EBBA 21192
Magdalene College - Pepys
| Kind WILLIAM, / Or, Constant Betty. / Let Maids beware, and shun the Snare, / [I s]ay be rul'd by me, / Though you embrace, be perfect chaste, / from stains of Infamy. | |
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| Date Published | 1671-1702 ? |
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| Imprint | Printed for J. Deacon, at the Angel in Guilt-Spur-street without Newgate. |
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| Collection | Magdalene College - Pepys |
| Page | 3.179 |
| Location | Pepys Library |
| Shelfmark | Pepys Ballads 3.179 |
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| Part 1 | |
| Title | Kind WILLIAM, / Or, Constant Betty. / Let Maids beware, and shun the Snare, / [I s]ay be rul'd by me, / Though you embrace, be perfect chaste, / from stains of Infamy. |
| Tune Imprint | To the tune of the Doubting Virgin. |
| First Lines | COnstant Betty that sweet creature, / she was Williams hearts delight, |
| Refrain | Let's not [d]a[l]ly, shall I, shall I, / but she answered no, no, no. [with variations; not final stanza] |
| Album Page | 1/2 sheet oblong folio, ?205 x 308 |
| Condition | creased, uneven inking |
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