Citation - South Carolina Gazette (Timothy): 1735.05.17

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Index Entry Cobler [t] [beg] Your sage and moralists can show 
Location Charleston 
Citation
SCG-C.735.027
10-17 May 1735:11, 12, 13, 21, 22, 23 (68)
THE COBLER, A Tale
For the Benefit of the Hipshy Cripshy.
  Your sage and moralist can show
  Many misfortunes here below;
  A truth which no one ever miss'd, 
  Tho' neither sage nor moralist:
  . . . [6-column moral tale of rich man annoyed with
neighbor, a happy cobler who sings and whistles all day
long.  A few references to cobler's music-making:].
  Chearful at working, as at play, 
  He sung and whistled life away. . .
  Tho' pence came slow, and trade was ill
  Yet still he sung and whistled still; . . . 
  No sooner down, that with a jerk
  He fell to musick, and to work. . . 
[Rich man dreams cobler jumped down his throat]
  The waking dreamer groans and swells
  And pangs imaginary feels;
  Catches and scraps of tunes he hears
  For ever ringing in his ears; . . . 
[After several doctors fail to cure him, a wise doctor
enlists help of cobler, applies an emetic and "cures" him.]


Generic Title South Carolina Gazette (Timothy) 
Date 1735.05.17 
Publisher Timothy, Lewis 
City, State Charleston, SC 
Year 1735 
Bibliography B0045673
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