| Index Entry | Fiddler, Nero, while Rome was burning, metaphor of political affairs |
| Location | London |
| Citation | BEP(F.770.026 14 May 1770:21 (1807) [London] . . . [after remonstrators kissed the King's hand] his Majesty instantly turned round to his courtiers, and burst out a laughing. Nero fiddled whilst Rome was burning. |
| Generic Title | Boston Evening Post (Fleet) |
| Date | 1770.05.14 |
| Publisher | Fleet, T. and J. |
| City, State | Boston, MA |
| Year | 1770 |
| Bibliography | B0003602 |