EBBA 20709
Magdalene College - Pepys
| The poor Mans Councellor. / OR / The Marryed Mans Guide. / God have blest thee with a careful wife, / [?]ke my directions how to lead thy life, / [?]o riches thou do't want yet thou shalt find, / Far greater wealth in a contented mind; / Thy honest labour shall thy charge maintain, / Being truly got, not by unlawful gain. | |
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| Date Published | 1684-1686 |
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| Imprint | Printed for I. Clarke, W. Thackeray, and T. Passinger. |
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| Collection | Magdalene College - Pepys |
| Page | 2.86 |
| Location | Pepys Library |
| Shelfmark | Pepys Ballads 2.86 |
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| Title | The poor Mans Councellor. / OR / The Marryed Mans Guide. / God have blest thee with a careful wife, / [?]ke my directions how to lead thy life, / [?]o riches thou do't want yet thou shalt find, / Far greater wealth in a contented mind; / Thy honest labour shall thy charge maintain, / Being truly got, not by unlawful gain. |
| Tune Imprint | To the Tune of, The poor mans Comfort. |
| First Lines | COme friend if thy leisure permit thee to stay, / I'le teach the some precepts the same to obey, |
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| Album Page | 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 190 x 333 |
| Condition | cropped left edge |
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