The honey-suckle; consisting of original poems, epigrams, songs, tales, odes, and translations By a society of gentlemen, among many other pieces contain'd in this volume, are the following: the proper time for love; or, nothing out of season. Truth in a widow's tears. The country life. An epitaph on a barber's boy. Matrimony no cure for the eyes. A tale. A woman's reason for cuckoldom. The cast-off mistress; or, A meal by chance. The resurrection; or, life consists in motion. An ode on the marriage of the prince of orange. what you give to the poor, you lend to the Lord. Custom no law; or, a woman's title to the breeches. The toper's consession; or, an experiment try'd. The comparison, chuse which you will. On the restoration of King Charles II. Cupid's riddle. The honey-suckle and bee. Twas i, or the mulberry-tree. A tale. The poet, the beau, and the lady. The forward-sinners; or, the devil saved trouble. The popish Priest and the devil. The flea of taste. A fable, in imitation of Mr. Gay. The hern. A fable. The old man's almanack. A Tale. Little dogs have long tails. Necessity the mother of invention. Manners make the man. An epistle to the honourable John Barber, Esq; late Lord mayor of the city of London. A druryan pastoral. An elegy on the flea of taste. Modesty in disgrace; or, Assurance the way to win a woman. Polly and Pugg; or, The fate of favourites. The modern fine gentleman. Warm quarters in the winter. The weighty fryar; or, a cargo of sins thrown over-board. Ut pictura pe̱fis erit

Bibliographic Details
Corporate Author: Society of Gentlemen
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: London Printed for Charles Corbett, at Addison's head without Temple-Bar 1734, M.DCC.XXXIV. [1734]
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Collection: Eighteenth Century Collections Online / ECCO - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
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Item Description:A reissue: the preface is unsigned and begins "The Society having compleated", and with an additional contents leaf continuing the list of items to p.371. - English Short Title Catalog, T61802. - Price on title page: (Price Six Shillings.). - Reproduction of original from British Library. - The ornaments on pp.127-372 are those used by Henry Woodfall. - With a final advertisement leaf
Physical Description:Online-Ressource (372,[10]p.,plate) 8°