The Philadelphiad; or New pictures of the city: interspersed with a candid review and display of some first-rate modern characters of both sexes: delineated in a friendly and satirical manner, and containing sketches of the materials that distinguish the following places, viz. Court-house, new-jail, theatre, bagnio, hospital for lunatics, Bell's-Book-Store, State-House, and coffee-house. : With other entertaining anecdotes, humorous, moral and sentimental. : Vol. I[-II]. : [Three lines of quotations]
- Title
- The Philadelphiad; or New pictures of the city: interspersed with a candid review and display of some first-rate modern characters of both sexes: delineated in a friendly and satirical manner, and containing sketches of the materials that distinguish the following places, viz. Court-house, new-jail, theatre, bagnio, hospital for lunatics, Bell's-Book-Store, State-House, and coffee-house. : With other entertaining anecdotes, humorous, moral and sentimental. : Vol. I[-II]. : [Three lines of quotations]
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- Philadelphia: :: Printed for the editor by Kline & Reynolds, and sold at their printing-office in Carter's-Alley, and by all the booksellers in town and country.,
- 1784.
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- Philadelphia (Pa.) -- Anecdotes
- Anthologies.
- Poems -- 1784.
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"The Philadelphiad; or New pictures of the city: interspersed with a candid review and display of some first-rate modern characters of both sexes: delineated in a friendly and satirical manner, and containing sketches of the materials that distinguish the following places, viz. Court-house, new-jail, theatre, bagnio, hospital for lunatics, Bell's-Book-Store, State-House, and coffee-house. : With other entertaining anecdotes, humorous, moral and sentimental. : Vol. I[-II]. : [Three lines of quotations]." In the digital collection Evans Early American Imprint Collection. https://name.umdl.umich.edu/N14773.0001.001. University of Michigan Library Digital Collections. Accessed May 3, 2024.
Contents
- title page
- DEDICATION. To the great Men of Pennsylvania.
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THE PHILADELPHIAD, &c.
- introductory poem
- COURT-HOUSE.
- NEW-JAIL.
- A CHARACTER; or A few traces in Crambo's Picture.
- COUNTRY CLOWN.
- THEATRE.
- QUAKER.
- THE UNIVERSAL MOTIVE.
- A CHARACTER or a Portrait of the young Haberdasher.
- BAGNIO.
- MARIANA AND EDWIN.
- HOSPITAL FOR LUNATICS.
- IRISH BEAUTY.
- THE FOP.
- MISFORTUNES OF A FOP.
- THE SON OF NEPTUNE.
- BELL's BOOK-STORE.
- LAWYER LEWD-IS.
- The IRISH WORTHY; Or Hospitable Batchelor. A CHARACTER.
- THE EMIGRANT.
- THE YOUNG HIBERNIAN Or genteel Merchant.
- LAWYER FILSON, Or the Spectacl'd Pleader.
- DOCTOR R—S H.
- STATE HOUSE.
- DOCTOR HUTCHERSHINS.
- LAWYER VANNBOAST.
- Dr. PHAETON alias CLAPSON.
- DOCTOR SKIPPEN.
- CAPIAS F-NL-Y.
- DOCTOR DALWANEY.
- PETER WHY-S-COFF.
- MISS **** **** Or the Old Maid.
- The aimable Miss P ***** Or Chesnut-street Charmer.
- Mrs. C**** or the agreeable wife.
- RECEIPT To get a Seat in the Grand Assembly.
- PRESIDENT D-K-NS-N, Or the Father of the Commonwealth.
- THE SENTIMENTAL IRISHMAN.
- COFFEE HOUSE, with a group of its well known visitors.
- MISS GOGGLE, or the Spruce-street Prude.
- half title
- MISCELLANEOUS PIECES.
- half title
- title page
- PREFACE.
- DEDICATION. To the FAIR AMERICANS. Matrons, Mothers and Misses,
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THE PHILADELPHIAD.
- introductory poem
- ARTHUR SINCERE. The Auctioneer General.
- MISS KITTY CUT-A-DASH; Or the Arch-street Flirt.
- MISS POLLY ***** or the pretty Poetess.
- POLITICS.
- The JUDGMENT of APOLLO; Or the Assembly of Celestials.
- MISS A** ***** of Third-street. The wanton Vixen.
- MISS S*** Y B **** N Or Beauty without paint
- MISS P**** H*******, Or the Sighing Wanton.
- MISS P**** G********M. Or the Looking-Glass Votary.
- MISS C****N; The worthy Scorner.
- MISS A ****. A first-rate Terrestrial Goddess.
- The CATASTROPHE; Or Bustle among the Batchelors.
- INDEPENDENCE.
- PATRIOTISM: Or the Liberty of the Press.
- SIR ARTHUR The Honorable Sp—k—r.
- JACK PRURIANCE, The smooth Enamoratto.
- THE GENERAL; An Alegory.
- The HUMAN LEECHES; Or Usuring Bloodsuckers.
- SIMEON SOBERSIDES; the Hickory Quaker.
- note