Note 184 — No. 249. [Addison. From Thursday, Nov. 9, to Saturday, Nov. 11, 1710.
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By John Philips (1676-1709), the author of "Cyder." The "Splendid Shilling" was published in 1705, after two unauthorised versions had appeared. Written in imitation of Milton, it describes, in mock-heroic strains, the miseries of a debtor in want of a shilling to buy food, clothes, wine, or tobacco.