| Index Entry | Dryden, author of lyric [beg] Excess began, and sloth sustain'd the trade |
| Location | London |
| Citation | VGW(PA.739.029 16-23 Mar 1739:11, 12 (138) Extract of a letter written some years ago, by the Rev. Mr. H---e, concerning Dr. Cheyne, and Temperance. . . . [This 9 paragraph letter ends with the following poem.] The first physicians by Debauch were made, Excess began, and sloth sustain'd the trade; By chance our long-liv'd fathers earn'd their food, Toil strung their nerves, and purified their blood; . . . [6 more lines, signed] Dryden. |
| Generic Title | Virginia Gazette-Williamsburg (Pa) |
| Date | 1739.03.23 |
| Publisher | Parks, W. |
| City, State | Williamsburg, VA |
| Year | 1739 |
| Bibliography | B0048995 |