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Still more advice. A tale of a nettle.

Eighteenth Century Collections Online II (ECCO) Available online

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Format:
Book
Standardized Title:
Tale of a nettle.
Language:
English
Subjects (All):
English poetry--Great Britain--18th century.
English poetry.
Genre:
Single sheet verse.
Physical Description:
1 online resource ([2]p. )
Place of Publication:
[Cambridge? : s.n., 1728?]
Notes:
A later and up-dated reprint of 'The tale of a nettle', which is sometimes attributed to, but is in fact probably not by Jonathan Swift (Foxon).
Verse - "A man with expence and infinite toil,".
Against offering religious toleration to refugees: the original 'A tale of a nettle' opposed the repeal of the Test Act.
Foxon dates this work to 1727 or 1728, on the basis of a span-date noted in MS. on the verso of the Cambridge copy.
Reproduction of original from Cambridge University Library.
Cited in:
Foxon, T17
English Short Title Catalog, T179992.
OCLC:
509315266

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