EBBA 20840
Magdalene College - Pepys
| Sorrowful SUBJECT, / Or, Great-Brittains Calamity. / Shewing, The great Grief, Care, and Sorrow, that possessed the Loyal Subjects of / England, for the loss of the most Illustrious PRINCE / CHARLES the Second: / Who departed this Life on Feb. the 6th. 1684. to the great Astonishment / and Lamentation of the whole Nation. | |
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| Date Published | 1685 |
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| Imprint | LONDON, Printed for J. Clark, W. Thackeray, and T. Passinger |
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| Collection | Magdalene College - Pepys |
| Page | 2.227 |
| Location | Pepys Library |
| Shelfmark | Pepys Ballads 2.227 |
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| Title | Sorrowful SUBJECT, / Or, Great-Brittains Calamity. / Shewing, The great Grief, Care, and Sorrow, that possessed the Loyal Subjects of / England, for the loss of the most Illustrious PRINCE / CHARLES the Second: / Who departed this Life on Feb. the 6th. 1684. to the great Astonishment / and Lamentation of the whole Nation. |
| Tune Imprint | To the Tune of, Troy Town. |
| First Lines | HOw England is opprest with grief, / no tongue is able to express, |
| Refrain | For cruel Death with his cold Dart, / Hath pierc'd Great Charles his tender heart. (with variations) |
| Album Page | 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 210 x 326 |
| Condition | cropped right edge, torn and damaged surface, uneven inking |
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