Bibliography - Humourist, 1811

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Short Title Humourist, 1811 
Title Humourist, The 
Pages 108 
Publisher Degrushe, William 
Location DLC, MH,0WC/MWA Dated Books/ 
Date 1811 
Place New-York 
Data Place MWA Dated Books 
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My name's Murdock Lob, I was born in a town (fl)  5-6 
My father was once a great marchant [sic] (fl)  6-7 
If my own botheration don't alter my plan (fl)  8-9 
Och! 'twas in the town of --- in the country of ---now I forget the name (fl)  9-10 
Of all sorts of tume, if to search you're inclin'd (fl)  10-11 
Bachelor leads an easy life, A (fl)  11-12 
Spruce David Day, The (fl)  12-13 
Now listen, my honeys, awhile if you please (fl)  13-14 
As old Goody Jenkins was snoring away (fl)  15-17 
Did you ever hear of Captain Wattle (fl)  17-18 
John Bull was a bompkin born and bred (fl)  18-20 
Jolly fac'd parson once happen'd to pop, A (fl)  20-21 
I'se a Yorkshireman just come to town (fl)  22-23 
When tutor'd by mother, she often times said (fl)  24 
By the side of a murmuring stream (fl)  24-25 
Major M'Pherson heav'd a sigh (fl)  25-26 
Through Dublin as once I was trudging away (fl)  26-28  12 
Yur pardon kind gentlefwok pray [sic] (fl)  28-30 
My merry people, pray will you list a minute (fl)  30-31 
Priest of Kejaaga, as blind as a stone, A (fl)  32-33 
I am a tailor gay (fl)  33-34 
When wise man cleaveth to woman's side (fl)  34-35 
My father left me a snug little cot (fl)  35 
Old Tom was a toper of no little credit (fl)  36 
Playhouse of liquor 'tis found, A (fl)  36-37 
Old Nathan to his wife did say (fl)  37-38 
Ye muses all, attend my call (fl)  38-40  10 
Great way off at sea, when at home I benee (fl)  40-41 
Oh! To hand, reef, and steer, is the thing sailors prize (fl)  41-42 
His Worship Justice Gander, sworn newly of the peace (fl)  43-45 
Adown a green valley there liv'd an old maid (fl)  45 
Adown a dark alley I courted a maid (fl)  46 
Oh! When single how happy was I (fl)  47-48 
By trade I am a turner, and Mug is my name (fl)  48 
Paddy Shannon high mounted on his trotting little pony (fl)  49 
In England they tell us (fl)  49-50 
Of the fam'd Abraham Newland, there much has been said (fl)  51-52 
You've heard of a frog in an opera hat (fl)  52-53 
Your zarvant good gentlefolks, how d'ye all do? (fl)  53-55 
In Ireland so frisky, with sweet girls and whiskey (fl)  55 
Love is the soul of a neat Irishman (fl)  56-57 
From a flasket of gin, my dear Nancy requested (fl)  57 
I vonsh vash but a pedlar, and my shop vash in my box (fl)  57-58 
Jolly fat parson lov'd liquor good store, A (fl)  59-60 
Potatoes now blossom'd and gladness prevails (fl)  60-61 
When I was a chicken, I went to school (fl)  61-62 
Mrs. Bridget lov'd a man, yet all cruel was he (fl)  62-63 
'Twas business requir'd I'd from Dublin be straying (fl)  63-64 
Descend ye chaste Nine to an Irish bard (fl)  64-67  10 
Of all sorts of drops drooping spirits to cure (fl)  67-68 
I'm a jew you may tell py my peard and my proge (fl)  68 
Let the whirlwinds arise and the tempest loud blow (fl)  69-70 
Come, strike the bold anthem, the war-dogs are howling (fl)  70-71 
When freedom first shone o'er Columbia's rich shores (fl)  72-73 
While Europe's mad powers o'er creation are ranging (fl)  73-76  10 
When Freedom was banish'd from Greece and from Rome (fl)  76-77 
While around the festive board (fl)  78-80 
Britain's chieftain once thought for to put on the yoke (fl)  80-81 
Once the gods of the Greeks, at ambrosial feast (fl)  81-82 
Trumpet of War from our fields is resounding (fl)  83 
In a cottage embosom'd within a deep shade (fl)  84-85  10 
Eliza once was fair and young (fl)  85-86 
From the white blossom'd sloe, my fair Cloe requested (fl)  86 
What matters, Tom, to where we're bound (fl)  87 
Far remov'd from noise and smoke (fl)  88-89 
My thoughts delight to wander (fl)  89-90 
Wilt thou be mine, Fair Caroline (fl)  90 
Beneath this broad oak, not a better to show (fl)  90-91 
You all know Tom Moody, The whipper-in, well (fl)  92-93 
At the front of a cottage, with woodbine grown o'er (fl)  93-94 
Woodland maid, my beauty's queen, The (fl)  94 
My love, the gayest of the throng (fl)  94-95 
I have a silent sorrow here (fl)  95 
Tom Starboard was a lover true (fl)  95-96 
Twin of Latona so kind to my boon, The (fl)  96-97 
'Twas in the ev'ning of a wint'ry day (fl)  97 
'Twas near a rock within the bay (fl)  93 
Ah, pooh, botheration, dear Ireland's the nation (fl)  99-100 
Why shun me thus, my charming Kate? (fl)  100 
Glasses sparkle on the board, The (fl)  101 
O'er barren hills and flowery dales (fl)  101-102 
Oh! Listen, listen to the voice of love (fl)  102-103 
When the rosy morn appearing (fl)  103 
My friends all declare that my time is mispent (fl)  103-104 
Oh, have you not heard of Kate Kearney (fl)  104 
Oh! Yes I have seen this Kate Kearney (fl)  104-105 
We brethren Freemasons, let's mark the great name (fl)  105-106 
Let Masons ever live in love (fl)  106 
As poverty late in a fit of despair (fl)  106-107 
Mason's daughter, fair and young, A (fl)  107-108 
Let Masonry from pole to pole (fl)  108 
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