Delights for the ingenious [P6193] [October-December 1711]
- DMI number:
- 324
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Evidence:
- Publication Date:
- 01/12/1711
- Volume Number:
- 8 of 8
- ESTC number:
- P6193
- EEBO/ECCO link:
- n/a
- Shelfmark:
- BOD Hope adds. 1190
- Full Title:
- DELIGHTS | For the INGENIOUS: | OR, | A MONTHLY Entertainment | For the Curious of | BOTH SEXES. | CONTAINING, | A vast Variety of Pleasant [i]Enigma's[/i]; Delightful | [i]Arithmetical Questions[/i]; Curious [i]Stories[/i]; Witty [i]Epigrams[/i]; | Surprizing [i]Adventures[/i]; Amazing [i]Paradoxes[/i]; With [i]Songs, | Anagrams, Emblems, Dialogues, Elegies, Epigrams[/i]; and | other [i]Useful[/i] and [i]Diverting[/i] SUBJECTS, both in | PROSE and VERSE. | [rule] | To [i]which is now[/i] Added, | How many [i]Minutes[/i] and [i]Seconds[/i], all Good [i]Watches[/i] | and [i]Clocks[/i] should go Faster (or Slower) than the SUN, | for every Day of the Year: With the [i]Rising, South-| ing, Setting,[/i] and [i]Meridian Altitudes[/i] of the [i]PLANETS[/i] | and [i]Fixed Stars.[/i] | [rule] | By the [i]Author[/i] of the LADIES-DIARY. | [rule] | This [i]Eighth[/i] for [i]October, November, & Decem.[/i] | [rule] | [i]LONDON[/i] : Printed by [i]J. Roberts[/i], and Sold by | [i]Joseph Collier[/i] at [i]Stationers-Hall[/i]; where the [i]Six First Books[/i] | for [i]January, February, March, April, May,[/i] and [i]June[/i]; | as also the [i]Seventh Book[/i] for Three Months, [i]viz. July, | August,[/i] and [i]September[/i]; and this [i]Eighth Book[/i] for [i]Three | Months[/i] also, may be had. Price 3 [i]d[/i] each Book. Which [i]Eight[/i] Books compleats the [i]whole Year.[/i] 1711.
- Epigraph:
- n/a
- Place of Publication:
- London
- Genres:
- Periodical miscellany
- Format:
- Octavo
- Price:
- 3d
- Pagination:
- [281]-317, [3] pp. (295 mispaginated as 283)
- Bibliographic details:
- Pagination and signatures continue from previous issue.
- Comments:
- Contents: almanac pp. 283-288; questions and answers not in verse, pp. 316-317.
- Other matter:
- Prefatory matter: Address to the reader p. 282. Back matter: General Index, pp. 317-[320]
- Title:
- Delights for the ingenious [P6193] [April 1711]
- Publication Date:
- 1711
- ESTC No:
- P6193
- Volume:
- 4 of 8
- Relationship:
- Unknown
- Comments:
- Title:
- Delights for the ingenious [P6193] [Feb 1711]
- Publication Date:
- 1711
- ESTC No:
- P6193
- Volume:
- 2 of 8
- Relationship:
- Unknown
- Comments:
- Title:
- Delights for the ingenious [P6193] [Jan 1711]
- Publication Date:
- 1711
- ESTC No:
- P6193
- Volume:
- 1 of 8
- Relationship:
- Unknown
- Comments:
- Title:
- Delights for the ingenious [P6193] [July-September 1711]
- Publication Date:
- 1711
- ESTC No:
- P6193
- Volume:
- 7 of 8
- Relationship:
- Unknown
- Comments:
- Title:
- Delights for the ingenious [P6193] [June 1711]
- Publication Date:
- 1711
- ESTC No:
- P6193
- Volume:
- 6 of 8
- Relationship:
- Unknown
- Comments:
- Title:
- Delights for the ingenious [P6193] [March 1711]
- Publication Date:
- 1711
- ESTC No:
- P6193
- Volume:
- 3 of 8
- Relationship:
- Unknown
- Comments:
- Title:
- Delights for the ingenious [P6193] [May 1711]
- Publication Date:
- 1711
- ESTC No:
- P6193
- Volume:
- 5 of 8
- Relationship:
- Unknown
- Comments:
- Editor:
- John Tipper
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- Address to the reader signed by Tipper.
- Printer:
- James Roberts
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- 'Printed by J. Roberts, and Sold by Joseph Collier at Stationers-Hall.'
- Sold by:
- Joseph Collier
- Confidence:
- Absolute (100%)
- Comments:
- 'Printed by J. Roberts, and Sold by Joseph Collier at Stationers-Hall.'
- First Line:
- Man's an encroaching animal we see
- Page No:
- p.289
- Poem Title:
- Man's Levity and Woman's Constancy cleared from the Cavils of Lysander in Page 249.
- Attribution:
- By Mrs. A. W.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- A lofty brazen tower once was built
- Page No:
- pp.290-291
- Poem Title:
- Horat. Lib. 3. Od. 16. Translated into Blank Verse
- Attribution:
- By Thirsis
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Happy's the man and highly blessed
- Page No:
- pp.292-283[i.e. 295]
- Poem Title:
- Horat. Epod. 2. Translated; being in Praise of a Countrey Life.
- Attribution:
- By the Same [i.e. 'Thirsis']
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- When Ponticus wilt thou who never yet
- Page No:
- p.283[i.e. 295]
- Poem Title:
- An Epigram of Owen translated. Upon Ponticus in the 60th Year of his Age.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- You always say tomorrow you will live
- Page No:
- p.283[i.e. 295]
- Poem Title:
- Martial Lib. 5. Epigr. 59. To Posthumus.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Alike to all I fortune do appear
- Page No:
- p.296
- Poem Title:
- On Fortune's Apology
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- If happy he who secret causes knows
- Page No:
- p.296
- Poem Title:
- On a Good Man
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Madam | Your words like Phoebus' rays enlights your land
- Page No:
- p.296
- Poem Title:
- On her Majesty's most Gracious Answer to the late Address of the Lords Spiritual and Temporal
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Thou that to physic dost apply thy skill
- Page No:
- p.296
- Poem Title:
- Epigrams. On a poor Physician.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- War begets hunger thence proceeds the curse
- Page No:
- p.296
- Poem Title:
- Difference betwixt War and Death
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- When ever thy absence does disturb my mind
- Page No:
- p.296
- Poem Title:
- Upon an Absent Friend.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Whoever hath a canting zealous mien
- Page No:
- p.296
- Poem Title:
- To unmask Hypocrisy
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- The ladies should resolve the case
- Page No:
- p.297
- Poem Title:
- The First Aenigma proposed by Mrs. Anna Wright, Answered
- Attribution:
- By Mrs. A. A.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Your first aenigma doth so confound
- Page No:
- p.298
- Poem Title:
- Answered also
- Attribution:
- By J. R. S.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Were I to take a journey now tis winter
- Page No:
- p.298
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- By Mr. John Wilson
- Attributed To:
- John Wilson
- First Line:
- What is it does produce delight and pain
- Page No:
- pp.298-299
- Poem Title:
- The Second Aenig. Answ.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Wilson
- Attributed To:
- John Wilson
- First Line:
- The hindmost wheel upon a coach
- Page No:
- p.298
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Henry Beighton
- Attributed To:
- Henry Beighton
- First Line:
- When I'd perused your riddle over
- Page No:
- p.299
- Poem Title:
- Answered also
- Attribution:
- By Mrs. A. A.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Upon your riddle I did ruminate
- Page No:
- pp.299-300
- Poem Title:
- The Fourth Aenig. Answ.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Tho. Smith
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Smith
- First Line:
- Tis by thy aid our beef's well roasted
- Page No:
- p.299
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Richard Saltes
- Attributed To:
- Richard Saltes
- First Line:
- An hideous fiend thou art cruel and fierce
- Page No:
- pp.300-302
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- By J. R. S.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Inclined of late to contemplation
- Page No:
- p.300
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- By Korephilus
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- We too well know what desolation
- Page No:
- p.300
- Poem Title:
- The Fifth Aenigma Answered
- Attribution:
- By Mr. John Wilson
- Attributed To:
- John Wilson
- First Line:
- I understand your music is the cries
- Page No:
- pp.302-303
- Poem Title:
- Also Answer'd
- Attribution:
- By John Wilson
- Attributed To:
- John Wilson
- First Line:
- The spider's wisdom's great we know
- Page No:
- p.302
- Poem Title:
- The sixth Enigma Answer'd
- Attribution:
- By Mr. James Cole
- Attributed To:
- James Cole
- First Line:
- Thou little animal yet very wise
- Page No:
- p.303
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- By J. R. S.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- A man thus blest like you I envy not
- Page No:
- p.304
- Poem Title:
- The same Question Answer'd
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Rich. Salter
- Attributed To:
- Richard Salter
- First Line:
- A spider's wise says Solomon
- Page No:
- p.304
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Henry Beighton
- Attributed To:
- Henry Beighton
- First Line:
- Most happy Mr Barriffe take your rest
- Page No:
- p.304
- Poem Title:
- 1st. Question Answer'd by Mr. Beighton.
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Beighton
- Attributed To:
- Henry Beighton
- First Line:
- Your blessings sir are great I must confess
- Page No:
- pp.305-306
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- By J. R. S.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- If from water and wet you your garden would keep
- Page No:
- p.305
- Poem Title:
- The First Question also answered
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Jam. Mouse
- Attributed To:
- James Mouse
- First Line:
- Sir certainly your blessings must be great
- Page No:
- p.305
- Poem Title:
- Answered likewise
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Isaac Collins
- Attributed To:
- Isaac Collins
- First Line:
- I'll tell you the number of plums since you ask it
- Page No:
- p.306
- Poem Title:
- 2. Quest. of the Plums answered
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Why in such haste good sir I pray
- Page No:
- p.306
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- By Mr. William Berriffe
- Attributed To:
- William Barriffe
- First Line:
- The crabbed shepherd he did keep
- Page No:
- p.306
- Poem Title:
- 2. Quest. answered of the Shepherd and his Sheep
- Attribution:
- By R. Smith
- Attributed To:
- R. Smith
- First Line:
- Sir for to pacify your rage
- Page No:
- p.306
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- By Mr. James Cooke
- Attributed To:
- James Cooke
- First Line:
- When on your question I did look
- Page No:
- p.307
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- By Mr. William Sutton junior
- Attributed To:
- William Sutton
- First Line:
- Nay good Mr Widdowes pray blame not the girl
- Page No:
- p.307
- Poem Title:
- Also answered
- Attribution:
- By Mr. John Wilson
- Attributed To:
- John Wilson
- First Line:
- If the plums you do count you'll find the amount
- Page No:
- p.307
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- By Mr. James Cole
- Attributed To:
- James Cole
- First Line:
- Thirty four farthings of your English chink
- Page No:
- p.307
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Enoch Malton junior
- Attributed To:
- Enoch jun Malton
- First Line:
- Madam | If it be true what I've been told
- Page No:
- pp.308-309
- Poem Title:
- To the most Ingenious Mrs. Anna Wright.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Of plums the true number the fair maiden had
- Page No:
- p.308
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Robert Wilson
- Attributed To:
- Robert Wilson
- First Line:
- Last winter when the fields were clothed
- Page No:
- pp.309-310
- Poem Title:
- The Fourth Question answered.
- Attribution:
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Fair lady I your question pondered over
- Page No:
- p.309
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Enoch Malton, junior.
- Attributed To:
- Enoch jun Malton
- First Line:
- The greyhound's strides were longer far
- Page No:
- p.310
- Poem Title:
- [no title]
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Mark Gilbert
- Attributed To:
- Mark Gilbert
- First Line:
- The old woman's stock of butter I'll tell
- Page No:
- pp.310-311
- Poem Title:
- The Sixth Question answered
- Attribution:
- By Mr. James Cole
- Attributed To:
- James Cole
- First Line:
- If I don't calculate the thing amiss
- Page No:
- p.310
- Poem Title:
- The Fifth Quest. answered
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Beighton and J. R. S.
- Attributed To:
- Henry Beighton
- First Line:
- For once brother Robert to pleasure your will
- Page No:
- p.311
- Poem Title:
- The same answered also
- Attribution:
- By Mr. John Wilson
- Attributed To:
- John Wilson
- First Line:
- Good sir since I find the round table don't please
- Page No:
- p.311
- Poem Title:
- The Mechanick Question answer'd
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Hen. Fitchatt
- Attributed To:
- Henry Fitchatt
- First Line:
- Your paradox I must commend
- Page No:
- p.312
- Poem Title:
- The Paradox answered
- Attribution:
- By J. R. S.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Just as the drooping sun came sliding down
- Page No:
- pp.313-314
- Poem Title:
- Upon his Mistress
- Attribution:
- By Korephilus
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- Your paradox is seeming strange
- Page No:
- p.313
- Poem Title:
- Answered also
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Tho. Gill
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Gill
- First Line:
- What these two parties be that ran the race
- Page No:
- p.314
- Poem Title:
- Answer to the first Enigma
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Tho. Wilson
- Attributed To:
- Thomas Wilson
- First Line:
- I have a house wherein I dwell
- Page No:
- pp.314-315
- Poem Title:
- Enigma 1
- Attribution:
- By Mr. Enoch Malton, junior
- Attributed To:
- Enoch jun Malton
- First Line:
- I'm long and short I'm dark and bright
- Page No:
- p.315
- Poem Title:
- Enig. 2 Proposed and answered
- Attribution:
- By Mrs C. E.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- None but the searcher of all hearts ever can
- Page No:
- p.315
- Poem Title:
- Penelope, a Young Lady, upon reading this Enigma, returned this smart Answer
- Attribution:
- Penelope
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
- First Line:
- On trees it is that cotton grows
- Page No:
- p.316
- Poem Title:
- Enig. 2. Proposed and answered
- Attribution:
- By Mrs. C. E.
- Attributed To:
- Not attributed
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