It cannot rain but it pours: or, The first part of London strow'd with rarities. Being a full and true account of a fierce and wild Indian deer that beat the breath out of Mr. U****k's body. As also how Madam Faustina the rare singing woman has been taken hoarse. Together with a lamentable story of their being blooded. And likewise a true relation of the arrival of the two marvellous black Arabian ambassadors, who are of the same country with the wonderful horse lately shewn in King-Street. N. B. The second part of this book by mistake of the printer was published first

All titles

• It cannot rain but it pours: or, The first part of London strow'd with rarities. Being a full and true account of a fierce and wild Indian deer that beat the breath out of Mr. U****k's body. As also how Madam Faustina the rare singing woman has been taken hoarse. Together with a lamentable story of their being blooded. And likewise a true relation of the arrival of the two marvellous black Arabian ambassadors, who are of the same country with the wonderful horse lately shewn in King-Street. N. B. The second part of this book by mistake of the printer was published first
• First part of London strow'd with rarities; London strow'd with rarities

People / Organizations

• John Arbuthnot (Author)

Imprint

London : printed for J. Roberts, near the Oxford-Arms, in Warwick-Lane, MDCCXXVI. [1726]

Added name

Robert, James, 1668 or 1669-1754, bookseller.

Publication year

1726

ESTC No.

T37437

Grub Street ID

267107

Description

11, [1] p. ; 8°.

Note

Probably started by John Arbthnot, but completed by another hand

Doubtfully attributed to Dean Swift by Teerink in the first edition of his bibliography but ascribed to Arbuthnot et al. in the second edition

Price from imprint: price Three-Pence

Signatures: A]4] B]2.

Uncontrolled note

NUC = Arbuthnot