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Poem
August 22, 1797
The New Hampshire Gazette
Portsmouth, Rockingham County, New Hampshire
What is this article about?
A post rider uses humorous verse to dun subscribers for unpaid newspaper deliveries over two years, threatening to send a sheriff while advising them to cut back on alcohol to afford payment. Dated August 1797.
Clipping
OCR Quality
95%
Excellent
Full Text
Postrider's Poetical Dun.
NEWSPAPERS are not quite dear,
But you may pay me, once a year,
And you, who have not paid one shilling
I now intend to make you willing.
You think that I can ride, I say,
Two years without a farthing's pay,
So full of dark ingratitude,
Pray don't complain if you are sued,
For you must pay what is my due,
This time, the last I'll call on you
That is I mean in such a way,
But till I mean to have my pay,
A Sheriff soon I mean to send;
And on my word you may depend,
Perhaps you think you cannot pay
But I will put you in a way;
Take somewhat less of Richard Fuddle,
You'll then pay me, save cost and trouble,
And if you wish to know my name,
I will make known to you the same;
'Tis
your poor post rider,
So poor he can't buy wine, nor cider!
August, 1797.
NEWSPAPERS are not quite dear,
But you may pay me, once a year,
And you, who have not paid one shilling
I now intend to make you willing.
You think that I can ride, I say,
Two years without a farthing's pay,
So full of dark ingratitude,
Pray don't complain if you are sued,
For you must pay what is my due,
This time, the last I'll call on you
That is I mean in such a way,
But till I mean to have my pay,
A Sheriff soon I mean to send;
And on my word you may depend,
Perhaps you think you cannot pay
But I will put you in a way;
Take somewhat less of Richard Fuddle,
You'll then pay me, save cost and trouble,
And if you wish to know my name,
I will make known to you the same;
'Tis
your poor post rider,
So poor he can't buy wine, nor cider!
August, 1797.
What sub-type of article is it?
Satire
What themes does it cover?
Satire Society
Commerce Trade
What keywords are associated?
Post Rider
Newspaper Dun
Payment Demand
Ingratitude
Sheriff Threat
1797
What entities or persons were involved?
Your Poor Post Rider
Poem Details
Title
Postrider's Poetical Dun.
Author
Your Poor Post Rider
Subject
Dun For Newspaper Payment
Form / Style
Rhymed Couplets
Key Lines
So Full Of Dark Ingratitude,
Pray Don't Complain If You Are Sued,
'Tis Your Poor Post Rider,
So Poor He Can't Buy Wine, Nor Cider!