EBBA 21051
Magdalene College - Pepys
| The Vertuous Maids Resolution, / OR, The Two Honest Lovers. / Shewing what unconstant men there be, / That use deceit and flattery; / They'l cog, dissemble, swear and Lye, / A harmless Maidens Life to try; / To all such Lovers she'l be coy, / And says, her freedom's all her joy. | |
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| Date Published | 1681-1684 |
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| Imprint | Printed for J. Wright, J. Clark, W. Thacker[ay,] / and T. Passenger. |
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| Collection | Magdalene College - Pepys |
| Page | 3.54 |
| Location | Pepys Library |
| Shelfmark | Pepys Ballads 3.54 |
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| Title | The Vertuous Maids Resolution, / OR, The Two Honest Lovers. / Shewing what unconstant men there be, / That use deceit and flattery; / They'l cog, dissemble, swear and Lye, / A harmless Maidens Life to try; / To all such Lovers she'l be coy, / And says, her freedom's all her joy. |
| Tune Imprint | To a pleasant new tune, or, I am a poor and harmless maid. |
| First Lines | [I]N a melancholly passion I, / was walking by a River side, |
| Refrain | [W]hich up she took, and did sing and play, / [T]hat in her freedom was all her joy, / [O] in my freedom's all my joy. (with variations) |
| Album Page | 1/2 sheet oblong folio, ?210 x 320 |
| Condition | cropped right edge, cropped and torn left edge, damaged surface, uneven inking |
| Ornament | headpiece: 32 x 138 |