The muse in good humour [T41632 vol. II]

DMI number:

825

Publication Date:

1766

Volume Number:

2 of 2

ESTC number:

T41632

EEBO/ECCO link:

Not in ECCO

Shelfmark:

BOD Harding E 135/2

Full Title:

THE | Muse in Good Humour: | A | COLLECTION | OF | COMIC TALES. | By the most Eminent POETS. | [rule] | VOL. II. | [rule] | The SEVENTH EDITION. | [double rule] | [i]LONDON:[/i] | Printed for F. NOBLE, opposite [i]Gray's-Inn-Gate[/i], | Holborn ; W. BATHOE, near [i]Exeter Change[/i], in the | [i]Strand[/i]; and J. NOBLE, in [i]St. Martin's Court[/i], | near [i]Leicester-Square[/i]. M. DCC.LXVI.

Place of Publication:

London

Genres:

Collection of comic verse

Format:

Duodecimo

Pagination:

[4], [1]-283, [1] p.276 is misnumbered 672.

Comments:

T41632 is in two volumes; each has a separate entry in this database.

Other matter:

Prefatory Material: Contents (2pp.)

Related Miscellanies

Title:

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Publication Date:

1745

ESTC No:

T198536

Volume:

2 of 2

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Comments:

Title:

The muse in good humour [T100480] [vol II]

Publication Date:

1785

ESTC No:

T100480

Volume:

2 of 2

Relationship:

Another Edition of

Comments:

Title:

The muse in good humour: or a collection of comic tales (vol. 2) [T41631]

Publication Date:

1757

ESTC No:

T41631

Volume:

2 of 2

Relationship:

Another Edition of

Comments:

Title:

The muse in good humour [ESTC T41629]

Publication Date:

1745

ESTC No:

T41629

Volume:

2 of 2

Relationship:

Part of a Series

Comments:

Title:

The muse in good humour [part 1] [T198535]

Publication Date:

1745

ESTC No:

T198535

Volume:

1 of 2

Relationship:

Part of a Series

Comments:

Title:

The muse in good humour [T100480] [vol. I]

Publication Date:

1785

ESTC No:

T100480

Volume:

1 of 2

Relationship:

Part of a Series

Comments:

Title:

The muse in good humour [T130695]

Publication Date:

1746

ESTC No:

T130695

Volume:

None of 2

Relationship:

Part of a Series

Comments:

Title:

The muse in good humour [T41632 vol. 1]

Publication Date:

1766

ESTC No:

T41632

Volume:

1 of 2

Relationship:

Part of a Series

Comments:

Title:

The muse in good humour. Or, a collection of comic tales [T197901] [ECCO Cambridge University Library]

Publication Date:

1744

ESTC No:

T197901

Volume:

1 of 1

Relationship:

Part of a Series

Comments:

Related People

Publisher:

Francis Noble

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Publisher:

John Noble

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Publisher:

William Bathoe

Confidence:

Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Content/Publication

First Line:

Tom Ramble a rake of true catholic hope

Page No:

pp.[1]-4

Poem Title:

The Confession. A Tale.

Attribution:

By Mr. T---s R--l--s.

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

The patten fan and petticoat

Page No:

pp.4-12

Poem Title:

The Bottle-Screw. A Tale.

Attribution:

By Mr. Amhurst.

Attributed To:

Nicholas Amhurst

First Line:

Whilom in Kent there lived a jolly swain

Page No:

pp.12-14

Poem Title:

Warning to young Married Men. A Tale.

Attribution:

By Mr. Amhurst.

Attributed To:

Nicholas Amhurst

First Line:

In Oxfordshire as stories go

Page No:

pp.14-17

Poem Title:

The Parson and the Maid; or, Collin in the Apple-Tree. A Tale.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

As John the sailor and his lass

Page No:

pp.17-18

Poem Title:

The Captain and Sailor. A Tale.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Says envy to fortune soft soft madam flirt

Page No:

pp.19-24

Poem Title:

Envy and Fortune. A Tale. To Mrs. Garrick.

Attribution:

By Mr. Moore.

Attributed To:

Edward Moore

First Line:

The prisoner was at large indicted

Page No:

pp.25-33

Poem Title:

The Trial of Sarah***, alias Slim Sal, for privately stealing.

Attribution:

By Mr. Moore.

Attributed To:

Edward Moore

First Line:

Do what you can a woman still

Page No:

pp.33-36

Poem Title:

The Midnight Student, or, The Curate's Wife serv'd. A Tale.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

As Rochfoucault his maxims drew

Page No:

pp.36-49

Poem Title:

Swift's Verses on his own Death.

Attribution:

Swift's Verses...

Attributed To:

Jonathan Swift

First Line:

In new straw hats and cleanest gown

Page No:

pp.50-61

Poem Title:

The Return from Windsor Fair. A Dialogue.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

In days of yore as authors say

Page No:

pp.62-70

Poem Title:

The Spectacles. A Tale. From La Fontaine.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

As truant cupid on the rake

Page No:

pp.70-74

Poem Title:

Love disarm'd: Or, Blind-Man's Buff. A Tale.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

The sages all are much divided

Page No:

pp.74-81

Poem Title:

A Cure for Love. A Tale.

Attribution:

By Mr. Concanen.

Attributed To:

Matthew Concanen

First Line:

With grief my friend as well as you

Page No:

pp.81-86

Poem Title:

The Involuntary Sinners. A Tale.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Hail Raleigh venerable shade

Page No:

pp.87-91

Poem Title:

The Convert to Tobacco. A Tale.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Now gaping lacqueys wait their master's knock

Page No:

pp.92-95

Poem Title:

A Modern Eclogue.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

All you who Hymen's yoke would prove

Page No:

pp.96-98

Poem Title:

The Mistake. A Tale.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Man was not made to live at home

Page No:

pp.98-103

Poem Title:

Cheshire Nell; or, the Stage-Waggon. A Tale.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Maggot pretends to some discerning

Page No:

pp.103-106

Poem Title:

The Splenatick Doctor. A Tale.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Have you not seen to state the case

Page No:

pp.106-109

Poem Title:

The Widow's Wile. A Tale.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Prithee Ralph bespoke a neighbour

Page No:

pp.110-116

Poem Title:

The Taming of the Shrew. A Tale.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Shakespeare's receipt to tame a shrew

Page No:

pp.116-121

Poem Title:

A new Receipt to tame a Shrew.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Let him who takes a beauty to his arms

Page No:

pp.121-124

Poem Title:

The Foolish Inquiry. A Tale.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Ye husbands who have gotten wives

Page No:

p.124

Poem Title:

The Moral.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Hodge held a farm and smiled content

Page No:

pp.125-127

Poem Title:

The Case is alter'd. A Tale.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

On the same case what different lights are thrown

Page No:

p.127

Poem Title:

The Moral.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

With temper that made Cato great

Page No:

pp.127-130

Poem Title:

The Case re-alter'd. A Tale.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

A farmer once to London went

Page No:

pp.131-134

Poem Title:

The Farmer's Blunder. A Tale.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

We argued Dick last night at drinking

Page No:

pp.135-139

Poem Title:

The Sussex Clown. A Tale.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

A nun there was as primrose gay

Page No:

p.140

Poem Title:

Dame Jane; or, the Penitent Nun. A Tale. From La Fontaine.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

As Roger with his Jug was walking

Page No:

pp.141-142

Poem Title:

The Kiss repay'd. A Tale.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

The poker lost poor Susan stormed

Page No:

pp.142-143

Poem Title:

Where's the Poker? A Tale.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Some husbands on a winter's day

Page No:

pp.146-153

Poem Title:

The Pig; or, Conjugal Obedience. A Tale.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Ho Nan whose fish are those that look so dry

Page No:

pp.153-158

Poem Title:

The Billingsgate-Contest. A Piscatory London Eclogue. In Imitation of the Third Eclogue of Virgil.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

As Dolly and her favorite swain

Page No:

pp.159-160

Poem Title:

The Disappointed Maid and Drowsy Swain. A Tale.

Attribution:

By Mr. Pattison.

Attributed To:

William Pattison

First Line:

As Tom laid Moll beneath a shade

Page No:

pp.160-161

Poem Title:

The Unseasonable Surprise. A Tale.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

There was a reign as stories say

Page No:

pp.161-163

Poem Title:

The Balls. A Tale.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

When good king Jemmy wore the British crown

Page No:

pp.163-166

Poem Title:

The Merry Monarch; or Knighthood a Jest. A Tale.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Your sage and moralist can show

Page No:

pp.167-176

Poem Title:

The Cobler. A Tale.

Attribution:

By Mr. Wesley.

Attributed To:

Samuel Wesley

First Line:

Taught by long miseries we find

Page No:

p.176

Poem Title:

The Moral.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Still crossed in love and vexed with spleen

Page No:

pp.177-179

Poem Title:

The Cow's Tale, Humbly inscribed to the Worshipful Society of Old Batchelors, at the ***** in ****.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

A country farmer saint or sinner

Page No:

pp.179-183

Poem Title:

The Artful Wife. A Tale.

Attribution:

By E. B.

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

A scolding wife so long a sleep possessed

Page No:

p.183-184

Poem Title:

The Misfortune. A Tale.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Beneath the shadow of a beaver hat

Page No:

pp.184-188

Poem Title:

The Espousal. A Sober Eclogue. Between two of the People called Quakers.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Ye nine of Hippocrenes streams

Page No:

pp.189-201

Poem Title:

Peter. A Tale.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

A fakeer a religious well known in the east

Page No:

pp.204-207

Poem Title:

The Fakeer. A Tale.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Whoever has a cause dependant

Page No:

pp.207-213

Poem Title:

Justice a la Mode. A Tale.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Skilled in each art that can adorn the fair

Page No:

pp.213-216

Poem Title:

The Modern Fine Lady. A Tale.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

A genius once incog came down

Page No:

pp.217-222

Poem Title:

The New-River Head. A Tale. In Imitation of C. Dennis.

Attribution:

By Robert Lloyd.

Attributed To:

Robert Lloyd

First Line:

Miss Danae when fair and young

Page No:

pp.223-225

Poem Title:

An English Padlock.

Attribution:

By Mr. Prior.

Attributed To:

Matthew Prior

First Line:

The very silliest things in life

Page No:

pp.226-229

Poem Title:

The Spirit of Contradiction. A Tale.

Attribution:

By R. Lloyd.

Attributed To:

Robert Lloyd

First Line:

A virtuoso had a mind to see

Page No:

pp.229-231

Poem Title:

The Incurious. A Tale.

Attribution:

By Dr. King.

Attributed To:

William King

First Line:

Two nymphs of chaste Diana's train

Page No:

pp.232-237

Poem Title:

Holt Waters. A Tale. Extracted from the Natural History of Berkshire.

Attribution:

By Mrs. Mary Jones.

Attributed To:

Mary Jones

First Line:

Two neighbours Clod and Jolt would married be

Page No:

pp.237-239

Poem Title:

The Skillet. A Tale.

Attribution:

By Dr. King.

Attributed To:

William King

First Line:

There was a lad the unluckiest of his crew

Page No:

pp.239-240

Poem Title:

Hold Fast Below. A Tale.

Attribution:

By Dr. King.

Attributed To:

William King

First Line:

A prude at morn and evening prayer

Page No:

pp.241-245

Poem Title:

The Mad Dog. A Tale.

Attribution:

By Mr. Gay.

Attributed To:

John Gay

First Line:

Dick served a widow of no mean esteem

Page No:

pp.246-248

Poem Title:

The Game of Put. A Tale.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

From public noise and factious strife

Page No:

pp.249-251

Poem Title:

To a Young Gentleman in Love. A Tale.

Attribution:

By Mr. Prior.

Attributed To:

Matthew Prior

First Line:

Whilst men have these ambitious fancies

Page No:

p.251

Poem Title:

Moral.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Chloe a Nymph divinely fair

Page No:

pp.252-255

Poem Title:

Chloe's Play-Thing. A Tale.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Nature on all some gifts bestows

Page No:

pp.256-260

Poem Title:

The Longitude found out. A Tale.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Your deep observers of mankind

Page No:

pp.261-268

Poem Title:

The Mastiff. A Tale.

Attribution:

Attributed To:

Not attributed

First Line:

Twas said by those of old beware

Page No:

pp.268-274

Poem Title:

A Case of Conscience. A Tale.

Attribution:

By Mr. Henry Baker.

Attributed To:

Henry Baker

First Line:

I often tried in vain to find

Page No:

pp.275-277

Poem Title:

A New Simile for the Ladies, &c.

Attribution:

By Dr. Sheridan.

Attributed To:

Thomas Sheridan

First Line:

Presumptuous bard how could you dare

Page No:

pp.278-283

Poem Title:

An Answer to the New Simile, &c.

Attribution:

By Dr. Swift.

Attributed To:

Jonathan Swift