EBBA 21172
Magdalene College - Pepys
| THE / Maidens Vindication: / Or, An Answer to / O so Ungrateful a Creature. / Shall I be silent, and not write again, / When he against me doth so much complain? / He calls me Cruel, and Ungrateful too, / And sends his Lines abroad to publick view. / No, I to clear my self of such a crime / Will answer him (as his was writ) in Rhime: / The young-Men when they see't, 'tis false they'l cry, / But if the Maids believe it, what care I. | |
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| Date Published | 1684-1700 ? |
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| Imprint | Printed for James Bissel at the Bible and Harp in West-Smithfield. |
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| Collection | Magdalene College - Pepys |
| Page | 3.160 |
| Location | Pepys Library |
| Shelfmark | Pepys Ballads 3.160 |
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| Title | THE / Maidens Vindication: / Or, An Answer to / O so Ungrateful a Creature. / Shall I be silent, and not write again, / When he against me doth so much complain? / He calls me Cruel, and Ungrateful too, / And sends his Lines abroad to publick view. / No, I to clear my self of such a crime / Will answer him (as his was writ) in Rhime: / The young-Men when they see't, 'tis false they'l cry, / But if the Maids believe it, what care I. |
| Tune Imprint | Tune of, Oh so ungrateful a Creature. |
| First Lines | HOw can you call me ungratful, / or count me cruel to be, |
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| Album Page | 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 200 x 300 |
| Condition | damaged surface |
| Ornament | vertical rules and cast fleurons |