EBBA 20819
Magdalene College - Pepys
| The Valiant Commander, with his Resolute Lady. / SHEWING, / A brief Discourse of a Commander bold, / Who had a wife was worth her weight in gold; / She bravely fought to save her Husbands life, / Let all men judge, was not this a Valiant Wife? | |
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| Date Published | 1678-1680 |
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| Imprint | Printed for F.Coles,T. Vere, J. Wright / J. Clarke, W. Thackeray and / T. Passinger. |
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| Collection | Magdalene College - Pepys |
| Page | 2.208 |
| Location | Pepys Library |
| Shelfmark | Pepys Ballads 2.208 |
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| Part 1 | |
| Title | The Valiant Commander, with his Resolute Lady. / SHEWING, / A brief Discourse of a Commander bold, / Who had a wife was worth her weight in gold; / She bravely fought to save her Husbands life, / Let all men judge, was not this a Valiant Wife? |
| Tune Imprint | To a New Northern Tune, called, I would give ten thousand pounds, &c. or Ned Smith. |
| First Lines | GAllants come list a while, / a Story I shall tell, |
| Refrain | This unto her he said, / dearest come thou to me, / I would give ten thousand pound / thou wert in Shrewsbury. [stanzas 1-3, 6; with variations]; Dearest cast care away, / let kisses comfort thee, / Thou and i'le ne'r depart, / i'le live and dye with thee. [stanzas 7-10] |
| Album Page | 1/2 sheet oblong folio, ?210 x 315 |
| Condition | cropped left and right edges, uneven inking |
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