EBBA 21142
Magdalene College - Pepys
| VVill the merry weaver, & Charity the Chamber-maid, / Or, A brisk encounter between a young-man and his love; / He in her eyes, such Beauties did discover, / Making him eager to approach his Lover; / But she a longing Maid as others be, / Desir'd for to learn her A. B. C. / He put the Fescue in her Lilly-white hand, / And taught her how the same to understand | |
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| Date Published | 1672-1696 ? |
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| Imprint | Printed for P. Brooksby' at the Golden Ball, near the Hospital-Gate, in VVest-smithfield. |
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| Collection | Magdalene College - Pepys |
| Page | 3.132 |
| Location | Pepys Library |
| Shelfmark | Pepys Ballads 3.132 |
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| Part 1 | |
| Title | VVill the merry weaver, & Charity the Chamber-maid, / Or, A brisk encounter between a young-man and his love; / He in her eyes, such Beauties did discover, / Making him eager to approach his Lover; / But she a longing Maid as others be, / Desir'd for to learn her A. B. C. / He put the Fescue in her Lilly-white hand, / And taught her how the same to understand |
| Tune Imprint | To a pleasant new Tune; Or, I am a Weaver by my trade. Or, Now I am bound, &c. |
| First Lines | I Am a Weaver by my Trade, / And I fell in love with a Servant Maid, |
| Refrain | That she could not learn her A.B.C. [stanzas 9-12; with variations] |
| Album Page | 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 203 x 280 |
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| Ornament | vertical rules |