The honey-suckle; consisting of original poems, epigrams, songs, tales, odes, and translations. By a society of gentlemen, among many other pieces contain'd in this volume, are the following: the proper time for love; or, nothing out of season. Truth in a widow's tears. The country life. An epitaph on a barber's boy. Matrimony no cure for the eyes. A tale. A woman's reason for cuckoldom. The cast-off mistress; or, A meal by chance. The resurrection; or, life consists in motion. An ode on the marriage of the prince of orange. what you give to the poor, you lend to the Lord. Custom no law; or, a woman's title to the breeches. The toper's consession; or, an experiment try'd. The comparison, chuse which you will. On the restoration of King Charles II. Cupid's riddle. The honey-suckle and bee. Twas i, or the mulberry-tree. A tale. The poet, the beau, and the lady. The forward-sinners; or, the devil saved trouble. The popish Priest and the devil. The flea of taste. A fable, in imitation of Mr

People / Organizations

• Society of Gentlemen. (Author)

Imprint

London : Printed for Charles Corbett, at Addison's head without Temple-Bar, M.DCC.XXXIV. [1734]

Publication year

1734

ESTC No.

T61802

Grub Street ID

287415

Description

372,[10]p.,plate ; 8°.

Note

A reissue: the preface is unsigned and begins "The Society having compleated", and with an additional contents leaf continuing the list of items to p.371

The ornaments on pp.127-372 are those used by Henry Woodfall

With a final advertisement leaf

Price on title page: (Price Six Shillings.)

Uncontrolled note

P.331 misnumbered 332 DFONOTE blg with an engraved frontis