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Under this stone are deposited the remains of Peter Pindar, [electronic resource] : a man of unbound...

Under this stone are deposited the remains of Peter Pindar, [electronic resource] : a man of unbound...

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Under this stone are deposited the remains of Peter Pindar, [electronic resource] : a man of unbounded wit, but of that species which must ever shock all those who have any pretentions to religion, loyalty or good-manners. About the year 1776. He was elected the Champion of Vice, by that grand Triumvirate, Blasphemy, Treason and Obscenity, In which station he was Eminently profane and conspicuously prostigate. After living thirty years in open hostility with the world, he died suddenly in the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, the 18th of November, 1789, being the first time of His Majesty's appearance at that Theatre after an excursion into the West of England, which he had taken for the recovery of his health. The repeated acclamations of the audience on seeing their beloved sovereign restored to health and happiness, so agitated his whole frame, that a considerable quantity of bile, which had been secreted for some time in the Gall Bladder, rushing through the duct too copiously, instantly choked him. The heterogeneous abilities of this celebrated Buffoon were, through the whole of his mortal life, almost constantly employed in qualifying him for that exalted station of- Merry-Andrew to the Devil. Doubtless! He has his Reward. .

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Under this stone are deposited the remains of Peter Pindar, [electronic resource] : a man of unbounded wit, but of that species which must ever shock all those who have any pretentions to religion, loyalty or good-manners. About the year 1776. He was elected the Champion of Vice, by that grand Triumvirate, Blasphemy, Treason and Obscenity, In which station he was Eminently profane and conspicuously prostigate. After living thirty years in open hostility with the world, he died suddenly in the Theatre Royal, Covent Garden, the 18th of November, 1789, being the first time of His Majesty's appearance at that Theatre after an excursion into the West of England, which he had taken for the recovery of his health. The repeated acclamations of the audience on seeing their beloved sovereign restored to health and happiness, so agitated his whole frame, that a considerable quantity of bile, which had been secreted for some time in the Gall Bladder, rushing through the duct too copiously, instantly choked him. The heterogeneous abilities of this celebrated Buffoon were, through the whole of his mortal life, almost constantly employed in qualifying him for that exalted station of- Merry-Andrew to the Devil. Doubtless! He has his Reward. .

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[London? : s.n., 1789?]

Date

1789?]

Record Identifier

74VvxNO7LxLd

MMS ID

991016815849702626

Language

English

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Physical content

1 sheet ; 1/8°.

Publication information

Publisher

[London? : s.n., 1789?]

Place of Publication

England

Date Published

1789?]

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Available for use in the Library. Available from home to registered NSW residents.

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Under this stone are deposited the remains of Peter Pindar, [electronic resource] : a man of unbounded wit, but of that species which must ever shock all those who have any pretentions to religion, loyalty or good-manners. About the year 1776. He was elected the Champion of Vice, by that grand Triumvirate, Blasphemy, Treason and Obscenity, In which...

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Notes

General note

"Their beloved sovereign" = George III.

A satire.

Reproduction of original from British Library.

The text is laid out in the shape of a funeral urn, and enclosed within mourning borders.

Citation / References Note

ESTC T223965.

Additional physical form availability note

Also available in microfilm held offsite at RAV/FM4/51.

Reproduction note

Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.

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74VvxNO7LxLd

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MMS ID

991016815849702626