Verres and his scribblers : a satire in three cantos : to which is added an examen of the piece, and a key to the characters and obscure passages

Folger bibliographic ID: 181388
ESTC number: T60603
Foxon, D.F. English verse, 1701-1750: B559
Folger call number: 244- 831q
Folger holdings ID: 171600

Bibliographic format

octavo

General notes

Satirizes Robert Walpole (as Verres, the rapacious Roman governor) and the writers in Walpole's interest Published anonymously. Attributed to Eustace Budgell by Foxon, on the basis of a manuscript inscription in the copy at San Antonio College; no similar attribution found elsewhere Signatures: pi1 A⁴ B-E⁸ F⁴(-F4) "Price one shilling"--title page Errata: A4 verso

Item information about Folger 244- 831q

Disbound. Provenance: purchased by Folger from Christopher Edwards, 16 July 1997

Extended title: Verres and his scribblers : a satire in three cantos : to which is added an examen of the piece, and a key to the characters and obscure passages

Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745

subject: Walpole, Robert, Earl of Orford, 1676-1745
attributed name: Budgell, Eustace, 1686-1737