EBBA 20713
Magdalene College - Pepys
| Wades Reformation, / To all good Fellows in this Nation. / Wherein he doth show to'th old and to'th young, / To beware of false hearts, and a flattering tongue, / For they be two evils, and will bring you thither / Where the Devil and the Hostis went together. / But he has spent all and you plainly may see, / That 'tis poverty parts good company. | |
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| Date Published | 1684-1686 |
| Author | John Wade |
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| Imprint | Printed for J. Clark, W. Thackeray, and T. Passinger. |
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| Collection | Magdalene College - Pepys |
| Page | 2.90 |
| Location | Pepys Library |
| Shelfmark | Pepys Ballads 2.90 |
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| Title | Wades Reformation, / To all good Fellows in this Nation. / Wherein he doth show to'th old and to'th young, / To beware of false hearts, and a flattering tongue, / For they be two evils, and will bring you thither / Where the Devil and the Hostis went together. / But he has spent all and you plainly may see, / That 'tis poverty parts good company. |
| Tune Imprint | |
| First Lines | TOO long have I been a drunken Sot / And spent my means on the Black Pot, |
| Refrain | And 'tis old Ale has undone me. [with variations] |
| Album Page | 1/2 sheet oblong folio, ?215 x 315 |
| Condition | uneven inking |
| Ornament | vertical rules |