Jemmy Carson's Collections. [N28986] [ECCO National Library of Ireland]
- DMI number:
- 715
- Publication Date:
- 1787
- Volume Number:
- 1 of 1
- ESTC number:
- N28986
- EEBO/ECCO link:
- CB131163695
- Shelfmark:
- ECCO National Library of Ireland
- Full Title:
- JEMMY CARSON'S | COLLECTIONS. | Being a Revival of his own | Labours [i]and[/i] Lucubrations, | FOR | Forty Years past; with Pieces upon dif- | ferent Subjects, by several Hands. | [rule] | Fourteenth EDITION, with large Additions. | [rule] | [rule] | [epigraph] | [rule] | [i]DUBLIN:[/i] | PRINTED IN THE YEAR; 1787.
- Epigraph:
- [i]Girn on wha wull, tho' aw' at my Expence, | My Back can bear, gean ye'll bat gee the Pence.[/i]
- Place of Publication:
- Dublin
- Format:
- Duodecimo
- Other matter:
- PREFATORY MATERIAL: 'To Jemmy Carson, On His Collections.' (pp.iii-v.)
- First Line:
- Let poets rotting in their garrets
- Page No:
- p.iii-v
- Poem Title:
- To Jemmy Carson, On His Collections.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Waldgrave in haste I did repair
- Page No:
- pp.23-24
- Poem Title:
- [see comments]
- Attribution:
- James Kelly
- Attributed To:
- James Kelly
- First Line:
- Of late a soldier did invite
- Page No:
- pp.24-26
- Poem Title:
- Captain Barnaby Brett, an ingenious Gentleman in the aforesaid County, Register of the Ecclesiastical Court, wrote to Mr. Kelly in behalf of the Quarter-master, as follows:
- Attribution:
- Captain Barnaby Brett
- Attributed To:
- Captain Barnaby Brett
- First Line:
- Dear Captain | That late smarting plaster
- Page No:
- pp.27-29
- Poem Title:
- Mr. Kelly finding himself agreeably attack'd by Mr. Breet, a Gentleman whom Mr. Kelly had in much Esteem; wrote to him in this submissive Manner.
- Attribution:
- Mr. Kelly
- Attributed To:
- James Kelly
- First Line:
- Right reverend Sir with due respects
- Page No:
- pp.29-31
- Poem Title:
- After Mr. Kelly had wrote the above submissive Letter to Mr. Brett, the Quarter-master not satisfy'd, prevails on one Mr. Hunter, to write to the Parson; which he did as follows:
- Attribution:
- Mr. Hunter
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Tis strange a harmless joke
- Page No:
- pp.31-33
- Poem Title:
- Upon the Receipt of the above, Mr. Kelly was very much disgusted, that the Quarter-master should employ so many against him, after his writing so submissively to the first: He wrote to the Quarter-master the following Reflection.
- Attribution:
- James Kelly
- Attributed To:
- James Kelly
- First Line:
- Gud sirs gein ye'll inlist
- Page No:
- pp.34-36
- Poem Title:
- A Song. Tune of The Meel was scant short.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- My sledge and hammer lies reclined
- Page No:
- pp.36-37
- Poem Title:
- An Epitaph On a Black-Smith.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Their harts mun be as hard as stean
- Page No:
- pp.37-40
- Poem Title:
- An Elegy. On The Reverend Mess Sawney Sinclare, wha departed the first Day o' April, 1722.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Underneath this yerd and stones
- Page No:
- p.40
- Poem Title:
- Epitaph.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- I have lost my mistress horse and wife
- Page No:
- p.52
- Poem Title:
- A Gentleman having received three Letters by the same Post, acquainting him with the Death of his Wife, his Mistress, and his Favourite Horse, made the following Reflections.
- Attribution:
- A Gentleman
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Scarce had the bells the news began
- Page No:
- pp.53-56
- Poem Title:
- An Elegy On Quartermaster Brice Blair, who died at Strabane.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Wha views this tomb without a tear
- Page No:
- p.56
- Poem Title:
- Epitaph.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Our good friend Nathan heretofore
- Page No:
- p.62
- Poem Title:
- On a Quaker's stopping up more than half his Windows, in pursuance of the late Tax on Lights.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Now of awe the rare danties we had
- Page No:
- pp.65-66
- Poem Title:
- The Song.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- The gout as yet I think remains unsung
- Page No:
- pp.70-72
- Poem Title:
- An infallible Cure for the Gout.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Here lies my poor wife without bed or blanket
- Page No:
- p.72
- Poem Title:
- Epitaph on a Wife.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Drink thirsty mortals drink take take your fill
- Page No:
- pp.73-75
- Poem Title:
- The following Piece was wrote several Years ago, being a Prediction of the loss of St. Patrick's Well-Spring, near Dublin. Inscribed to J----s Bu----er, Yeoman.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- At setting day and rising morn
- Page No:
- p.79
- Poem Title:
- The Faithful Shepherdess, A Song.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- As wind in hypochondria pent
- Page No:
- p.85
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Hudibras
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- We've often heard how the imprisoned wind
- Page No:
- p.90
- Poem Title:
- Mingere cum bumbis, res est saluberrima lumbis.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Now Carrigh droop good neighbours Whililoo
- Page No:
- pp.91-92
- Poem Title:
- An Elegy On the much lamented Death of William Murry, a noted Cobler, who lived under the Mountain of Carrigh, in the County of Wicklow.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Here Billy's fast
- Page No:
- p.92
- Poem Title:
- Epitaph.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Beneath lies in turd
- Page No:
- p.96
- Poem Title:
- An Epitaph on a Parrot, that Betty threw into the House of Office.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Your compliments lady I pray you forbear
- Page No:
- p.96
- Poem Title:
- A brisk Country Parson's Answer to a beautiful young Lady, who sent him her Compliments on the Ten of Hearts.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Faugh by my shoul dat ish a nasty vord
- Page No:
- p.97
- Poem Title:
- Upon the same
- Attribution:
- by an Irish-Man.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Gentlest blast of ill concoction
- Page No:
- p.97
- Poem Title:
- A Fart.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Old Maul is dead I fain would write
- Page No:
- pp.98-99
- Poem Title:
- An Elegy On The Right Revd. Father in God, Dr. Maul, late Lord Bishop of Meath.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Beneath this stone Hal Speding lies at last
- Page No:
- p.99
- Poem Title:
- An Epitaph on Hal Speding.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Wonder not why these lines come to your hand
- Page No:
- pp.99-102
- Poem Title:
- A sad Suit, in a Petitionary Poem, sent by a poor Scholar to his Patron.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Deaf giddy helpless left alone
- Page No:
- p.102
- Poem Title:
- Written by Dr. Swift, on his own Deafness.
- Attribution:
- by Dr. Swift
- Attributed To:
- Jonathan Swift
- First Line:
- If I live to grow old as I find I go down
- Page No:
- pp.103-104
- Poem Title:
- The Old Man's Wish.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- If all men die when breath departs
- Page No:
- p.105
- Poem Title:
- A Theam upon Death. Spoken Extemporary.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Pass over this grave without concern
- Page No:
- p.105
- Poem Title:
- An Epitaph on Vice Admiral Le--ck, who died of the Gout.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- The youk is a gentle and lovely disease
- Page No:
- pp.110-112
- Poem Title:
- A Sang In Praise Of The Youk.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- From pounce and paper ink and pen
- Page No:
- p.117
- Poem Title:
- Ejaculation.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Roll on ye days speed swift O tardy spring
- Page No:
- p.117
- Poem Title:
- To a young Lady, who promis'd to marry when the Spring comes.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- What need of Hallelujahs pray
- Page No:
- p.123
- Poem Title:
- The following Lines were occasioned by reading a grand mysterious Ode on the Battle of Dettingen; the second Line of which is express'd in these majestical Terms.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Fair saw ye Jemmy and may your heed be gray
- Page No:
- p.130
- Poem Title:
- Wrote Extempore On Jemmy Carson's Collections.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Know all men by these presents death the tamer
- Page No:
- pp.131-132
- Poem Title:
- An Elegy On The Much lamented Death of Mr. Damer, the famous rich Man, who died the sixth Day of July, 1723.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Beneath this verdant hillock lies
- Page No:
- p.133
- Poem Title:
- The Epitaph.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- To ilke body be it kend
- Page No:
- pp.133-136
- Poem Title:
- A Shop-Bill.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Three moons yer Jemmy he shall stan
- Page No:
- p.138
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- our Holy Scotish Merlin
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Oh how can ony saint that's civil
- Page No:
- pp.141-143
- Poem Title:
- Holy Sumptoms Redivius: Or The Presbyterian Lamentation For the Death of Willy of Nassau.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Sol conscious of thy shining charms
- Page No:
- p.141
- Poem Title:
- Verses addressed to a Young Lady, at the Setting of the Sun.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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