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.

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Publication InfoEdinburgh : Printed by William Adams, MDCCXXIII. [1723]
Description4 unnumbered pages, 16 pages ; 4⁰.
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General noteEditorial preface signed: Matthew Slow.
General noteOne of the additional poems is ascribed to Andrew Pennecuik by Foxon, in whose opinion the miscellany was probably of Scots origin.
General noteThe 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 noteReproduction of original from Cambridge University Library.
References Foxon, p.830
References English Short Title Catalog, T179894.
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