Citation - New York Chronicle: 1769.07.13

NYC.769.043
6-13 Jul 1769:862 (1/11)
To the printers of the New-York Chronicle.
Of all the plagues that heav'n hath sent,
A brag is most impertinent.
From house to house, away he posts,
Where-e'er he comes of favours boasts.
Brags how her sweetest tea he sips,
And shews the sugar on his lips.
[signed]  GAY.