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RNYG.778.018
14 Mar 1778:22 (160)
This Day is published, Price Four Shillings.
Written by the pleasantest Poet living, Mr. Anstey, Author
of the New Bath Guide.
The Election Ball In Poetical Letters
From Mr. Inkle at Bath
To His Wife at Gloucester,
With a Poetical Address
To John Miller, Esq: at Batheaston Villa.
The Contents are as follow:
Letter I
Mr. Inkle's motives for writing verse--
His panegyric upon discipline--Female accomplishments--
Preparations for the Ball--Absurdity of former ages in point
of dress & manners.
Letter II
Similies--Easy postures of modern fine ladies --Well bred
speeches--High life at the ball-- Sudden arrival of an old
acquaintance.
Letter III
A slight sketch of a travelled man--Continuation of the
Ball--An affair of honour--And a doleful disaster.
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