Citation - Pennsylvania Chronicle: 1771.12.02

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Index Entry Dance, rigadoons, in lyric [beg] Twas sung of old how one Amphion 
Location Philadelphia 
Citation
PC.771.093
25 Nov-2 Dec 1771:1801 (255)
POVERTY AND POETRY. A Satire
'Twas sung of old how one Amphion
Could, by his verses tame a lion, 
And by his strange unchanting tunes, 
Make bears and wolves dance rigadoons;
His songs could call the timber down, 
And form it into house or town.
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Generic Title Pennsylvania Chronicle 
Date 1771.12.02 
Publisher Goddard, William 
City, State Philadelphia, PA 
Year 1771 
Bibliography B0033605
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