The Charing-Cross Medley

DMI number:

74

Publication Date:

1732

Volume Number:

1 of 1

ESTC number:

T187873

EEBO/ECCO link:

not on Ecco?

Place of Publication:

London

Format:

Octavo

Price:

1 Shilling

Pagination:

0

Comments:

The Charing-Cross Miscellany; Being a Collection of Poems, Songs, Epigrams, Epitaphs, and Epistles, satyrical, jocose, humorous, and diverting, never before Printed. Particularly among divers others are the following, viz. [10 titles]. Harding C 705 Contains Advertisement for 'Just Published' The Intriguing Courtiers: or, The Modish Gallants. Followed by adverts for various pamphlets published and sold by S. Slow.

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Publisher:

W. James

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

'Printed for W. James, near Temple-Bar'

Content/Publication

First Line:

Hail sacred instrument of wicker wire

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pp.5-6

Poem Title:

The Screen. A Satyr

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In days of yore as ancient law books tell

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p.7

Poem Title:

The Danger of Knighthood.

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Damon if thou wilt believe me

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p.8

Poem Title:

Advice to Lovers.

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Thou sole disposer of my captive heart

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pp.9-12

Poem Title:

An Epistle to the Hon. Miss Ann ---, disguised under the Name of Vaneria.

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I sing not of Tom Hickathrift or Tom Thumb

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pp.13-14

Poem Title:

The Court Wasp. Tune of, The Abbot of Canterbury.

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To what new curse does preserve our race

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pp.15-19

Poem Title:

A Satire on the Times.

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Pray gentlemen listen to what I shall say

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pp.20-23

Poem Title:

The South-Sea. A Satyre.

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Phillis has each enchanting art

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p.24

Poem Title:

The Fair Jilt.

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Tis hard to judge with human wit

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pp.25-31

Poem Title:

A Satyr on the late Mismanagement of the Charitable Corporation

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First Line:

What means thy courtship to a blooming dame

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p.32

Poem Title:

To an Old Man upon his Addresses to a Young Lady

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Among the train of mourners whose swollen eyes

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pp.33-34

Poem Title:

An Elegy on the Death of a Lady that died before her intended Nuptials

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Prithee good friend more cautious be

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p.34

Poem Title:

The Reprimand

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By stories told we guide our lives

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pp.35-44

Poem Title:

The B-- of C--'s Sermon, preach'd before the L--ds the 30th of Jan. Burlesqued.

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Since now all cheats are common

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p.45

Poem Title:

A New Ballad. Tune of, Of a noble Race was Shinkin

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