EBBA 20708
Magdalene College - Pepys
| A new Ballad; Declaring the Excellent Parable of the Prodigal Child. | ||
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| Date Published | 1656 | |
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| Imprint | London, Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, and J. Wright. | |
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| Collection | Magdalene College - Pepys | |
| Pages | 2.84, 2.85 | |
| Location | Pepys Library | |
| Shelfmark | Pepys Ballads 2.84-85 | |
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| Part 1 | Part 2 | |
| Title | A new Ballad; Declaring the Excellent Parable of the Prodigal Child. | The Second Part, shewing the great Misery he endured, being constrained through Hunger to eat with / the Hogs, and how his Merciful Father received him again. |
| Tune Imprint | To the Tune of, The Wanton Wife. | To the same Tune. |
| First Lines | THere was a grave man, both wealthy & wise, / Two Sons had both proper and tall, | THen was he brought to misery great, / His garments all ragged & torn you might see |
| Refrain | Young-men remember delights are but vain, / And after sweet pleasure comes sorrow and pain. | Young-men remember delights are but vain, / And after sweet pleasure comes sorrow and pain. |
| Album Page | single sheet oblong folio, pasted across 2 pages, 278 x ?340 | |
| Condition | uneven inking | |
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