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

Bibliographic Details

Main Author:	Author of The Harlot's Progress
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	London printed for J. Dourse, opposite Fountain Court, in the Strand 1769, 1769
Subjects:	Verse Satire, English / Early Works To 1800
Online Access:	http://nl.sub.uni-goettingen.de/id/1027600100?orig...
Collection:	Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa