The politick maid of suffolk, or, The lawyer outwitted

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Title: The politick maid of suffolk, or, The lawyer outwitted
Alternative Title: Lawyer outwitted
Published / Created: [between 1783 and 1796?]
Publication Place: London
Publisher: Sold at No. 42, Long-Lane
Description: Verse begins: "Come all ye young men and maids,".
In four columns, with the title and woodcut above the first two; the imprint at foot of the last column below a single rule; the columns are not separated by rules.
Dated from the address; see David Stoker, "Another look at the Dicey-Marshall publications: 1736-1806", The Library, ser. 7, v. 15:2 (June 2014), 111-157.
Mounted on leaf 18. Copy trimmed.
Bound in three-quarters red morocco leather with marbled boards, with spine title stamped in gold: Old English ballads, woodcuts, vol. 2.
Provenance: One of three volumes of ballads purchased from P. Murray Hill by W.S. Lewis; July 1948.
Extent: 1 sheet ([1] page) : 21 x 30 cm
Language: English

Genre: Poetry
Single sheet verse
Broadside poems
Woodcuts England London 18th century
Material: 1 woodcut ;
Resource Type: text and still image
Subject (Topic): Man-woman relationships
Devil
Costumes
Chimney sweeps
Surprise
Deception
Horns (Anatomy)
Subjects: Man-woman relationships > Poetry
Devil
Costumes
Chimney sweeps
Surprise
Deception
Horns (Anatomy)
England > London > 18th century

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