The Muse in good humour : Or, A collection of comic tales, &c. From Chaucer, Prior, Swift, La Fontaine, Dr. King, and other eminent poets. Together with some originals. Viz. The country Squire and his man John. The curious maid. The silent flute; or The members speech to their sovereign. Hans Carvel's Ring; or A charm against cuckoldom. The lout looking for his heifer. Phyllis; or The progress of love. Little mouths. Paulo Purganti and his wife. Strephon and Chloe; or Beauty meer mortal. The amorous groom. A riddle upon * * * * Kitty's dream. Caffinus and Peter; or Cl̆ia at St-l. The fair nun; or Woman an over-match for the Devil. A beautiful young Nymph going to bed. The Ladle; or The triple with. A pastoral dialogue between Dermot and Shelah, two Irish lovers. A description of a lady's dressing-room. A medicine for the ladies. The saddle. The furniture of a woman's mind. The spinning-wheel. The dream. A pastoral courtship. Melesinda's misfortune on the burning her smock. Fulvia, or Physick for the ladies. The curious wife. The magnifying-glass. The miller of Trompington. The glister. A riddle upon something. A match for the Devil.
| Format | Electronic |
| Publication Info | London : Printed for J. Noble, at Dryden's Head in St. Martin's Court, near Leicester Fields, 1744. |
| Description | 4 unnumbered pages, 144 pages ; 12⁰. |
| Supplemental Content | Full text online |
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| General note | Price in square brackets: (Price 1s. 6d.) |
| General note | Reproduction of original from Cambridge University Library. |
| References | English Short Title Catalog, T197901. |
| 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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