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Had I my wish I would distend my guts

DMI number:
7998
First Line:
Had I my wish I would distend my guts
Last Line:
And settle Satan's kingdom everywhere
Poem Genre / Form:
Alternate rhyme [ababcdcd...]
Themes:
Food and drink[excessive drinking] and Politics[Whigs as agents of Satan]
Related People
Author:
Edward Ward
Confidence:
Confident (50%)
Comments:
Lonsdale (1984): 66-7: 'The attribution to Ward is not certain'.
Content/Publication
Title:
The curiosity: or gentleman and ladies repository (Part 1) [T187818] [ECCO]
Page No(s):
pp.24-25
Poem Title:
The Extravagant Drunkard's Wish.
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed
Title:
The Poetical Entertainer [No. IV] [T125457]
Page No(s):
pp.15-16
Poem Title:
The Extravagant Drunkard's Wish.
Attribution:
Attributed To:
Not attributed