To the person who writes Benevolence. It is usual for the people of my persuasion to begin their addresses with Friend, but, that appellation belongeth not to thee, for thou hast not the truth within thee.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Aminadab Hotspur.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Benevolence--Early works to 1800.

Benevolence.

Conduct of life--Early works to 1800.

Conduct of life.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (1 sheet )

Place of Publication:

[Pontefract, 1768]

Notes:

On the left half is the 'To the person who writes Benevolence', signed: Aminadab Hotspur; and on the right 'A new song. Tune --- There was a jovial miller liv'd on the River Dee.', the sheet possibly meant to be divided in half.

The first line of the song is "From India late a nabob came".

Both Aminadab Hotspur and the song attack John Walsh, the "nabob", and his followers, John Walsh having tried to use his burgage votes to overwhelm the independent voters in the 1768 Pontefract parliamentary election, the tactic provoking a riot and the request by the independent voters to Sir Rowland Winn to stand as a candidate.

Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

Cited in:

English Short Title Catalog, T191847.

OCLC:

642521604