POLITICAL SATIRE The First and Second Chapters of the Lamen

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(POLITICAL SATIRE.) The First and Second Chapters of the Lamentations of Jonah, to the People of Nineveh, upon their Flight from the Wrath that was to come. 7, [1] pages. Folio, 309x196 mm, disbound; conspicuous dampstaining in upper margins, title chipped along fore edge. London: G. Lyon, 1750

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"And it came to pass in the Reign of G[eorge] the Second, in the Land of E[ngland] That the Earth was corrupt, and the People were absorb'd in Wickedness and Luxury, and they said in their Hearts, 'No ill can come unto us' " [etc.]. COPAC cites ESTC N31624 locating only the UC Berkeley copy.