EBBA 21147
Magdalene College - Pepys
| The Difficult French-Man's / Unsuccessful Adventers; / Or, A New Ballad of a Finical Monsieur, who came to Marry an English Lady, but could find none / for his purpose, till Conquer'd by a Crack. / Monsieur Pragmatical, was Shipt from Deep, / Landed at Dover, big with hopes to Reap / Clusters of Love from all the Female Sex, / He Courted those with Pearls about their Necks: / No mean-born Lady could this Fopp content, / For the best Mark we find his Bow was bent: / But after his Courtship, he, alack, / Greedily grasp'd a Common Whetston=Crack. | |
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| Date Published | 1685-1688 |
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| Imprint | Printed for P. Brooksby in Pye-Corner. |
| License | This may be Printed, R. P. |
| Collection | Magdalene College - Pepys |
| Page | 3.136 |
| Location | Pepys Library |
| Shelfmark | Pepys Ballads 3.136 |
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| Part 1 | |
| Title | The Difficult French-Man's / Unsuccessful Adventers; / Or, A New Ballad of a Finical Monsieur, who came to Marry an English Lady, but could find none / for his purpose, till Conquer'd by a Crack. / Monsieur Pragmatical, was Shipt from Deep, / Landed at Dover, big with hopes to Reap / Clusters of Love from all the Female Sex, / He Courted those with Pearls about their Necks: / No mean-born Lady could this Fopp content, / For the best Mark we find his Bow was bent: / But after his Courtship, he, alack, / Greedily grasp'd a Common Whetston=Crack. |
| Tune Imprint | To the Tune of, There was a brisk Lass, &c. |
| First Lines | MY Pockets begar, were lin'd very well, / Uid many Pistoles, too many to t[e]ll, |
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| Album Page | 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 214 x 303 |
| Condition | torn bottom edge, creased, damaged surface, uneven inking |
| Ornament | vertical rule |