The rape of the smock
Subtitle: An heroi-comical poem
By: By Mr. Jacob
Edition: The third edition. With other miscellanies. [cut of Mr. Pope
Publisher: Printed for E. Curll, at Pope's Head, in Rose-Street, Covent-Garden
Published: 1736
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Translated from: lat
Number of pages: 32
Subjects: Parodies, imitations; Portraits; Tobacco; Poetry
Other titles: In praise of tobacco; Four poems in praise of tobacco
Notes: 8vo: A-D⁴ ²A-²C⁴.

This parody on Pope's Rape of the lock is the 4th component of a Curllian composite volume (Altar of love... 3d ed. 1731). It includes an engr. frontis. (A1v); t-p (p.[3]); Preface (p.[5-6]) subscribed "G.J."; The Rape (p.[7]-23); The Welch wedding. By Mr. Hauksbee (p.[24]-28); In praise of tobacco. A New-Year's ode [by I.H. Browne] (p.[29]-31); A country pipe [by I.H. Browne] (p.31-32); Four poems in praise of tobacco. An imitation of the style of four poets [by I.H. Browne] (p.²[1]-8); An ode to Henry St. John, Esq; in Latin and English [by J. Philips] (p.²[9]-23; p.²[24] blank) [also issued independently as Of smoking. Four poems... London: Curll, 1736, which is considered a piracy of His A pipe of tobacco... London: L. Gilliver, 1736; cf. Foxon B524]. -- Running title, p.30-²23: In praise of tobacco. -- Following imprint: Price One Shilling. -- First pub. anon: London: R. Burleigh, 1717.

Case 303 (c)

Foxon J25