An Admonition Merry and Wise to the Famous Mr. Tr---p, on his late Encomiums upon the Bishop of Bangor. For the use of Young Divines. By Sir James Baker, Kt. and Bart.

[GAY, JOHN, sometime attributed author].

Verlag: London: Printed for J. Roberts near the Oxford-Arms in Warwick-Lane. (Price 4d.) 1717.

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36 pp., 8vo. Title and last page grubby, some outer corners creased, but an untrimmed copy, stitched as issued. First and only edition; "Sir James Baker" is clearly a pseudonym, and ESTC notes that the pamphlet is "sometimes attributed to John Gay." It is one of the dozens of pamphlets spawned by Benjamin Hoadly s sermon of 31 March 1717, collectively known as the Bangorian Controversy. This particular pamphlet takes satiric aim at Joseph Trapp and his "encomiums," calling Trapp the author of "Tart insipid half-Sheets. . . the very Witticizing and Roguery, the Railing and Ranting." According to a list of pamphlets published by Thomas Herne ("Philanagnostes Criticus") in 1719, "Baker s" pamphlet was published on 20 June 1717. Bestandsnummer des Verkäufers 12374

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Titel: An Admonition Merry and Wise to the Famous ...

Verlag: London: Printed for J. Roberts near the Oxford-Arms in Warwick-Lane. (Price 4d.) 1717.