| Index Entry | Lyric, topical [beg] Tis said by law, that cheating will be check'd |
| Location | London |
| Citation | BEP(F.739.031 15 Oct 1739:21 (219) London. . . July the 16th. . . The Parliament having lately made an Act against gaming, a merry gentleman wrote the following lines upon it; 'Tis said by law, that cheating will be check'd, And plain some folks must go, now richly deck'd. Harde fate, alas ! that all the sharping train, Should dwindle down, to blacking shoes again: . . . [4 lines] |
| Generic Title | Boston Evening Post (Fleet) |
| Date | 1739.10.15 |
| Publisher | Fleet, T. |
| City, State | Boston, MA |
| Year | 1739 |
| Bibliography | B0002009 |