The foundling hospital for wit : Intended for the Reception and Preservation of such Brats of Wit and Humour whose Parents chuse to Drop them. Number IV. to be Continued Occasionally. Containing, 1. Ode to H-y F-x, on the Marriage of the Duchess of M-r. 2. Ode to the Author of the Conquer'd Duchess. 3. Rural Reflections of a Welch Poet. 4. W--d--m and P-tn--y; or the Vision at Bath. 5. Tar-Water: A Ballad. 6. The Highlanders Flight. 7. The Fire-Side. 8. Ode to Stephen Poyntz, Esq; 9. Epilogue to Tamerlane. 10. Ode to Sir C. H. W. 11. Austria's Deliverance. 12. The Sweet William. 13. The Appeal of Morgan's Ghost. 14. Mons. D'Argenson's Letter, and the Burlesque. With many Curious Pieces never before printed, and a General Table of Contents to the Whole. By Timothy Silence, Esq.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Silence, Timothy, 1708-1759.

Series:

Eighteenth century collections online. Part 1.

Standardized Title:

Foundling hospital for wit. 4

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English wit and humor.

English literature--18th century.

English literature.

Physical Description:

2 unnumbered pages,62 pages ; 8⁰

Place of Publication:

London : printed for W. Webb, near St. Paul's, 1763.

System Details:

Mode of access: World Wide Web.

text file

Notes:

Timothy Silence is a pseudonym.

Braces in title.

Price from imprint: price One Shilling Where may be had Number I, II, and III, containing all the Satires, Odes, Ballads, and Epigrams, by the Prime Wits of this Age, since the Change of the late Earl of O--d's Administration.

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. s2009 miunns

Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T64453.

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Restricted for use by site license.