Delight and pastime: or, pleasant diversion for both sexes [ESTC R42126]

DMI number:

1675

Publication Date:

1697

Volume Number:

1 of 1

ESTC number:

R42126

EEBO/ECCO link:

http://gateway.proquest.com/openurl?ctx_ver=Z39.88-2003&res_id=xri:eebo&rft_id=xri:eebo:citation:23997983

Shelfmark:

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Full Title:

[g]Delight and Pastime:[/g] | OR, | Pleasant Diversion | FOR | Both Sexes. | Consisting of Good History | and Morality, Witty Jests, Smart | Repartees, and Pleasant Fancies; | free from Obscene and Prophane | Expressions, too frequent in other | Works of this kind; whereby | the Age is corrupted in a great | measure, and Youth inflamed to | Loose and Wanton Thoughts. | [i]This[/i] [g]Collection[/g] [i]may serve to frame their[/i] | Minds [i]to such Flashes of[/i] WIT, [i]as | may be agreeable to Civil and Genteel[/i] | CONVERSATION. | [rule] | By [i]G.M.[/i] | [rule] | LONDON: | Printed for [i]J.Sprint[/i] at the [i]Bell,[/i] and | [i]G.Conyers[/i] at the [i]Gold-Ring[/i] in [i]Little-Britain,[/i] | over-against the [i]Sugar-Loaf,[/i] 1697. [i]Price,[/i] I [i]s.[/i]

Place of Publication:

London

Genres:

Collection of extracts/snippets and Collection of educational texts

Format:

Octavo

Price:

I s.

Comments:

Collection of short prose pieces with epitaphs and other verse Some French verse Some Latin verse

Other matter:

Prefatory matter: 1. Dedication 'To The Honourable Edward Irby Esq;', p. iii 2. Preface 'To the Reader', pp. v-vi 3. The Contents, p.vii

Related Miscellanies

Title:

Miscellanea: or, a choice collection of wise and ingenious sayings, &c. [ESTC R31228]

Publication Date:

1694

ESTC No:

R31228

Volume:

1 of 1

Relationship:

Reissue

Comments:

Related People

Dedicatee:

Edward Irby

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Absolute (100%)

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Editor:

Guy Miege

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Absolute (100%)

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Title page: 'By G. M.'

Publisher:

George Conyers

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Absolute (100%)

Comments:

Publisher:

John Sprint

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Absolute (100%)

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Content/Publication

First Line:

Great persecutors of the land

Page No:

p. 78

Poem Title:

XI. This following Epigram was made against Bell-Ringers, as a troublesome sort of Men in Society;

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First Line:

The Queen was brought by water to Whitehall

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pp.113-114

Poem Title:

IX. Upon the Removal of Queen Elizabeth's Body from Richmond (where she died) by water to Whitehall, there were written these passionate doleful Lines.

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First Line:

Reader wonder think it none

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pp. 114-5

Poem Title:

X. Upon Prince Henry, eldest Son of King James I.

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First Line:

Seek not reader here to find

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pp. 115-6

Poem Title:

XII. Upon the great Gustavus, King of Sweden, who died Victor in the Field.

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First Line:

Look man before thee how thy death hasteth

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pp. 122-3

Poem Title:

XXX. Another did set down for his Epitaph this godly Admonition.

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England hath his body for she it hath fed

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pp. 124-5

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XXXVII. Upon Sir Philip Sidney, I find this;

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First Line:

Short was thy life

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p. 125

Poem Title:

XXXVIII. Upon a Young Man of great hope, a Student of Oxford made this;

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When Vere sought death armed with his sword and shield

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p. 125

Poem Title:

XXXIX. Upon Sir Francis Vere

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Here lieth Menalcas as dead as a log

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p.126

Poem Title:

XLI. This following was made for a bad Liver, who was buried in the Night under the Name of Menalcas, and that without any Ceremony.

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First Line:

Here lies he who in his life

Page No:

p. 128

Poem Title:

XLVII. On a litigious Man;

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First Line:

We lived one and twenty years

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pp. 128-9

Poem Title:

XLVIII. One, who had a Shrew to his Wife, writ upon her this Epitaph;

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Here lies M F the son of a bearward

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pp. 129-30

Poem Title:

L. Upon a notorious Liar, basely extracted, yet by reason of his Name claiming Kindred of a most noble Family, this Epitaph was made.

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First Line:

A zealous locksmith died of late

Page No:

p. 130

Poem Title:

LII. Upon a Puritan Lock-smith.

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First Line:

Come gentle reader gentle friend

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p. 132

Poem Title:

LVI. Upon Cosier, the Cobbler;

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First Line:

Here at last doth she lie in quiet

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p. 133

Poem Title:

LIX. Upon a troublesom, talkative Woman;

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