The First of April: or, the Triumphs of Folly: a Poem. Dedicated to a celebrated Dutchess. By the Author of The Diaboliad.
(COMBE, William)
Published by Printed for J. Bew. 1777, 1777
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[2], iv, 38pp. 4to. Sl. foxing, small hole to foot a1. Later ownership name S. Pocock on printed slip at head of titlepage, pasted over earlier name. Recent sugar paper boards, paper spine label. ESTC N411. One of two variants of the first edition of this satirical verse directed at Georgiana, Duchess of Devonshire, in which he attacks the extravagance, superficiality and immorality of aristocratic culture. The bitterness visible in his satires may have stemmed from his unfortunate marriage in 1776 to Maria Foster, a former mistress of Lord Beauchamp. Combe seems to have expected a payment from Beauchamp that he never received. In this edition: p.iii, line 3: Reason, are. This variant not in the BL or Cambridge. Seller Inventory # 91583
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Title: The First of April: or, the Triumphs of ...
Publisher: Printed for J. Bew. 1777
Publication Date: 1777
Binding: Hardcover
Edition: 1st Edition