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Ars catchpolaria, or the art of destroying mankind, intended as a vade-mecum or pocket companion to messengers and other executors of the law. In prose or verse I shall rehearse The mighty stretch of pow'r, Nor stand in awe of Butcher Law Or any son of whore; To give a whet, to smart my pate Subscribers must be willing; Claudero's scull is ever dull Without the sterling shilling. Subscription money is taken in voraciously by the Author himself, and by all others intrusted with proposals subscribed by him.

Title
Ars catchpolaria, [electronic resource] : or the art of destroying mankind, intended as a vade-mecum or pocket companion to messengers and other executors of the law. In prose or verse I shall rehearse The mighty stretch of pow'r, Nor stand in awe of Butcher Law Or any son of whore; To give a whet, to smart my pate Subscribers must be willing; Claudero's scull is ever dull Without the sterling shilling. Subscription money is taken in voraciously by the Author himself, and by all others intrusted with proposals subscribed by him.
Author
Claudero, approximately 1730-1789.
Publication
Edinburgh : printed for, and sold by the author, MDCCLXXV. [1775]

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Description
vi,26p.; 8⁰.
Subject
  • English poetry > 18th century
  • Hymns, English > 18th century
  • Messengers > England > Early works to 1800
Genre/Form
  • Hymns.
  • Poems.
Note
  • Dedication signed: Claudero i.e. James Wilson.
  • Price from imprint: price One Shilling.
  • Reproduction of original from British Library.
Indexed In (note)
  • English Short Title Catalog
Reproduction (note)
  • Electronic reproduction.
OCLC
  • 642345387
  • ECCO1-T124860
Author
Claudero, approximately 1730-1789.
Title
Ars catchpolaria, [electronic resource] : or the art of destroying mankind, intended as a vade-mecum or pocket companion to messengers and other executors of the law. In prose or verse I shall rehearse The mighty stretch of pow'r, Nor stand in awe of Butcher Law Or any son of whore; To give a whet, to smart my pate Subscribers must be willing; Claudero's scull is ever dull Without the sterling shilling. Subscription money is taken in voraciously by the Author himself, and by all others intrusted with proposals subscribed by him.
Imprint
Edinburgh : printed for, and sold by the author, MDCCLXXV. [1775]
Reproduction
Electronic reproduction. Farmington Hills, Mich. : Cengage Gale, 2009. Available via the World Wide Web. Access limited by licensing agreements.
Indexed In:
English Short Title Catalog, T124860.
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Place of Publication
Great Britain Scotland Edinburgh.
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