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)

Related Miscellanies

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:

Related People

Printer:

John Carrick

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Content/Publication

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