an anonymous poem entitled "fuqek nitħaddet malta" "(i am talking about you, malta)", was written c. 1749, regarding the conspiracy of the slaves. a few years later, in 1752, a catechism entitled "tagħlim nisrani ta' dun franġisk wizzino" "(don francesco wizzino's christian teachings)" was published in both maltese and italian. the occasion of carnival in 1760 saw the publication of a collection of burlesque verses under the heading "żwieġ la maltija" "(marriage, in the maltese style)", by dun feliċ demarco.