The Liverpool tragedy [electronic resource] : Or, A warning to disobedient children and covetous parents. Part 1st. Shewing how Robert Fuller, a Grazier, of Liverpool, had 3 daughters and one son, named John, his father's dariing, whom he put apprentice to a surgeon, who served his master till his time was out, & afterwards as journey man for a year, till getting acquainted with a surgeon's mate, who persuaded him to go to sea; he begs his father's blessing which was refused, telling him he would never have his blessing nor the blessing of God, which he stubbornly disregarded; also his father's threats and intreaties. 2d. How he went a voyage to sea, and was in a storm, where the ship was drove on a rock. 3d. How this young man swam to a rock where he was five days, and how the Devil appeared to him saying if he would be his servant he would bring him from that place, but finding who it was, the young man sell on his knees and bid defiance to him, saying, he trusted in God, and would serve none but him. 4th. How the captain came where he was, fetch'd him away, and sailed to Bengal, where he married. 5th. How he left his wife and came to Liverpool, where he found 2 of his sisters dead, the other married; he made himself known to her, then going to his parents and asked for a lodging, which they let him have, but he not making himself known they cut his throat for his gold, not knowing it was their son; and the next day finding he was their son, his father cut his throat, the mother stabbed herself, and his sister died raving mad.

Format:

Book

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

English poetry--18th century.

English poetry.

Genre:

Poems.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (8p. )

Other Title:

Liverpool tragedy

Place of Publication:

[London] : Printed and sold by Howard and Evans, No. 42, Longlane, West-smithfield, London, [1800?]

Notes:

Horizontal chain lines.

Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T180377.

OCLC:

509315418