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The Tears of Margate; or, Decorum in the Suds
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The Rusticated Cantab
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Lines inscribed to Governor Aris
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A Scene from the Critic, as performed at the House
of Correction
ib.
Anecdotes of Buonaparte
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De Hottentot Fenus to the great Lord Grinwell
The Distressed Travellers; or, Labour in vain
On the Promoter and Vice-president of the intended
British Herring Fishery Company
Buonaparte become Shopkeeper
The Downfall of Ministers
George Cooke the Actor, and the Yellow Fever
Whigs or Tories; or, John Bull at Confession
Card-table Epitaph
On the French Tyrant's Burning Decree
Advertisement Extraordinary
Lines on the Marriage of the Lady Auchterfardle,
and David Cushnie, Esq. of Overdumfifidling
Lines occasioned by a Quotation from Horace
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Epitaph on Dryander
Opposition Tactics
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Effects of Preaching
The Berne Bear, a Tale
The Great Seal in the Thames; or, The Devil
among the Fishes
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Impromptu
Impromptu on a State Vaulter Extraordinary
On the Limitations of Regency, as determined upon
in 1789
The Age we live in
Parody on reading a most pathetic Appeal in a par-
liamentary Debate
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Epigrams by the Author of the Berne Bear
Epigram on our Bunch of new Kings
Epigram on the Marriage of a Gentleman with the
Widow Ghost
Hindustani Lore
The Three-tailed Bashaw and Double-tail Rat
Extempore, upon recent Desertions
The Author of the Berne Bear to his Muse
Twelfth-Night
Impromptu, on observing one of a certain pious poli-
tical Party very busy, proposing Resolutions at the
Opera Committee, on a Day when there was a
Debate in the House-inscribed to Mr. Bankes
The Two Herveys
The Affront
A New Glee, sung by certain Men in Office
Ministerial Retreat
An Epigrammatic Colloquy between two State
Leeches
Lines on Monsieur Lucien Buonaparte's Motto
Epitaph on the Administration
An Apostrophe, in support of the Clause which gives
facetiously Her Majesty the Buck-hounds
Birds of a Feather, a ministerial Canzonette
Epigrams on the rumoured Appointments of new
Ministers
Impromptu, to a brother Naturalist
A Launch
The Queen's Buck-hounds
The Rival Politicians
The Great Seal-an infallible Specific
Epigram, written by an imprisoned Incendiary
An Address to the Prince
The Three Estates-Delusion, Phantasm, and Fiction
Impromptu-the Two Miltons
Carriages for Sale
Public Honours
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Impromptu, on the Report" that His Majesty saw
Mr. Perceval when he turned his Back"
A Weeping Orator -
Chancellor's Tears
The World
On an Occurrence during the late Visit of the two
Chancellors to Windsor
A Prophecy
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New Oratory
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Lines on an Hibernian, who dreamt that he was
Lines on a Great Man now no more
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To Lord Castlereagh, on some Expressions respect-
ing him in Mr. Whitbread's Speech
On the Eloquence of a certain Peer
On Tom, a Dyer
The studious Man's Prayer-in Matrimony
On a Stock-jobbing Parson
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A New
A New Comedy
CONTENTS.
Law and Reason-an Epigram
To Lubin ;—on his Writings
To His R-1 H— ss the P-ce of W- -s, R-g-t
of the United K-dom of G-t B-tain and
I-land. The woful Address and Lamentation
of Peter Grievous, Sawney M'Croaker, Carrick
O'Grunt, and others
The Lamentation of Tragedy on the Success of the
Horses now performing with such unlimited
Applause at Covent Garden Theatre
An Hibernian's Reflections on hearing of the over-
flowing Audiences at Covent Garden
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A Crumb of Comfort for old Beaus in Love
Impromptu on the General Fast, addressed to the
Chancellor of the Exchequer
Another
Impromptu on the late Expedient for preserving a
certain Coin
Epigram upon the increased Value of a certain Coin
The Address of a Noble Duke to the Cambridge
Senate
Impromptu on the French General Victor's Defeat
before Cadiz
On the Defeat of Marshal Victor
On our late Victory
Victor Vanquished
The Battle of Barrosa, and Massena's Retreat
Old Q.'s Tokay
Lines on the splendidly printed, but disgraceful, brain-
less Production, entitled "The Wonders of a
Week in Bath"
Paris in an Uproar
naparte
Epigram on the reported Death of the Child of Buo-
Regimental Song, for the 87th Regiment, called the
Prince of Wales's Irish Volunteers
Melologue
-On a gay Widow
Wellington's Triumph, and Portugal relieved
Scarcity of Silver
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An affecting Epistle, from Fadyeen, in London, to
his Father Pat, in Dublin, on the present State
of public Affairs
Lines on the Citizens of Paris presenting the Son of
Buonaparte with a Cradle, which is said to have
cost a thousand Pounds
Reflections upon Crockery, suggested by some Ru-
mours respecting the intended Taxes
The Poor Poet's Confession
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On Massena's being sent to Portugal to drive the
English Army into the Sea
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Melpomene's Will-
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The Temple of Rags
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Lines to the Memory of our brave Countrymen who
fell on the Heights of Barrosa, vindicating the
Rights of our injured Allies, and advancing the
Glory of the British Arms, March 5, 1811
The Circus versus Covent Garden
Intended Decree for an Illumination
Epigram on the Retreat of Massena
Verses written in Westminster Abbey, after the Fu-
neral of the Right Hon. Charles James Fox,
Oct. 10, 1806
The Excuse : au Epigram on a very indifferent
Preacher, at a Church near Hanover Square,
the Vaults of which are converted into Wine-
cellars
Epigram, on the Vote of the Freedom of the City of
London to the Prince Regent in a Wooden Box
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