| Index Entry | Lyric, theatrical [beg] Proteus, as ancient poets tell you |
| Location | Newport |
| Citation | NM.764.015 30 Jul 1764:11,12,13,21 (308) PATRIOTISM! A FARCE. As it is acted by his majesty's servants. [quotation by Horatio in Latin] PROLOGUE. Proteus, as ancient poets tell you, Was a most wondrous clever fellow; Could, in an instant, change his shape, Appear a lion or an ape; . . . [42 lines, then dramatis personae and act I. excerpts for several columns] |
| Generic Title | Newport Mercury |
| Date | 1764.07.30 |
| Publisher | Hall, Samuel |
| City, State | Newport, RI |
| Year | 1764 |
| Bibliography | B0032012 |