The Sad and mournful history of that amiable and loving couple William Rattling and Sweet Poll of pl...
The Sad and mournful history of that amiable and loving couple William Rattling and Sweet Poll of plymouth, [electronic resource] : With the humours of his friend Jack Oakum, containing among other particulars, Rattling's birth and genteel education, is bound to the sea, goes several voyages. Courts Sweet Poll of Plymouth. A song, in which is an invocation to love and the ocean. His ship overtaken by a terrible storm, is cast away, the captain drowned, with great difficulty gets on shore, robbed and stripped by some outlaws; arrives at a cottage, is treated with great hospitality. Hears of Polly. Sets out for Plymouth and is married to Polly with the consent of both their parents. An account of the wedding. Several letters and a journey to Exeter. Rattling goes to sea again in an Indiaman, has a good voyage, arrives safe in the downs, is pressed and sent on board a man of war. Joins the gallant Admiral Rodney, at Port Royal in Jamaica, sends a letter to his wife, by his old friend [Jackoakum], he falls in love with Sally, who also was a particular friend of Poll's, his humourous courtship and droll wedding. The adventures of Nancy Powell, who disguised herself in sailors clothes and went on board a man of war to seek her sweetheart. The humours of a quarrelsome couple.-Squinting Peg shews her airs and gets basted.-Her husband goes to sea for good reasons, and leaves her in the dumps. Peg hears that one of her 7 husbands is dead, goes on board to receive his wages, gets drunk with the sailors, falls into the sea and is drowned. Sweet Poll grows melancholy at not hearing from her husband, and being told of the engagement with De Graffe, and that her husband was killed, falls into extreme sorrow and dies of grief. Rattling comes home, finds his wife dead. His sorrowful behaviour and her funeral. The celebrated song of "Sweet Poll of Plymouth was my dear." Rattling enters on board the Royal George, is drowned with Admiral Kempenfelt, some account of that fatal accident, the diving Bell, &c. With many favorite new and old sea songs.
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London : Printed by W. Bailey, (No 41,) Leadenhall Street, M,DCC,LXXXIV. [1784]
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M,DCC,LXXXIV. [1784]
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[4], 56 p. : ill. (woodcuts) ; 4°
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London : Printed by W. Bailey, (No 41,) Leadenhall Street, M,DCC,LXXXIV. [1784]
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M,DCC,LXXXIV. [1784]
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The Sad and mournful history of that amiable and loving couple William Rattling and Sweet Poll of plymouth, [electronic resource] : With the humours of his friend Jack Oakum, containing among other particulars, Rattling's birth and genteel education, is bound to the sea, goes several voyages. Courts Sweet Poll of Plymouth. A song, in which is an in...
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History of Sweet Poll of Plymouth, &c.
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Reproduction of original from British Library.
Signatures: pi²?[A]⁴?B-G⁴.
With two preliminary leaves comprising four woodcuts.
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ESTC T301455.
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Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
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