| Index Entry | Lyric, topical [beg] Proud France, why such excessive joy |
| Location | Philadelphia |
| Citation | AWM.745.041 5-12 Sep 1745:32 (1340) Please to insert the following lines made upon reading the King of France and Dauphin's letters (in your Post-boy) to the Queen and Dauphiness, concerning the engagement at Fontenoy. Proud France, why such excessive joy, For vict'ry gain'd at Fontenoy? What can your heroes vainly boast: For Tournay many thousands cost; And Louisburg you've lately lost. . . . [8 more lines] |
| Generic Title | American Weekly Mercury |
| Date | 1745.09.12 |
| Publisher | Bradford, Cornelia |
| City, State | Philadelphia, PA |
| Year | 1745 |
| Bibliography | B0001545 |