| Index Entry | L, B, author of lyric [beg] What silly wretch would prostitute his name |
| Location | Philadelphia |
| Citation | AWM.737.029 28 Jul-4 Aug 1737:32 (918) What silly wretch would prostitute his name, And bribe his sense, to purchase worthless fame! But thou, poor slave, art venally beset, To own the bastards thou did'st ne'er beget. . . . [4 more lines, signed] B.L. |
| Generic Title | American Weekly Mercury |
| Date | 1737.08.04 |
| Publisher | Bradford, Andrew |
| City, State | Philadelphia, PA |
| Year | 1737 |
| Bibliography | B0001126 |