Two elegies on the much to be lamented death of Matthew Buckingher, the famous little man expos'd for a German show. Who died at Cork in Ireland, Sept. 28. 1722 : The former, written by counsellor Burk at Dublin; the other, suppos'd to be done by the Reverend Dr. Swift. To which is subjoin'd, Buckingher reviv'd: or, an epistle from the little man to the learn'd counsellor and reverend doctor, shewing. The case is altered. Dated at Edr. April 2d, 1723.
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | Edinburgh : Printed by William Adams, MDCCXXIII. [1723] |
| Description | 4 unnumbered pages, 16 pages ; 4⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
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| General note | Editorial preface signed: Matthew Slow. |
| General note | One of the additional poems is ascribed to Andrew Pennecuik by Foxon, in whose opinion the miscellany was probably of Scots origin. |
| General note | The alleged Swift, 'An elegy on the much lamented death of Matthew Buckingher', was published in London and Dublin in 1722 (Foxon E67), and reprinted in 'The drapier's miscellany' by the Dublin printer James Hoey in 1733 (Teerink-Scouten 38A and 38). |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Cambridge University Library. |
| References | Foxon, p.830 |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, T179894. |
| Reproduction note | Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements. |
| Genre/form | Poems. |
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