I try: & mean To gain One morefriend, That will spend His Money free, And deal with me: Fancy form'd the Scheme, And I chiefly aim At this to make my Verse, Sink deep into your Purse; If your Guineas Face to Face, Fretting are, for want of Space, In Pity set the Pris'ners free, And leave a few of them with me. Yellow-Boys properly suit my wants; If your's are all white Inhabitants, Half-Crowns or Shillings - Sixpences will do; Indeed I long to singer one or two. If your's are but Half-Pence, I. Crane, at the Top, Sits there - and invites you to come to his Shop-Since the Envy of Foes, and the Favours of Friends, Are most luckily blended to answer my Ends. Thank you, my Friends, for the burrying Times I have seen. And you my Foes too, for all the spare Minutes between. When Good-Will leads you to my Shop, then I will use you well, My Goods I wish you all to Want-Because-I want to sell
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Main Author: Crane, John of Bromsgrove (Author)
Format: Electronic eBook
Language:English
Published: [Birmingham] Printed by Swinney and Hawkins, No. 75. High Street Birmingham [1800?]
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Item Description:Above the pyramid of text is a circular engraving incorporating the name "I. Crane", and below the pyramid are three columns of verse beginning "To pay your visits, friends, be free
An advertisement for John Crane, shopkeeper
English Short Title Catalog, T188600
Reproduction of original from Bodleian Library (Oxford)
Text in a pyramid, flanked on either side by verse, the left beginning "You stare, my friends! and well you may
Physical Description:Online-Ressource (1 sheet) ill 1/2°

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