The ladies miscellany [N12279] [ECCO]

DMI number:

426

Publication Date:

1718

ESTC number:

N12279

EEBO/ECCO link:

CW110591941

Shelfmark:

ECCO - Harvard Houghton; Kansas; Texas.

Full Title:

THE | LADIES | MISCELLANY. | Consisting of ORIGINAL | POEMS, | By the most Eminent HANDS. | [i]VIZ,[/i] | [two columns] [column one] I. The Art of Dress. | II. The Hoop-Petticoat. | III. The FAN. [/column one] | [column two] IV. The Rape of the [i]Smock[/i]. | V. On the Lady [i]Sunderland[/i]. | VI. On the Lady [i]Berkeley[/i]. [/column two] | [rule] | To which are ADDED, | COURT-POEMS, on Several OCCASIONS. | [rule] | [ornament] | [rule] | [i]LONDON:[/i] | Printed for E. CURLL in [i]Fleetstreet.[/i] 1718. | [Price 5 [i]s.[/i].

Place of Publication:

London

Genres:

Made-up miscellany

Format:

Octavo

Bibliographic details:

PLATES: Plate facing title page. BIBLIOGRAPHICAL DETAILS: Made up of a number of pamphlets, some bearing separate title pages and imprints: (1) T22449 (Miscellany ID 405), incl. Art of Dress, Apple-Pye, list of books printed for Curll (35 + 3 pp). (2) T43931 - The Petticoat, incl. The Fan (42pp) (3) T46289 - (Miscellany ID 410) Rape of the Smock incl. Poems on Several Occasions, plus list of books printed for Curll (39 + 1 pp) (4) T75183 - Beauty and Virtue (20pp) (5) N41877 - Ode sacred to the memory of the Countess of Berkeley (30 pp) (6) T5772 Court Poems (8 + 20 + 28 pp) [(7) ESTC record also lists Young's The Force of Religion but this is not present in ECCO CW110591941]

Comments:

Query: check pagination overall, and as it is given as part of contents. Also - title pages of pamphlets are described under contents but should be moved here?

Other matter:

END MATTER: Catalogue of 'Poetry lately publish'd' for Curll, 4pp.

Related Miscellanies

Title:

The ladies miscellany [T202745] [INCOMPLETE - see Yale copy]

Publication Date:

1732

ESTC No:

T202745

Volume:

None

Relationship:

Unknown

Comments:

Related People

Publisher:

Edmund Curll

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Publisher:

Rebecca Burleigh

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Name on some of the pamphlets.

Content/Publication

First Line:

In ancient times before this isle was known

Page No:

pp.1-26

Poem Title:

Dress. A Poem.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Of all the delicates which Britons try

Page No:

pp.29-35

Poem Title:

Apple-Pye. A Poem.

Attribution:

By Dr. King.

Attributed To:

William King

First Line:

Since in such odd fantastic times as these

Page No:

pp.1-39

Poem Title:

The Petticoat: An Heroi-Comical Poem.

Attribution:

Joseph Gay

Attributed To:

Joseph Gay

First Line:

Flavia the least and slightest toy

Page No:

pp.41-42

Poem Title:

The Fan.

Attribution:

By Francis Atterbury, M.A

Attributed To:

Francis Atterbury

First Line:

I sing a virgin's smock the direful cause

Page No:

pp.1-26

Poem Title:

The Rape of the Smock. An Heroi-Comical Poem.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

A trifling song you shall hear

Page No:

pp.27-30

Poem Title:

A Song on a Trifle.

Attribution:

By the late Ingenious Mr. Farquhar.

Attributed To:

George Farquhar

First Line:

How cruel is my destiny

Page No:

pp.31-32

Poem Title:

Love Undiscover'd.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

If love such a passion as mine

Page No:

pp.33-35

Poem Title:

The Inconstant. A Song.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Warwick to whom is due alone

Page No:

pp.36-39

Poem Title:

To the Right Honourable The Countess of Warwick.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

What bounds to sorrow shall the muse propose

Page No:

pp.1[i.e.5]-20

Poem Title:

A Poem On the Death of the late Countess of Sunderland.

Attribution:

By Mr. Chute

Attributed To:

Francis Chute

First Line:

As roses in their early bloom

Page No:

pp.1-30

Poem Title:

An Ode.

Attribution:

By Mr. Newcomb.

Attributed To:

Thomas Newcomb

First Line:

Tired with the business of the day

Page No:

pp.3-7

Poem Title:

Melesinda's Lamentation on the Burning of her Smock.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

The maid is blessed that will not hear

Page No:

p.8

Poem Title:

A Version of the First Psalm. For the Use of a Young Lady.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

In ancient days when birds could speak

Page No:

pp.1-20

Poem Title:

A Tale of the Finches.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Apollo's favourite hear Britannia's prayer

Page No:

pp.1-3

Poem Title:

To Sir Samuel Garth, on Mr. Walpole's Sickness.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

When sad Britannia feared of late

Page No:

pp.4-7

Poem Title:

On Mr. Walpole's Recovery.

Attribution:

By N. Rowe, Esq.

Attributed To:

Nicholas Rowe

First Line:

Best of all our earthly wealth

Page No:

pp.8-10

Poem Title:

Ode to Hygeia.

Attribution:

By Mrs. Centlivre.

Attributed To:

Susanna Centlivre

First Line:

Townshend and Stanhope sit at helm

Page No:

pp.11-12

Poem Title:

The Patriots.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Tell me Belinda why your constant care

Page No:

pp.13-19

Poem Title:

The Ramble. Between Belinda a Demy-Prude, and Cloe a Court-Coquette.

Attribution:

The best lines in it are taken from Fontaine and a fam'd Female Wit assisted in the Translation.

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

If any Briton in this place appears

Page No:

pp.20-23

Poem Title:

An Epilogue written for the late celebrated New Play called the Drummer, but not spoke.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

How much egregious Moore are we

Page No:

pp.24-28

Poem Title:

To the Ingenious Mr. Moore, Author of the Celebrated Worm-Powder.

Attribution:

By Mr. Pope

Attributed To:

Alexander Pope

First Line:

O son of Tydeus cease be wise and see

Page No:

p.25

Poem Title:

Apollo's Speech to Diomede.

Attribution:

Mr. Pope took this Hint from Homer, Book 5.

Attributed To:

Alexander Pope