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The History of Johnny Quæ Genus, the Little Foundling of the Late Doctor Syntax.: A Poem by the Author of the Three Tours. — John Shaqi

The History of Johnny Quæ Genus, the Little Foundling of the Late Doctor Syntax.: A Poem by the Author of the Three Tours.Combe, William

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The History of Johnny Quæ Genus, the Little Foundling of the Late Doctor Syntax.: A Poem by the Author of the Three Tours.

Name: The History of Johnny Quæ Genus, the Little Foundling of the Late Doctor Syntax.: A Poem by the Author of the Three Tours.
Author: Combe, William

Combe, William

English wit and humor, Pictorial; Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Caricatures and cartoons; Great Britain -- Social life and customs -- 19th century -- Poetry

THE ILLUSTRATED POCKET LIBRARY
    OF PLAIN AND COLOURED BOOKS

    THE HISTORY OF
    JOHNNY QUÆ GENUS

    What various views of our uncertain State
    These playful, unassuming Rhymes relate!

    ANON.

[Illustration: _Drawn by Rowlandson_

QUÆ GENUS on his JOURNEY To LONDON.]

    THE HISTORY
    OF
    JOHNNY QUÆ GENUS

    THE LITTLE FOUNDLING OF
    THE LATE DOCTOR SYNTAX
    A POEM BY THE AUTHOR OF
    THE THREE TOURS

    WITH TWENTY-FOUR
    COLOURED ILLUSTRATIONS
    BY THOMAS ROWLANDSON

    A NEW EDITION

    METHUEN & CO.
    LONDON
    1903

NOTE

This Issue is founded on the Edition published by R. Ackermann in the
year 1822

HISTORY

OF

QUÆ GENUS, ETC.

The favour which has been bestowed on the different TOURS OF DOCTOR
SYNTAX, has encouraged the Writer of them to give a HISTORY OF THE
FOUNDLING, who has been thought an interesting Object in the latter of
those Volumes; and it is written in the same style and manner, with a
view to connect it with them.

This Child of Chance, it is presumed, is led through a track of Life
not unsuited to the peculiarity of his Condition and Character, while
its varieties, as in the former Works, are represented by the Pencil
of MR. ROWLANDSON with its accustomed characteristic Felicity.

The Idea of an English GIL BLAS predominated through the whole of this
Volume; which must be considered as fortunate in no common degree, if
its readers, in the course of their perusal, should be disposed to
acknowledge even a remote Similitude to the incomparable Work of _Le
Sage_.

    The AUTHOR.

PREFACE

This prolonged work is, at length, brought to a close.--It has grown
to this size, under rare and continuing marks of public favour; while
the same mode of Composition has been employed in the last, as in the
former Volumes. They are all equally indebted to MR. ROWLANDSON'S
talents.

It may, perhaps, be considered as presumption in me, and at my age, to
sport even with my own Dowdy Muse, but, from the extensive patronage
which DOCTOR SYNTAX has received, it may be presumed that, more or
less, he has continued to amuse: And I, surely, have no reason to be
dissatisfied, when Time points at my eightieth Year, that I can still
afford some pleasure to those who are disposed to be pleased.

    The AUTHOR.

    _May 1, 1821._

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