Citation - American Weekly Mercury: 1737.08.04

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Index Entry L, B, author of lyric [beg] What silly wretch would prostitute his name 
Location Philadelphia 
Citation
AWM.737.029
28 Jul-4 Aug 1737:32 (918)
What silly wretch would prostitute his name, 
And bribe his sense, to purchase worthless fame!
But thou, poor slave, art venally beset, 
To own the bastards thou did'st ne'er beget.
. . . [4 more lines, signed] B.L.


Generic Title American Weekly Mercury 
Date 1737.08.04 
Publisher Bradford, Andrew 
City, State Philadelphia, PA 
Year 1737 
Bibliography B0001126
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