Jemmy Carson's Collections. [T187880] [ECCO NATIONAL LIBRARY OF IRELAND]
- DMI number:
- 714
- Publication Date:
- 1774
- Volume Number:
- 1 of 1
- ESTC number:
- T187880
- EEBO/ECCO link:
- CB131225282
- 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] | Thirteenth Edition, with large Additions. | [rule] | [rule] | [epitaph] | [rule] | DUBLIN: | Printed by John Carrick, in | BEDFORD-ROW, | M,DCC,LXXIV.
- Epigraph:
- [i]Girn on wha wull, tho' aw' at my Expence, | My Back can bear, gean ye'll bat gee the Pence.
- Place of Publication:
- Dublin
- Genres:
- Miscellaneous collection and Collection including prose
- Format:
- Duodecimo
- Comments:
- QUERY: Facsimile incomplete? Although only copy appears to be in NLI, and that is the one facsimiled. Last page has a catch-word on it and it is significantly shorter than other editions.
- Other matter:
- PREFATORY MATERIAL: 'To Jemmy Carson, On His Collections.' (pp.iii-v); Contents (pp.v-vii)
- Title:
- Jemmy Carson's Collections [T187842] [ECCO Cambridge University Library]
- Publication Date:
- 1759
- ESTC No:
- T187842
- Volume:
- 1 of 1
- Relationship:
- Unknown
- Comments:
- Title:
- Jemmy Carson's Collections [T99070]
- Publication Date:
- 1744
- ESTC No:
- T99070
- Volume:
- 1 of 1
- Relationship:
- Unknown
- Comments:
- Printer:
- John Carrick
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Let poets rotting in their garrets
- Page No:
- pp.iii-v
- Poem Title:
- To Jemmy Carson, on his Collections.
- Attribution:
- H. D.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Waldgrave in haste I did repair
- Page No:
- pp.25-26
- Poem Title:
- [see comments]
- Attribution:
- James Kelly
- Attributed To:
- James Kelly
- First Line:
- Of late a soldier did invite
- Page No:
- pp.26-28
- 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.29-31
- Poem Title:
- Mr. Kelly finding himself agreeably attack'd by Mr Brett, 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.31-33
- 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.33-35
- Poem Title:
- Upon the Receipt of the above, Mr. Kelly was very much disgusted, that the Quarter-master shoud 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:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Gud sirs gein ye'll inlist
- Page No:
- pp.36-38
- Poem Title:
- A Song. Tune of, The Meel was scant short sine.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- My sledge and hammer lies reclined
- Page No:
- pp.38-39
- 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.39-42
- 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.42
- Poem Title:
- Epitaph.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Roll on ye days speed swift O tardy spring
- Page No:
- p.48
- Poem Title:
- To a young Lady, who promis'd to marry when the Spring comes.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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