The penny-worth of wit.
Subtitle: Here's a choice penny-worth of wit, for all that stand in need of it
Contributors: Lane, William, b. 1744
Series: Early American imprints -- no. 49727
Publisher: Sold at the Bible & Heart in Cornhill, Boston.
Published: 1780
Place of publication: [Boston]
Language: eng
Format: Electronic resource
Subjects: Love -- Anecdotes; Wit and humor; Women -- Poetry
Genres: Anecdotes; Poetry
Work titles: Pennyworth of wit
Notes: Verse in three parts; first line: Here is a penny-worth of wit

Author from ninth and tenth lines of the first part: As in this verse you may behold, set forth by Mr. William Lane. Possibly by William Lane, b. 1744, the English poet

The Bible & Heart, Boston, was the sign of Thomas (1732-1797) and John Fleet from 1780 to 1797, of John and Thomas (1768-1827) Fleet from 1797 to 1803, and of Thomas Fleet (1768-1827) from 1803 to 1806. Another edition printed at the Bible & Heart, Evans 30990, is dated [1796]

Text in three columns; printed area measures 33.1 x 19.2 cm

Not in Evans or Bristol

Ford, W.C.  Broadsides, 3163

Electronic text and image data. [Chester, Vt. : Readex, a division of Newsbank, Inc., 2002-2004. Includes files in TIFF, GIF and PDF formats with inclusion of keyword searchable text. (Early American imprints. First series ; no. 49727)