The Pleasant history of lazy Laurence
Subtitle: containing his birth and slothful breeding: and also, as he grew to maturity, how he cast a charm of laziness on his master, mistress, and scholars.--Also, on a cook, who was dressing a wedding dinner, and could not stir until dinner was spoiled. Likewise on a farmer and all his men, who could not stir, notwithstanding it rained on them and the corn for twelve hours. And lastly his trial before Sir Jeffery Jobson, in the town-hall of Never-Work. And how to this day laziness is intailed on his posterity
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 49348
Publisher: Printed and sold [by Timothy Green?] in New-London.
Published: 1770
Place of publication: [New London, Conn.]
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Number of pages: 16
Subjects: Laziness -- Anecdotes
Genres: Anecdotes
Notes: The ornament on the title page (Reilly 780) is reported by Johnson (New London imprints, entry 1163, describing another title) to have been in use as early as 1774

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