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Chapbooks, English - Specimens - Early works to 1800
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The merry life and mad exploits of Capt. James Hind, the great robber of England.
Date: [1800?]- Books
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The Sad and mournful history of that amiable and loving couple William Rattling and Sweet Poll of Plymouth, With the humours of his friend Jack Oakum, containing among other particulars, Rattling's birth and genteel education, is bound to the sea, goes several voyages. Courts Sweet Poll of Plymouth. A song, in which is an invocation to love and the ocean. ... The adventures of Nancy Powell, who disguised herself in sailors clothes and went on board a man of war to seek her sweetheart. The humours of a quarrelsome couple.-Squinting Peg shews her airs and gets basted.-Her husband goes to sea for good reasons, and leaves her in the dumps. Peg hears that one of her 7 husbands is dead, goes on board to receive his wages, gets drunk with the sailors, falls into the sea and is drowned. Sweet Poll grows melancholy at not hearing from her husband, and being told of the engagement with De Graffe, and that her husband was killed, falls into extreme sorrow and dies of grief. Rattling comes home, finds his wife dead. His sorrowful behaviour and her funeral. The celebrated song of "Sweet Poll of Plymouth was my dear." Rattling enters on board the Royal George, is drowned with Admiral Kempenfelt, some account of that fatal accident, the diving Bell, &c. With many favorite new and old sea songs.
Date: M,DCC,LXXXIV. [1784]- Books
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The Life and adventures of Bampfylde-Moore Carew, Esq; who was king of the beggers, upwards of 40 years.
Date: [1760?]- Books
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The two shoemakers.
More, Hannah, 1745-1833.Date: [1795?]- Books
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The comical history of Simple John, and his twelve misfortunes; which happened all in twelve days after the unhappy day of his marriage. Giving a particular Account of his Courtship and Marriage, to a Scolding Wife; which has been a mortifying Misery to many a Poor Man.
Date: M,DCC,LXXXV. [1785]