The foundling hospital for wit [electronic resource].

London [England] : printed for G. Lion near Ludgate, 1743.

Great Britain -- England -- London.

English

6 v. ; 20 cm. (8⁰)

Irregular

Number I.-number VI.

"Intended for the reception and preservation of such brats of wit and humour, whose parents chuse to drop them."
Note on t.p. of no. 6: By Timothy Silence, Esq.
With a half-title in no. 1, and added caption titles in each number.
Title page of no. 1 includes contents note.
Imprints vary; in no. 6: "printed for W. Webb, near St. Paul's"; followed by note: "Where may be had any of the preceding numbers".
Below imprint of no. 6 in square brackets: Price one shilling and sixpence.
Following number of each issue: To be continued occasionally.
Table of contents for no. 1 issued with no. 2.
Includes ballads and other poems on various subjects, with imaginary correspondence.
Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford).

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English Short Title Catalog, P6689.

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

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