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A prologue, spoke by Mr. Elrington at the Theatre-Royal on Saturday the first of April : In the behalf of the distressed weavers.
Kislak Center for Special Collections - Teerink Collection Folio Broadside Box Item 16
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- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Sheridan, Thomas, 1687-1738.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Weavers--Great Britain--Early works to 1800.
- Weavers.
- Genre:
- Poetry.
- Physical Description:
- 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) ; 32 x 19 cm
- Place of Publication:
- Dublin : Printed by John Harding, [1720]
- Notes:
- Anonymous. By Thomas Sheridan.
- An edition of 'Prologue spoke at the Theatre-Royal in behalf of the poor weavers of the city of Dublin, April 1st. 1720', with Swift's 'An epilogue, as it was spoke by Mr. Griffith .. ' on the other side.
- Verse -- "Great cry and little wool -- is now become."
- Cited in:
- Foxon S414.
- ESTC T44587
- OCLC:
- 63603534
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