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  1. The Miller and she ass : I. Shewing how a poor miller out-witted his landlord who had a great desire to lie with his wife, proffering forgive him two years rent that he owed, and to make over the mill to him for his consent. II. How the landlord sent his man to the miller for his wife, under the name of a she-ass. III. How the landlord bid his man to desire the house-keeper, to dress the ass in a smock and pinners, and to put her to bed in the chamber, which was done accordingly; how he came home and went to bed, thinking to embrace the miller's wife, but to his surprize, was kick'd out of bed by the ass; how he turned the ass out of doors, with smock, pinners and all; with the comical humours of the country folks next day with the ass

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    Dublin: Printed by B. Corcoran, on the Inn's Quay near the Cloyster's, [between 1746 and ca. 1775?] ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009

  2. The Muse in good humour : Or, A collection of comic tales, &c. From Chaucer, Prior, Swift, La Fontaine, Dr. King, and other eminent poets. Together with some originals. Viz. The country Squire and his man John. The curious maid. The silent flute; or The members speech to their sovereign. Hans Carvel's Ring; or A charm against cuckoldom. The lout looking for his heifer. Phyllis; or The progress of love. Little mouths. Paulo Purganti and his wife. Strephon and Chloe; or Beauty meer mortal. The amorous groom. A riddle upon * * * * Kitty's dream. Caffinus and Peter; or Cl̆ia at St-l. The fair nun; or Woman an over-match for the Devil. A beautiful young Nymph going to bed. The Ladle; or The triple with. A pastoral dialogue between Dermot and Shelah, two Irish lovers. A description of a lady's dressing-room. A medicine for the ladies. The saddle. The furniture of a woman's mind. The spinning-wheel. The dream. A pastoral courtship. Melesinda's misfortune on the burning her smock. Fulvia, or Physick for the ladies. The curious wife. The magnifying-glass. The miller of Trompington. The glister. A riddle upon something. A match for the Devil

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    London: Printed for J. Noble, at Dryden's Head in St. Martin's Court, near Leicester Fields, 1744 ; Online-Ausg.: Farmington Hills, Mich: Cengage Gale, 2009