The Rake's progress
Subtitle: or, The humours of St. James's : being the life of the celebrated Squire Rakewell, in six Hudibrastic cantos, with a curious print to each canto, engrav'd from the originals of Mr. Hogarth. I. His education, death of his father, takes possession of his estate, commences man of fashion, and discards the young woman, whom he had debauch'd, under a pretence of marrying her.  II. A pleasant allegory, sets up a grand levee, character of the group.  III. Visits the brothels in Covent-Garden, gets drunk, description of a bagnio, &c.  IV. Rakewell looses his money, sells his estates, and marries a rich widow.  V. Begins horse racing, drinking, whoreing, goes to the gaming table, looses his last stake, the house set on fire &c. &c.  VI.  Goes mad, sent to Bedlam, where he is attended by the faithful young woman, he first debauch'd, description of Bedlam, &c. --
Contributors: Breval, John Durant, 1680?-1738
Edition: A new edition; with a curious love epistle from Squire Rakewell to the young woman, who was the object of his first passion. --
Publisher: Printed for G. Robson ...
Published: 1700
Place of publication: London
Language: eng
Number of pages: 71
Other titles: Humours of St. James.
Notes: Anonymous.  Sometimes attributed to John Durant Breval.  Cf. NCBEL.

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