Priestcraft defended. A sermon occasioned by the expulsion of six young gentlemen from the University of Oxford, for praying, reading, and expounding the Scriptures. Humbly dedicated to Mr. V--- C----r and the H--ds of H--s, by their humble servant, the Shaver.

People / Organizations

• Solomon Southwick ("sold by")
• John Macgowan (Author)

Imprint

[Newport, R.I.]: London, printed: Newport, Rhode-Island: re-printed and sold by Solomon Southwick, 1770.

Publication year

1770-1770

ESTC No.

W11190

Grub Street ID

320369

Description

vi,7-36p. ; 8⁰

Note

Attributed to John Macgowan in the Dictionary of national biography.

"Hymn in praise of the University. To the tune of Down, down with hypocrisy. Down, down, a down, down."--p. 34-35.

"An epitaph for the grave of the slain Goliath, after the manner of the famous poets Sternhold and Hopkins."--p. 36.

Uncontrolled note

Signatures: [A]? B? C?