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Subject: RIVINGTON, JAMES (1724-1803)
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UPDATE command denied to user 'poetryex_users'@'localhost' for table `poetryex_poems`.`subcnt` BEELZEBUB'S REMONSTRANCE (ON RIVINGTON'S APOLOGY FOR LYING), by PHILIP FRENEAU    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: Your golden dreams, your flattering schemes
Last Line: Will bolt him in, and keep him there!
Subject(s): American Revolution; Lies; Rivington, James (1724-1803)


EPIGRAM, OCCASIONED BY TITLE OF RIVINGTON'S ROYAL GAZETTE, by PHILIP FRENEAU    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: Says satan to jemmy, 'I hold you a bet'
Last Line: "a sett of new types, and a sett of new lies."
Subject(s): American Revolution; Lies; Newspapers; Rivington, James (1724-1803); Journalism; Journalists


LINES OCCASIONED BY RIVINGTON'S NEW TITUAL TYPES ..., by PHILIP FRENEAU    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: Well - now (said the devil) it looks something better!
Last Line: Of him and his arms I'll be the engraver.
Subject(s): American Revolution; Newspapers; Rivington, James (1724-1803); Journalism; Journalists


ON MR. RIVINGTON'S NEW ENGRAVED KINGS ARMS .. ROYAL GAZETTE, by PHILIP FRENEAU    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: From the regions of night, with his head in a sack
Last Line: "the inventor, as well as the printer of lies."
Subject(s): American Revolution; Newspapers; Rivington, James (1724-1803); Journalism; Journalists


RIVINGTON'S CONFESSIONS ADDRESSED TO THE WHIGS OF NEW YORK, by PHILIP FRENEAU    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: Long life and low spirits were never my choice
Last Line: And he'll turn a true blue-skin, or just what you will. --
Subject(s): American Revolution; Confessions; Rivington, James (1724-1803)


RIVINGTON'S LAST WILL AND TESTAMENT, by PHILIP FRENEAU    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: Since life is uncertain, and no one can say
Last Line: Squire john coghill knap, and brother hugh gaine.
Subject(s): American Revolution; Rivington, James (1724-1803); Wills


RIVINGTON'S REFLECTIONS, by PHILIP FRENEAU    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: The more I reflect, the more plain it appears
Last Line: Ye may swear that poor jemmy would have to sing mass.
Subject(s): American Revolution; Rivington, James (1724-1803)


TRUTH ANTICIPATED, by PHILIP FRENEAU    Poem Text         Poet Analysis             Poet's Biography
First Line: What brilliant events have of late come to pass
Last Line: For all his life long he did little but lie.
Subject(s): Lies; Newspapers; Rivington, James (1724-1803); Journalism; Journalists