Matrimony; or, good advice to the ladies to keep single. In which are painted, in very lively colours, the pictures of many terrible husbands, both at Court, and in the City; particularly of one whose Wife is now suing out a Divorce, on Account of his Unnatural Abuses.

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Matrimony; or, good advice to the ladies to keep single. In which are painted, in very lively colours, the pictures of many terrible husbands, both at Court, and in the City; particularly of one whose Wife is now suing out a Divorce, on Account of his Unnatural Abuses.
Good advice to the ladies.

People / Organizations

Thomas Read ("printed for")

Imprint

London: printed for T. Read, in Dogwell-Court, White-Fryers, MDCCXXXIX. [1739]

Publication year

1739-1739

ESTC No.

T68171

Grub Street ID

292495

Description

[4],12p. ; 2⁰

Note

Verse.

First published in 1702 as 'Good advice to the ladies: .. '; sometimes attributed to Daniel Defoe (Lee, Trent, Hutchins, Moore, Novak ("probably")). Attribution disputed by Furbank and Owens, Defoe de-attributions.

With a half-title.

Uncontrolled note

Cf. Moore 46. - CLU-C & Foxon report h-t

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Matrimony; or, good advice to the ladies to keep single. In which are painted, in very lively colours, the pictures of many terrible husbands, both at Court, and in the City; particularly of one whose Wife is now suing out a Divorce, on Account of his Unnatural Abuses.