The Bath contest, being a collection of all the papers, advertisements, &c. published before and since the death of Mr. Derrick [T90849] [ecco]
- DMI number:
- 1084
- Publication Date:
- 1769
- Volume Number:
- 1 of 1
- ESTC number:
- T90849
- EEBO/ECCO link:
- CW100182726
- Shelfmark:
- ECCO - Bod
- Full Title:
- THE | BATH CONTEST: | Being a COLLECTION of all the | PAPERS, ADVERTISEMENTS, [i]&c.[/i] | Published BEFORE and SINCE | The DEATH of Mr. DERRICK, | BY THE | CANDIDATES | For the OFFICE of | MASTER of the CEREMONIES, | And their FRIENDS, | DIGESTED IN REGULAR ORDER. | [ornamental rule] | [epigraph] | [ornamental rule] | [i]BATH:[/i] | Printed and sold by ARCHER and CRUTTWELL, | In ST. JAMES'S STREET. - [i]Price[/i] ONE SHILLING.
- Epigraph:
- St. [i]George[/i]'s Race wwith stout St. [i]Patrick[/i]'s vies; | Warm as the Contest, noble is the Prize, | The [i]Crown[/i] of [i]Bath![/i] - What Empire can compare | With that o'er Men of Taste, and Ladies fair?
- Place of Publication:
- Bath
- Genres:
- Topical miscellany and Collection including prose
- Format:
- Octavo
- Price:
- 1 s
- Bibliographic details:
- Query: is this a reissue of T162533 with a cancel title page (or vice versa?) Check!
- Comments:
- Date: ESTC gives date as [1769] Contents: prose pp. 3-44, 46-51, 53-54, 56, 57, 58-9, 60-61, 62-66. Genre: location-specific miscellany
- Title:
- The Bath contest, being a collection of all the papers, advertisements, &c. published before and since the death of Mr. Derrick [T162533]
- Publication Date:
- 1769
- ESTC No:
- T162533
- Volume:
- 1 of 1
- Relationship:
- Reissue
- Comments:
- Title:
- The conciliade, being a supplement to the Bath contest [T162538] [ecco]
- Publication Date:
- 1769
- ESTC No:
- T162538
- Volume:
- 1 of 1
- Relationship:
- Answer To
- Comments:
- Sold by:
- Archer
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Sold by:
- R. Crutwell
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- First Line:
- Our poll books this day
- Page No:
- p.34
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Whilst neighbouring kingdoms disagree
- Page No:
- pp.44-46
- Poem Title:
- The Two Kings of Bath.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Say Bath from whence this civil discord flows
- Page No:
- pp.52-53
- Poem Title:
- King and no King, or the Bath Election.
- Attribution:
- W. W.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- In Bath town hall instead of may'r-a
- Page No:
- pp.54-56
- Poem Title:
- A Low Song upon a High Subject.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- In the same year when six and nine
- Page No:
- pp.57-58
- Poem Title:
- An Old Prophecy, in the Gothic Characters, found upon a Stone in the Rubbish of the New Buildings, April the First.
- Attribution:
- Merlin. jun.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Though you to rival me presume
- Page No:
- p.57
- Poem Title:
- The Hot-Bed's Advice to a certain Gardener.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Gk with emphasis and pause
- Page No:
- p.59
- Poem Title:
- To the Same.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Great master of the scenic art
- Page No:
- p.59
- Poem Title:
- To D**** G******, Esq.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Wb would be handsome we admit
- Page No:
- p.59
- Poem Title:
- The Triumvirate.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- From gothic rubbish of thy brain
- Page No:
- p.61
- Poem Title:
- To the Same.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Mock monarch of the mimic scene
- Page No:
- p.61
- Poem Title:
- To Ditto.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Why art thou David so uncivil
- Page No:
- p.61
- Poem Title:
- To D-- G--. In Answer to the Verses entitled, An Old Prophecy, and signed Merlin.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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