The Glocestershire tragedy :

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Corporate Author:	Gale (Firm)
Format:	eBook
Language:	English
Published:	[London?] : [publisher not identified], [1790?]
Subjects:	English poetry > 18th century. Electronic books. Poems.
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The Glocestershire tragedy : being an account of Miss Mary Smith, of Thornbury, who poisoned her father, Sir John Smith, for love of a young man. ...

The Gloucestershire tragedy : Being an account of Miss Mary Smith in Thornbury, who poison'd her father Sir John Smith, for love of a young man, with an account of her tryal and dying speech at the place of execution, wich [as printed] was in Gloucester Maket-Place [sic], at the last assizes you have also the text of her funeral-sermon, which was preach'd the morning before her execution; the words of the text are as follows, Psal, 119 verse 11, let the sight of the prisoner come before the, preserve thou them that are appointed to das printed.
Published: (1776)

The Gloucestershire tragedy : Or, The true lovers farewel to the world being an account of a young lady Thornbury, who poison'd her father for the love of a young man, with an account of her trial and dying speech at the place of execution, which was in Gloucester Market Place on the ninth of September last. Together with an account how the young man died with grief and both were buried in St. Peter's Church Yard, in Gloucester city.
Published: (1760)

The Gloucestershire tragedy : being an account of Miss Mary Smith, in Thornbury, who poison'd her father Sir John Smith, for love of a young man. - With an account of her trial, and dying speech at the place of execution, which was in Gloucester Market-place, ...
Published: (1770)

The Kensington tragedy: or, The perjur'd lover justly rewarded : An account of one madam where, a young lady of ten thousand pounds fortune, who was courted by one Mr. Richardson a turkey merchant, that lived in Bread-street; and how after her many vows and promises, and the time set for their marriage she broke all her vows, and married a Captain of the Guards. I. An account how he [c]ispairingly went to sea, against his relation consent, and was cast away, and how his spirit visits her night and day II. Concluding with her advice to young men and maids to keep their vows and to shun the evil and sorrow which she goes through.

The Leverpool tragedy or The perjur'd sailor : In three parts part I. Shewing how a sailor courted a merchants daughter in Leverpool how he deluded her, and got her with child. Part II. He finding she was with child shipd himself for sea; upon which she drest herself in mans apparel and went on board the same ship and how she ...to him part III. How in their passage from Leghorn to England he barbarously when she was near her delivery threw her into the sea also how her ghost appeared to him and carried film away and was never heard of since 1767 licensed according to order.
Published: (1770)

Innocence betrayed; or the perjured lover : Being a true and most melancholy account of Miss Sarah Martin, a rich farmer's daughter, at Hitchin, near Hertford, famous for her beauty and other accomplishments; who was decoyed from her parents, by William Wilson, Esq. who first debauched and then left her to poverty and ruin; when, being driven to the greatest distress, she, on friday last, swallowed some poison, and expired in the greatest agonies, at three o'clock on Saturday. Likewise, copies of the two letters which she wrote a short time before she took the poison at her lodgings, near Rathbone. Place the one directed to her faithless lover, the other to her sister.

The Tavern-kitchen fray. Being an account of a comical scuffle that happen'd the other morning betwixt a passionate cook-maid and a drunken young rake, that swore he would kiss her: with a comical dialogue between Nell and her Mistress.
Published: (1720)

The Dreadful tragedy: or, The barbarous lover : In four parts. I. How a young squire fell in love with a beautiful young lady near Bristol, with their private Intreagues of love unknown to their parents. II. Shewing the falseness of the young gentleman, who left her for another love, after she had proved with child by him and how her cruel parents turn'd her out of doors, and afterwards in a wood she was delivered of a beautiful son and a daughter and how she sent a letter in hopes he would have compassion on her, and her two babes. III. How the squire upon receiving her letter, sent her to an Inn-keeper's, where she had no been above six months before his new mistress hearing of it, told him, she would have nothing to say to him while his former mistress was alive; saying, if she should, she never should be happy. And how then he agreed with the Inn-keeper, to give him two thousand pounds to murder the young lady and her two babies. IV. How the Inn-keeper was taken up, and had before a justice, here he was charg'd with the murder, but deny'd it for a while, till the apparition of the mother and the two babies appeared, supriz'd him so, that he confessed the horrid fact, so that he confessed the horrid fact, so that he and the squire were both try'd , condemn'd, and hang'd for this inhuman and barbarous murder.
Published: (1715)

Life, trial, and behaviour of Miss Mary Smith, of Thornbury, in Gloucestershire, who prisoned her father, Sir John Smith, for love of a young man : With her dying speech at the place of execution, which was in Gloucester market-place. The 24th of the last month. You have also the text of the sermon which was preached the morning before the execution. Likewise, an account how the young man died for grief. Entered according to order.
Published: (1790)

The new west-country garland, in five parts : Being a remarkable account of a young orphan's ramble into a foreign country, occasioned by her uncle striking her when she came to visit him; also, the many diffculties the uncle underwent till she was found, he being suspected of murdering her; together with several other things as well entertaining as they are true.

Scotland's glory, and her shame : Being a brief historical account of her glory by Presbytery so early brought into our-land; and her deep revolt, first, to prelacy, and then landed in dark popery: as also, her recovery again at our reformation: and likewise, some of her up's and down's until the revolution, at which time she fell into the soul quagmire of erastianism, where she lies all besmeared to this very day. Written the second time, for the entertainment of the curious reader. By a Well-wisher to the good old cause.
by: Wellwisher to the Good Old Cause
Published: (1786)

An answer to Miss Prue, in her tempting pinner: or, A true description of a maid, bred up in the country at her rock and reel. A poem.
by: Author of The pleasures of a single life

The Unfortunate knight's garland, in four parts : Part I. Shewing how a young Knight dyed while he was reposing in the lover's lap, they being then in her father's garden. Part II. Shewing the lady's grief and sorrow for the sudden loss of her love; with her contrivance of conveying him to his father's portch. Part III. Declaring how she was discovered; the peoples surprize at such an uncommon funeral: how the was apprehended, and carried before the knight's father, who vowed revenge, suspecting her guilty of murdering his son. Part IV. How the young knight's ghost appeared to his father, and declar'd the lady innocent; where by the lady was released from her confinement.
Published: (1750)

The Lady's tragical Garland in three parts. I. The lady's falling in love with her serving man. II. The lady discovered he mind to her wait in maid, who was also in love with the said serving man, therefore discovered her lady's secrets to her father, which prov'd the ruin of the whole family. III. An account how the lady was confined to her chamber, the serving man was sent for a soldier, the maid ran distracted, and now lies in a very sad condition in Bedlam, the lady found means to make her escape out of a garret window, put on man's appeal; lifted herself into the same regiment, went into Spain, and become his comrade; how she was kill'd in battle, and he suck'd her wounds and pierced himself to the heart with his sword, and they died in each other arms: how when her father came to hear of it he poisoned himself.
Published: (1765)

The prodigal daughter; or The disobedient lady : In five parts being a true relation of one Jean Nicholson, the only daughter of a wealthy merchant living in Merchant-street, St James's, London. I. Shewing how she being much indulged by by her parents, fell into all manner of disobedience, wickedness, and debauchery. II How the devil apppeared unto her, and advised her to poison her parents, which she consented to do. III. How her parents were forwarned by an angel of her wicked design, and gave the poisoned meet she had prepared for them to dogs. IV. How at the sight thereof she fell down dead, and was thereupon burried. V. How they heard her, as they were closing the grave, give several groans, at which they broke open the coffin, VI. How she sat up in her coffin, telling the Minister, and several other persons, what strange things she has seen in her trance, concerning the torments of hell; with an account of the comfors and inconceivable glories of heaven.
Published: (1786)

Seven excellent new songs. I. The lost heart. II. Molly's lamentation for the loss of her sailor. III. Molly's answer to her sailor. IV. Billy and Sally. V. Captain Barnwell. VI. Young Jeany's desire to cuckold her husband as soon as she can. VII: The true-hearted young woman. Entered according to order.
Published: (1775)

An Answer to the unconstant shepherd: or, Fair Cynthia's grief and care crowned with joy and happiness, by her lover's return. To an excellent new tune.
Published: (1685)

The Harlot's progress : Being the life of the noted Moll Hackabout, in six hudibrastick canto's, containing I. Her coming to town in the york waggon; and being betray'd by an old bawd into the arms of colonel ch-s; with several comical dialogues, &c. II. Her being kept by a Jew; with her intrigues in his house. III. Her living in bawdy-house in Drury-Lane. A diverting list of the decorations of her lodging. Her being detected by sir J-n G-n, &c. IV. Her usage at tothil-fields bridewell; and the humours of the place. V. Her sickness and death. Disputes between two noted quacks. Her last will. VI. Burial. characters of the principal assistants at the funeral pomp, &c. VIII. A curious and entertaining riddle, which moll learned of the Jew, while in his keeping, and which colonel ch-s could never answer to her satifaction. The sixth edition. Wherein is prefix'd, never before printed, a most excellent baldad (sent from Scotland presently after the burial of Col. ch-s) intitel'd satan's defeat; or jack presbyter triumphant.
Published: (1753)

Early piety, or, An example for young children : Shewing how one Mr. Johnson's child of Barnet, was tempted by the Devil to forsake God, and follow the ways of other wicked children, who used to swear, tell lies, and disobey their parents. How this pretty innocent child resisted satan, and was comforted by an angel, who warned her of her approaching death: also, her dying expressions, desiring young children not to forsake God, lest satan should gain a power over them.

Luckie Gibson's latter-will, or Comfort to her customers.
Published: (1718)

To a lady on her passion for old China.
by: Gay, John, 1685-1732
Published: (1725)

The volunteer laureat. A poem. Most humbly address'd to Her Majesty on her birth-day. By Richard Savage, Esq.
by: Savage, Richard, -1743
Published: (1732)

The Broken contract or, The ruin'd virgin : In two parts. 1. The ruin'd virgin's complaint, shewing her lamentation, and the young man's un.... 2. How the young man relenting of what he had done, went in search of his sweetheart, but finding her murdered, stabbed himself.

The Leeds tragedy : Or, The bloody brother. Shewing, how a nobleman in Yorkshire had one son and one daughter; how the son fell in love with his sister; and how, because she would not yas printed] where her body was found; how he fell from his horse, and confessed his most inhuman crimes; and how he was sent to jail, in order to be tried for the murder, which broke his father's heart.

A new copy of verses compos'd on a certain young lady living near St. James's : The words by *** a foreign prince who is deeply smitten with her exquisite charms, and were lately enclosed in a letter to her. ...
by: Foreign prince
Published: (1735)

The Cat-skin Garland, in five parts : 1. Of a Squir's daughter near London, who being by her father's cruelty forced from home, made herself a garment of cat-skins in which she wandered, carrying her rich attire and jewels under her arm. 2. How one evening she came to a knights door, and begged to lie in the stable, which was granted and how she was afterwards entertain'd in the house. 3. The comical passage that happened between cat-skin and the lady's son. 4. In what manner he catched cat-skin in her rich attire, fell in love with her, seigned himself sick, to get his parents consent, and would have cat-skin for his nurse. With an account of their marriage. 5. How after the death of her mother and sister, the father disguised like a begger came to the gate for meat, and how for her kind entertainment of him, he gave her a portion of ten thousand pounds.
Published: (1762)

The Distress'd maid being put to her last shift, maketh her petition to the Reverend Dr. Swift. In imitation of Frances Harris's petition. Humbly shewing.
Published: (1720)

The Liverpool tragedy : Or, A warning to disobedient children and covetous parents. Part 1st. Shewing how Robert Fuller, a Grazier, of Liverpool, had 3 daughters and one son, named John, his father's dariing, whom he put apprentice to a surgeon, who served his master till his time was out, & afterwards as journey man for a year, till getting acquainted with a surgeon's mate, who persuaded him to go to sea; he begs his father's blessing which was refused, telling him he would never have his blessing nor the blessing of God, which he stubbornly disregarded; also his father's threats and intreaties. 2d. How he went a voyage to sea, and was in a storm, where the ship was drove on a rock. 3d. How this young man swam to a rock where he was five days, and how the Devil appeared to him saying if he would be his servant he would bring him from that place, but finding who it was, the young man sell on his knees and bid defiance to him, saying, he trusted in God, and would serve none but him. 4th. How the captain came where he was, fetch'd him away, and sailed to Bengal, where he married. 5th. How he left his wife and came to Liverpool, where he found 2 of his sisters dead, the other married; he made himself known to her, then going to his parents and asked for a lodging, which they let him have, but he not making himself known they cut his throat for his gold, not knowing it was their son; and the next day finding he was their son, his father cut his throat, the mother stabbed herself, and his sister died raving mad.

The Kentish garland : Containing the relation of a Kentish gentleman marrying his father's servant maid, and their going to London, where they were into private lodgings; his behaviour to her as a dutiful husband; how she proved with child, his receiving a letter from his parents, threatening him with ruin; his leaving his wife, and going home and marrying a young lady, which broke her heart, and caused her to miscarry and die.

Chatsworth a poem; dedicated by permission, to Her Grace the Duchess of Devonshire.
Published: (1788)

Britannia's prayer for the Queen. By Mr. Tate, poet laureat to Her Majesty.
by: Maidwell, Lewis, 1650-1715
Published: (1706)

A Commendatory rosciad, on the performance of the tragedy of Mahomet : By the young gentlemen, at the Reverend Mr. Anderson's academy, at Guildford Friary. Humbly addresse'd to their parents. With an address to the young gentlemen.
Published: (1775)

Addresses to Her Majesty, His Royal Highness the Prince of Wales, and the P*****r.
Published: (1789)

Night the third : Narcissa. Humbly inscrib'd to Her Grace the Dutchess of P------.
by: Young, Edward, 1683-1765
Published: (1742)

The Friar and boy or The young piper's pleasant pastime : Containing his witty Pranks, in relation to his step-mother, whom he fitted for her unkind treatment. Part the second.

The Friar and boy; or, The young piper's pleasant pastime : Containing, his witty pranks, in relation to his step-mother, whom he fitted for her unkind treatment. Part the first.

The Friar and boy; or The young piper's pleasant pastime : Containing, his witty pranks, in relation to his step-mother, whom he fitted for her unkind treatment. Part the second.

The Friar and boy; or, The young piper's pleasant pastime : Containing, his witty pranks, in relation to his step-mother, whom he fitted for her unkind treatment. Part the first.

The Friar and boy: or, The young piper's pleasant pastime : Containing his witty pranks, in relation to his step-mother, whom he fitted for her unkind treatment. The second part.

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