EBBA 21281
Magdalene College - Pepys
| The MAIDENS Moan, / OR, / Her sad and sorrowful Complaint for want of a Husband. / Let not my witness be withstood, / young men some pity shew; / You know that I am Flesh and Blood / Alas! as well as you. | |
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| Date Published | 1685-1688 |
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| Imprint | Printed for P. Brooksby, at the Golden=Ball in Pye=corner |
| License | This may be Printed, R. P. |
| Collection | Magdalene College - Pepys |
| Page | 3.267 |
| Location | Pepys Library |
| Shelfmark | Pepys Ballads 3.267 |
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| Part 1 | |
| Title | The MAIDENS Moan, / OR, / Her sad and sorrowful Complaint for want of a Husband. / Let not my witness be withstood, / young men some pity shew; / You know that I am Flesh and Blood / Alas! as well as you. |
| Tune Imprint | To the Tune of, A Touch of the Times. Or, The Countrey Farmer. |
| First Lines | I am a poor Maiden in woful distress, / Still dayly tormented I needs must confess; |
| Refrain | To see thousands marry'd, and I lye alone. {with variation in final stanza} |
| Album Page | 1/2 sheet oblong folio, ?200 x 290 |
| Condition | cropped right and bottom edges, torn bottom edge, damaged surface |
| Ornament | vertical rule |