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.)

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Let poets rotting in their garrets

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p.iii-v

Poem Title:

To Jemmy Carson, On His Collections.

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Waldgrave in haste I did repair

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pp.23-24

Poem Title:

[see comments]

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James Kelly

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James Kelly

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Of late a soldier did invite

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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:

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Captain Barnaby Brett

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Captain Barnaby Brett

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Dear Captain | That late smarting plaster

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pp.27-29

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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.

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Mr. Kelly

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James Kelly

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Right reverend Sir with due respects

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pp.29-31

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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:

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Mr. Hunter

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Tis strange a harmless joke

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pp.31-33

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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.

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James Kelly

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James Kelly

First Line:

Gud sirs gein ye'll inlist

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pp.34-36

Poem Title:

A Song. Tune of The Meel was scant short.

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My sledge and hammer lies reclined

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pp.36-37

Poem Title:

An Epitaph On a Black-Smith.

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Their harts mun be as hard as stean

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pp.37-40

Poem Title:

An Elegy. On The Reverend Mess Sawney Sinclare, wha departed the first Day o' April, 1722.

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Underneath this yerd and stones

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p.40

Poem Title:

Epitaph.

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I have lost my mistress horse and wife

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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.

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A Gentleman

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Scarce had the bells the news began

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pp.53-56

Poem Title:

An Elegy On Quartermaster Brice Blair, who died at Strabane.

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Wha views this tomb without a tear

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p.56

Poem Title:

Epitaph.

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Our good friend Nathan heretofore

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p.62

Poem Title:

On a Quaker's stopping up more than half his Windows, in pursuance of the late Tax on Lights.

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Now of awe the rare danties we had

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pp.65-66

Poem Title:

The Song.

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The gout as yet I think remains unsung

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pp.70-72

Poem Title:

An infallible Cure for the Gout.

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Here lies my poor wife without bed or blanket

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p.72

Poem Title:

Epitaph on a Wife.

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Drink thirsty mortals drink take take your fill

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pp.73-75

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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.

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At setting day and rising morn

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p.79

Poem Title:

The Faithful Shepherdess, A Song.

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As wind in hypochondria pent

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p.85

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[no title]

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Hudibras

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We've often heard how the imprisoned wind

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p.90

Poem Title:

Mingere cum bumbis, res est saluberrima lumbis.

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Now Carrigh droop good neighbours Whililoo

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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.

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Here Billy's fast

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p.92

Poem Title:

Epitaph.

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Beneath lies in turd

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p.96

Poem Title:

An Epitaph on a Parrot, that Betty threw into the House of Office.

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First Line:

Your compliments lady I pray you forbear

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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.

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Faugh by my shoul dat ish a nasty vord

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p.97

Poem Title:

Upon the same

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by an Irish-Man.

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Gentlest blast of ill concoction

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p.97

Poem Title:

A Fart.

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Old Maul is dead I fain would write

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pp.98-99

Poem Title:

An Elegy On The Right Revd. Father in God, Dr. Maul, late Lord Bishop of Meath.

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Beneath this stone Hal Speding lies at last

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p.99

Poem Title:

An Epitaph on Hal Speding.

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Wonder not why these lines come to your hand

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pp.99-102

Poem Title:

A sad Suit, in a Petitionary Poem, sent by a poor Scholar to his Patron.

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Deaf giddy helpless left alone

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p.102

Poem Title:

Written by Dr. Swift, on his own Deafness.

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by Dr. Swift

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Jonathan Swift

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If I live to grow old as I find I go down

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pp.103-104

Poem Title:

The Old Man's Wish.

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If all men die when breath departs

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p.105

Poem Title:

A Theam upon Death. Spoken Extemporary.

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Pass over this grave without concern

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p.105

Poem Title:

An Epitaph on Vice Admiral Le--ck, who died of the Gout.

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The youk is a gentle and lovely disease

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pp.110-112

Poem Title:

A Sang In Praise Of The Youk.

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From pounce and paper ink and pen

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p.117

Poem Title:

Ejaculation.

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Roll on ye days speed swift O tardy spring

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p.117

Poem Title:

To a young Lady, who promis'd to marry when the Spring comes.

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What need of Hallelujahs pray

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p.123

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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.

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Fair saw ye Jemmy and may your heed be gray

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p.130

Poem Title:

Wrote Extempore On Jemmy Carson's Collections.

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Know all men by these presents death the tamer

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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.

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Beneath this verdant hillock lies

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p.133

Poem Title:

The Epitaph.

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To ilke body be it kend

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pp.133-136

Poem Title:

A Shop-Bill.

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First Line:

Three moons yer Jemmy he shall stan

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p.138

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our Holy Scotish Merlin

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Oh how can ony saint that's civil

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pp.141-143

Poem Title:

Holy Sumptoms Redivius: Or The Presbyterian Lamentation For the Death of Willy of Nassau.

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Sol conscious of thy shining charms

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p.141

Poem Title:

Verses addressed to a Young Lady, at the Setting of the Sun.

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