The Cruel father, or Unhappy lovers: Shewing the dreadful consequences, which sometimes attend the too harsh commands of parents, in endeavouring to force the inclinations of their children. Also the history of Clerimont, or the generous lover; Clerimont is the only son of a gentleman, of immense fortune; and falling in love with a young gentlewoman of great merit and beauty, importunes his father's consent to make him happy with the lovely maid; his refusal, and threatening to disinherit him; their keeping company in private, and his father's wanting him to marry another; his refusal, and his parent's death soon after; when as soon as decency would permit he made her his wife. Likewise, the history of Cordelia, or the tender mother; who being left a young widow, refused to ente the marriage state again, for fear of injuring her children, whom the brought up in the most tender manner; one of whom the brought up to the law, in which he was a great proficient, and a comfort to his parent; but the other being put to trade, at the expitation of his time, she gave him a pretty fortune, which by extravagance he soon run out, and was confined in goal for debt; her releasing him from thence, and again establishing him in trade, &c. &c.

Date:

[1765?]