The rake' : progress: or, the Templar's exit. In ten cantos, in hudibrastick verse. Containing I. His coming out the West of England, being put under the Care of his Uncle, a Middlesex Justice. II. His Learning at Westminster-School; and his creeping to Bed with the Maid, for fear of the Spirits. III. His going to Brazen Nose College at Oxford; being expell'd for his Debaucheries; and Return into the Country; with his Whoring, Roaring, Ranting, Swearing, Fighting, &c. IV. His coming again to London; falling among Pettifoggers, and Solicitors; and the Disputes among his Friends, whether he should be a Priest, a Lawyer, or a Physician. V. His following all three successively; and his vast Improvement in each Faculty, especially that of a Cushion-Thumper. VI. His Natural Philosophy; other natural Parts, and natural Impudence. Vii. His Conversation with old Bawds, young Whores, and Town Sharpers. Viii. His ruining his Reputation, Estate, and Constitution. IX. His Pains, and Repentance; Sickness without Pity, and Misery without Mercy. X. His Death by a Halter; Burial by a Dunghil; and Funeral Sermon by a converted Rake of Covent-Garden. The whole interspersed with innocent Mirth, good Morals, and too much of the Author's own Experience. By the author of The harlot's progress.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Author of The Harlot's Progress.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Verse satire, English--Early works to 1800.

Verse satire, English.

Genre:

Poems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (61,[1]p. )

Other Title:

Rake'

Place of Publication:

London : printed for J. Dourse, opposite Fountain Court, in the Strand, 1769.

Notes:

First published in 1732 as: 'The progress of a rake'.

"Sometimes attributed in error to J. D. Breval who wrote a verse account of Hogarth's 'Harlot's progress' as 'The lure of Venus', 1733, under the pseudonym of Joseph Gay. This is by the author of 'The harlot's progress', 1732" (Foxon P1106).

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Reproduction of original from British Library.

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T1918.

OCLC:

642521588