISE of the | CLOATHING of That COUNTRY; | AND THE | STORY of PANDORA'S BOX. | [epigraph] | To which is added, | [greek: EROTOPOLIS.] | THE Present State of BETTYLAND. | [epigraph] | THE SECOND EDITION. | [ornament] | [i]PARIS[/i], | Printed by Direction of the Author, and sold by the Booksellers of [i]London[/i] and [i]Westminster[/i]. 1741.
- Epigraph:
- 1. -[i]Cumnus teterrima Belli | Causa.- HOR. 2. LUCINA, useful Goddess, lend thine Aid, | Thine is the Warehouse of the World's chief Trade, | On thy soft Surface all Mankind were made. | FISHBOURNE.
- Place of Publication:
- Paris
- Genres:
- Collection of comic verse
- Format:
- Octavo
- Price:
- 1 s. 6 d.
- Bibliographic details:
- FORMAT: Octavo in fours. HALF-TITLE: [ornamental rule] | THE | POTENT ALLY: | OR, SUCCOURS from MERRYLAND. | Price 1 [i]s[/i]. 6 [i]d[/i]. | [ornamental rule]
- Comments:
- CONTENTS: pp. 1-28 is a poetic miscellany; the prose addition has a separate pagination and register. PLACE: Imprint is false, this was printed for Curll in London (ESTC).
- Other matter:
- PREFATORY: Advertisement (verso of half-title) Dedication to Humphrey Parsons, signed Philo-Britanniae (sigs.Br-B4r)
- Title:
- The potent ally: or succours from Merryland [T139066]
- Publication Date:
- 1741
- ESTC No:
- T139066
- Volume:
- 1 of 1
- Relationship:
- Another Edition of
- Comments:
- Publisher:
- Edmund Curll
- Confidence:
- Confident (50%)
- Comments:
- ESTC identifies Curll as publisher.
- First Line:
- O all ye nymphs in lawless love's disport
- Page No:
- pp.1-8
- Poem Title:
- Armour. An Imitation of the Splendid Shilling.
- Attribution:
- By the Reverend Mr. Kennet, Son of the late Bishop of Peterborough.
- Attributed To:
- Basil Kennet
- First Line:
- For arms to shield the Phrygian knight
- Page No:
- pp.9-16
- Poem Title:
- [Greek]. A Tale.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- When first this infant world its form put on
- Page No:
- pp.17-26
- Poem Title:
- The Story of Pandora, Translated from the Latin Original of Claudius Quilletus,
- Attribution:
- By Nicholas Rowe, Esq;
- Attributed To:
- Nicholas Rowe
- First Line:
- The man dear friend who wears a C--m
- Page No:
- pp.27-28
- Poem Title:
- Horace's Integer Vitae, &c. Imitated and Applied to the Rakes of Drury. To Richard Thornhill, Esq;
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Rowe.
- Attributed To:
- Nicholas Rowe
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