Citation - Boston News Letter: 1752.02.27

BNL.752.008
27 Feb 1752:22 (2592)
From the Gentleman's Magazine, For October last.
THE COUNTRYMAN AND HIS ASS.  A TALE.
An ass once left his master's home,
(For asses ever lov'd to roam).
Vex'd at his loss, the rustic hy'd
T' a neighb'ring town, to have him cry'd;
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[signed]  Britannic.