Citation - American Weekly Mercury: 1746.05.22

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Index Entry Lyric, sentimental [beg] This friendly westcoat! keeps my body warm 
Location Philadelphia 
Citation
AWM.746.023
15-22 May 1746:32 (1376)
Spoken extempore by a soldier the day after he received a
flannel westcoat, thro' the bounty of some of the Quakers.
  This friendly westcoat! keeps my body warm, 
  Intrepid now I march, and fear no harm ;
  Beyond a coat of mail, a sure defender?
  Proof against Pope, the devil, and Pretender:
  . . .  [4 more lines]


Generic Title American Weekly Mercury 
Date 1746.05.22 
Publisher Bradford, Cornelia 
City, State Philadelphia, PA 
Year 1746 
Bibliography B0001580
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