Index Entry | Lyric, topical [beg] Twas merry at Christmas, when money was plenty |
Location | Boston |
Citation | IA.748.007 11 Apr 1748:21 (15) NO MORE GAMBOLS, I.E. TUMBLING TRICKS. 'Twas merry at Christmas, when money was plenty; And taxes took off not above five in twenty: But how is it possible mirth should arise No all that can make it is under excise? When light is not free in the worst of dull weather; Wheels pay if we ride; if we foot it, shoe-leather. |
Generic Title | Independent Advertiser |
Date | 1748.04.11 |
Publisher | Rogers and Fowle |
City, State | Boston, MA |
Year | 1748 |
Bibliography | B0017521 |