The true character of the Intelligencer. Written by Pady Drogheda.

People / Organizations

• Patrick Delany (Author)

Imprint

[Dublin]: Printed in the year, 1728.

Publication year

1728-1728

ESTC No.

N48966

Grub Street ID

33415

Description

1 sheet ; 1/2⁰

Note

Pady Drogheda = Patrick Delany.

Verse - "Tom was a little merry grigg,".

"Attack by Delany on Sheridan and Swift, joint writers of the Intelligencer" (Teerink); Swift's reply to this: "On Paddy's character of the Intelligencer", appeared in 1729.

Uncontrolled note

Authorship of this piece also attributed to William Tisdall (Foxon)