[Maude, Thomas]
Viator, a Poem: or A Journey from London to Scarborough, by way of York. Published by B. White, T. Becket, and J. Walter, 1782. 8vo, text block only (retaining a previous leather spine).
A poem from the 18th-century tradition of topographical journeys, inspired by Gay's Journey to Exeter. In it's departure from London it makes a common play of comparing the noisy and noisome town with the classical rural scenes. Interestingly though, he does admit that the frequent carts, past which the traveller must squeeze, give a good sense of the health of British business, a level-headed view at odds with similar Romantic pastoral offerings.