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London : Printed by Sherwood, Neely, and Jones,
Paternoster Row. 1809. 12mo, pp. iv, 174.
This is certainly by Dibdin, for which reason I attribute to him ' Peter Nicked ; or, the Devil's Darling ' (1804), of which I have not been able to trace a copy. On a flyleaf following p. 174 of 'The Lion,' &c , there is announced for speedy publication another work by the same author, of which I have seen no copy : ' The Patriots Planet-Struck ; or, Expulsion Anticipated : a Poetical effu- sion.'
1811. Songs written and composed by C. Dibdin "expressly and exclusively" for 'La Belle As- sembled ' Magazine, New Series. Oblong folio, 2 pp. each.
1. Life's Weather Gage [sic]. For No. 15 (January, 1811).
2. All Weathers. For No. 16 (February, 1811).
3. Friendship put to the test. For No. 17 (March, 1811).
4. Conversation between the old Pensioners Malplaquet and Hockstet on our recent Success. For No. 18 (April, 1811).
5. Jack 's Alive. For No. 19 (May, 1811).
6. French Cruelty and British Generosity. For No. 20 (June, 1811).
7. Jack's Discoveries. For No. 21 (July, 1811).
8. The Tizzies. For No. 22 (August, 1811).
9. The Riddle. For No. 23 (September, 1811$.
10. The Queen of the May. For No. 24 (October, 1811).
11. The Cabin Boy. For No. 25 (November, 1811).
12. Valour and its Reward. For No. 30 (April, 1812).
1811. *The Round Robin. A Musical Piece in Two Acts. First performed Friday, 21 June, 1811.
This piece, Dibdin's last, was unsuccessful, being only played twice ; I have seen no copy of either the music or the libretto. The ' Biographia Dramatica ' says the latter was not printed. Hogarth, however, found and included in his collection the words of four- teen lyrical pieces and the music of one. This is one of the most enduringly popular of Dibdin's songs. It was published by Dibdin in folio (2 pp. on a sheet of 4) as follows :
The Lass that Loves a Sailor, Written and Com- posed by Mr. Dibdin, and sung by Mr. Shaw (with universal applause) at the Theatre in the Hay- market, in The Round Robin. Price Is. This Song is now offered to the Public, as a Specimen of that Piece. To be Sold at Mr. Asperne s, No. 32 Corn- hill-at the Sun Office, No. 112 Strand-by Mr. Milhouse, Instrument Maker, No. 5, Rupert Street, St. James's, Mr. Dibdin, No. 17, Arlington Street, Camden Town, and all the Music Shops. (Signed at foot of p. 1.)
1814. A collection of Songs, selected from the works of Mr. Dibdin. A New Edition. In Two Volumes. Vol. I. [or II.]. London : printed for R. Lea, Greek Street, Soho ; John Richardson, Royal Exchange ; and J. Walker & Co., Paternoster Row;
By S. Hamilton, Weybridge, Surrey. 1814.
Vol. i. pp. iv, viii, 288. Vol. ii. pp. iv, vii, 294.
This collection contains every song in the- five-volurae issue (1790 et seq.), with the exception of ' What a Plague, said Young:. Colin,' on p. 107 of vol. iii. The songs are in the same order, except that those of vol. iv, here precede those of vol. iii.
1814 (or later). A Selection [Portrait] of the most esteemed Songs Written and Composed by Mr. Dibdin. To be continued. Published by C. Wheatstone & Co. 436, Strand. Vol. I. [or II.]. Price 5s. Jones sc. n.d.
Watermark date 1814, 9i by 6| in. 2 vols.- Engraved title, with portrait engraved by Mr. Smith. Vol. i. contains 20 songs, and index, 50 pp. The songs may have also been issued separately from same plates. Vol. ii. (in the only copy I have seen) contains 17 songs on 44 pp., and no index. It is possibly imperfect.
I have now brought this list of Charles- Dibdin's productions up to the date of his death. It still remains to add an account of the subsequent collections of his works and* of the existing portraits ; after which I shall- conclude with a list of such additions and 1 alterations as I have noted. In anticipation- of this I again invite collectors to oblige me by comparing their possessions with the corresponding entries in my bibliography, and correcting any errors and omissions' they may detect. I am fully conscious that the result of my labours is very far frou> perfect. Some allowance must, however, be made for shortcomings in the first serious- attempt to give an exact account of the innumerable productions of a man so prolific and versatile. I have received very valuable assistance from a number of correspondents, and especially from three well-known collec- tors : Mr. W. T. Freeman tie, of Rotherham, Mr. Frank Kidson, of Leeds, and the late Mr. Julian Marshall. To the last named I was for a number of years greatly in- debted for assistance and encouragement. A correspondence in ' N. & Q.' (to the anti- quary the best of introductions) was the beginning of a lasting friendship, to me most pleasant and profitable. His death robs me of one who taught me much as- student and collector, of an ardent sympa- thizer, of a most charming correspondent, and of a valued friend.
E. RIMBAULT DIBDIN.
Morningside, Sudworth Road, New Brighton.
DELAGARD, ONE OF THE COUNTESS OF
HUNTINGDON'S PKEACHEES. I have been
allowed the perusal of a commonplace book
