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4. F. C, Te History o Pompeythe Little; or the Lie and Adventures o a Lap-dog, .N. H (1751; P, ON: B, 2008), pp. 37, 42.5. . C, M S D: Spp W H ,New Novel-

ists Magazine: or, Entertaining Library o Pleasing and Instructive Histories (L:H & C., 17867), pp. 20410.

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Lp, S, C-S, M. B (.), Te Secret Lie o Tings: Animals, Objects, and It-Narratives in Eighteenth-Century England(L,PA: B U P, 2007), pp. 92113; J. L, Te Tings Tings Say(P, NJ: P U P, 2011).


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CHAP. I.

HE UNIVERSAL PASSION ANIQUIY OF ERRIERS GEN-ERAL CHARACER NEW VARIEY PARENAGE OF OUR HERO

NOBLE AND WISE! EARLY DANGER A BEGGARS BOON.

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CHAP. II.

HE BEGGAR AN EXCELLEN DRY-NURSE O BOB DESCRIP-ION OF BOBS FORM AND COLOURS, AFER HE MANNEROF NAURALISS IN CONFORMIY O CUSOM, LOSES A

PORION OF HIS AIL AND EARS SOME FEELING REMARKS PROGRESS WIH HIS MENDICAN MASER HE SAD HISORY

OF HE LAER AN AFFECING AND FINAL SEPARAION.

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CHAP. III.

BOB IN DURANCE VILE6 CAUSES HIS VOICE O BE HEARD INHE NIGH A MILIARY AND NAVAL PROEUS INRODUCED

HUMOROUSLY DESCRIBED FALLS IN LOVE WIH BOB BUYS HIM NAURAL REFLECIONS IS CARRIED O A FAIR

MENDICAN ORAORY, AND IS SUCCESS.

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CHAP. IV.

BOBS EDUCAION COMMENCES ASONISHING PROFI-CIENCY LEARNS SEVERAL HIEVISH RICKS BECOMES A

DOG OF KNOWLEDGE, AND A CONJUROR HE EDUCAIONOF CHILDREN AND PUPPIES COMPARED BOH OFEN ESSEN-

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CHAP. V.

BOB ASSOCIAED WIH DANCING BEARS AND MONK-IES CARRIES AWAY HE BELL FROM HEM ALL, AND LIFSHIS MASER FROM WALKING IN HE MUD O RIDING IN A

CARAVAN SINGLE COMBA OF A MONKEY AND A BULL-DOG

LUDICROUS ANCEDOE OF A WIG SHIFING BLOCKS.

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CHAP. VI.

NAURAL EFFECS OF GOOD AND BAD FORUNE BOB RISESIN PUBLIC ESIMAION HIS MASER WIHDRAWS FROM HE

BEARS AND MONKIES, AND CARRIES HIM O HE MEROP-OLIS FLAMING HAND-BILL, IN HE SYLE OF MODERN

IMPOSURE GOOD-NAURED CULLIBILIY12 OF COCKNIES CONINUED SUCCESS AN APPROACHING CRISIS.

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A REVERIE OF BLISS, AND HE CAASROPHE BOB IS SOLENINO HE ARMY, AND HIS MASER PRESSED INO HE NAVY HOUGHS A PARING BOB NO MUCH DISPLEASED WIHHIS NEW SIUAION CARRIED BY HIS MASER O JAMAICA

SAGE REMARKS, AND A DASH OF VANIY.

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CHAP. VIII.

A ROPICAL CLIMAE AND IS EFFECS DESCRIBED BOBDOUBS IF NEGROES ARE MEN, AND ARGUES WEAKLY

REVERS O HIS OWN DEAR SELF HIS MASER AKEN ILL. BOBS AACHMEN AND AENION A LAS DEB IS PAID

LANGUAGE FAILS.

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t bd, long wit t vb inc nd mbc, ll m to oint to xulun t t old mid xn.

2. P j: J.Tomon, T S, Autumn, ll . 40125.3. AND fx , , ? : S. J. Ptt, T

Add o t Sunnutd Ho to i Mt, in P G: A C I- , Ex C Y A C (London: . N.Longmn, 1798), . 6971.

[Pcoc], T L B

1. A bv , , v v b B: Nol-Antoin Pluc o Abb Pluc (16881761), S

: , N D. B D S P N H T M P Ex C F M Y. I C P O F (London: R. Fnclin; C.Dvi; nd J. Pmbton, 1740). Pluc dicuion o b i ound in volum 1, di-logu 6 nd 7; i ccount o t indolnc o vin yout on . 109.

2. t Sctcl d l Ntu: Pluc, S N, . 109.3. T S N:P,S N, . 1056.4. T Qun-B di om t ot Wildman: D. Wildmn,A C G

M B Y,2nd dn (London: intd o t uto,nd old by im, 1779), . 38. Wildmn w n iit, omn nd om woxibitd in London in t 1760 nd 1770. In on ct, dcibd in Ricd AlticT S L (Cmbidg, MA: Hvd Univity P, 1978), od bout ing wit on oot on t ddl nd t ot on t o nc, wit cuiou mo b on i d nd c. So dond, would din gl o win, nd wn

d itol, t b would b n, l o tm mcing ov tbl nd t ot- tuning to t iv (Altic, T S L, . 40).

5. T v S N: Pluc, S N, . 959

6. A , B v : J. Wd, T Az: , T M B: B N Dv Iv W C (London: I. Dw, 1712), . 3.

7. A Q Warder Bees: Wd, T Az, . 93.

8. T B v M. Warner: Wn i miint o Wd, T Az, . 74.

9. Abb P, N D: Pluc, S N, . 1012.

T D K; , M Bb, S 1. I m ind to Dog, / Fo ty ont ctu. otway: . Otwy, V P-

v: A Fv A, II.ii.16.2. Dick, t Littl Pony:M D, L P, . 16989, bov.3. B: Bt. Bldud w lgndy ing o t Biton, id to v oundd

t city o Bt.4. C A: t o cil oitoy o t cot o m nd dig o Engli nd

Wl mili nd ti dcndnt.


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5. H : On igtnt-cntuy gm lw ndt vity o ti nlti, not 33 to M Av F, bov,

. 374.6. IN DURANCE VILE: ocd connmnt, imionmnt; contint (OED).7. : ilo, om t bbvition o tulin.8. dog o knowledge: t dnot to T S L P, . 10911,

bov.9. imum mobil: im mov (Ltin).10. lignum-vit: wood o li (Ltin). T d nd vy, bowni-gn wood o t

guicum t (o ot t wit imil oti).11. L Gv : Ldy Godiv w n Anglo-Sxon

noblwomn wo, ccoding to lgnd, od nd toug t tt o Covnty in

od to it inbitnt om t oiv txtion imod by ubnd.12. CULLIBILIY: gullibility. Pobbly om cull o cully: on wo i ctd o

imod uon du, gull; on ily dcivd o tn in; illy llow, imlton(OED).

13. F v: to dt unnoticd o witout miion. T OED giv tixlntion o t xion oigin: Accoding to n xlntion ldy cunt in18t-cnt. Bitin, ti div om cutom oiginting in Fnc o going wy om ction, tc., witout ting lv o t ot o ot.

14. JOHNSON: Smul Jonon (170984), uto nd obbly t mot ditinguidmn o ltt o i dy. Hi D E L (1755) i on o tlndm in t itoy o lxicogy.

15. JONAS: unidntid.16. Sx, C : In G mytology, C-

on i t ymn wo ci oul o t nwly dcd co t iv Styx ndAcon, t iv o t low wold. o y im o ti vic, coin w lcd int mout o vy dd body bo it buil.

17. K : Gutvu Kttlto (d. 1799) w n itinnt oul lctund nttin. H w ouold nm in London in t ly 1780, in t bcuo fmboynt nw dvtimnt dd wit i ctc, Wond! Won-d! Wond! Duing t infunz idmic o 1782 ud ol micoco tovl wt climd w t gnt o di: tound o inct in do o

wt, gint wic Kttlto tntd mdicin omid otction. H moulylid i dugt to t ciling uing miv mgnt nd tl lmt. In 1783, intoducd i clbtd Blc Ct, climing tt could xtct gold om bodynd m til di nd , nd ding umou tt d nt ono ittn to Mi-Antointt. S D. Pton-Willim, K: P P(Lict: Mtdo, 2008).

18. b-j: t Bottl Conjuo w t tg nm givn to n nonymou t-ticl om, dvtid to t t Hymt Tt on 16 Jnuy 1749.

Wil on tg, t cobt w to v lcd i body inid n mty win bottl, inull viw o t udinc. An udinc gtd t t tt, but t bottl conjuo didnot . T ollowing nty in t C Rb o 1749:T Bit o t Bottl Conju, on t Engli Nobility, &c. t t nw Tt in tHy-Mt, London,J 16. Ti Bit dv to b codd, it w, tt ooli Cdulity nd idiculou Cuiioty, m to v bnid common Sn om


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t Pol o ll Rn in Englnd, nd ow wll tocd t City o London, in -ticul, i wit G. C Rb(Dublin: J. Hoy, 1750), . 72.

19. C- : T Coc Ln got w t nm givn to t otd unt-ing, in 1762, by Sctcing Fnny dt om mllox. T ot cudomting o ntion in London. Rgul nc w ld to contct t got,

wo d to clim tt d bn mudd, nd Fnny ubnd, Willim Knt,w uctd o t cim. A commiion wo mmb includd Smul Jonon invtigtd, nd concludd tt t got w ud ttd by Knt lndlodRicd Pon nd i dugt Elizbt.

20. O : J. Btti, T Mintl; o, T Pog o Gniu,II.12.

21. -: body o mn mloyd, und t commnd o n o c, to nlit civil-

in ocibly into mility vic in t nvy o my (OED).22. P R: city loctd t Kington Hbou, in out-tn Jmic. T cnt

o Cibbn commc in ltt l o t vntnt cntuy, t city w lglydtoyd by 1692 tqu nd by ubqunt , uicn nd fooding,

23. b: t n o gnt, t mility won cid.24. S, / C : H. Mo,

Sv, A P (London: . Cdll, 1788), ll. 634.25. I ; / B : om Gog Dvi

Hly om, Lubin nd i Dog y, inP: b G. D. H, T R,Cv G. 1796. (London: J. Jvi, 1796), ll. 1434.

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1.poor colley

: colly/colly i tm o ndmnt o cow.2. W v I ? homson: J. Tomon, T S,

Sing, ll. 35961.3. O C I , A! P C, C : Ti m to b

vition on tditionl blld, two vion o wic in t Roxbug BlldCollction. T t i T County-mn Lmnttion o t Dt o i Cow (Rox-bug, vol. 2, . 789), wic, t txt intuct, i to b ung o lnt Countyun, clld, Colly my Cow. T County-mn Lmnttion includ omting cloto t lin notd by t uto oF: And t tim dy, / my oo Cow wouldgiv mil. T cond vion o t blld wit t titl T Fm Lmnt-tion o t Lo o Colly i Cow. A Nw Song (Roxbug, vol. 3, . 337).

4. Rv b . Beaumont and Fletcher: J. Fltc, T P-, I.i.85. T P w oiginlly ublid in t t Bumont nd Fltc olioo 1647, nd o w on ttibutd to bot Fltc nd Fnci Bumont, wit wom

on collbotd.5. M v A f. Shakespere:S,K L, IV.vi.301.6. I ! Shakespere: S,Mb, II.ii.3.7. Mg w loo, S miy d won to t bon. Shakespere:

S,R J, V.i.401.8. N v G. Gray: . Gy, Od on t Dt o

Fvouit Ct Downd in ub o Gold, ll. 312. In t oiginl, it i igt tim,not nin.

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