A new song, on the election; or, The Parliament man..
Sheridan, Richard Brinsley,1751-1816.
[London? : s.n.,
1780?]
Concerning John Dunning's resolution in Parliament in April 1780 against the influence of the Crown. "On 6 April 1780 Dunning had the greatest triumph of his political career when he carried by 233 votes to 215 his famous resolution 'that the influence of the crown has increased, is increasing and ought to be diminished'" - information from the 'Oxford Dictionary of National Biography' online.
Date and place of publication from ESTC.
First line reads: Quid nuncs and polite asses, see what our parliament passes.
In one column.
Possibly written by Richard Brinsley Sheridan.
Written in ink beneath the title: By R. B. Sheridan.
ESTC
Dunning, John, Baron Ashburton, 1731-1783
Ballads, English
Political satire, English