EBBA 21756
Magdalene College - Pepys
| The Poor Mans Comfort. / Being an Excellent new Composed Dialogue, between a Man and his Wife, / drawn up in a Coppy of Verses according to the Time, In which Ditty is con- / tained four special matters to be taken notice of, which is as followeth: A des- / pairing Husband a comfortable wife, the deadness of Trading, and a way to thrive / in hardness of Trading, and a way to thrive in hard Times. | |
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| Date Published | 1684-1686 |
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| Imprint | Printed for J. Clarke, W. Thackeray, and T. Passenger. |
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| Collection | Magdalene College - Pepys |
| Page | 4.92 |
| Location | Pepys Library |
| Shelfmark | Pepys Ballads 4.92 |
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| Part 1 | |
| Title | The Poor Mans Comfort. / Being an Excellent new Composed Dialogue, between a Man and his Wife, / drawn up in a Coppy of Verses according to the Time, In which Ditty is con- / tained four special matters to be taken notice of, which is as followeth: A des- / pairing Husband a comfortable wife, the deadness of Trading, and a way to thrive / in hardness of Trading, and a way to thrive in hard Times. |
| Tune Imprint | The Tune is, Fair Angel of England. |
| First Lines | MY heart is oppressed with sorrow sweet wife, / My mind and my sences are each one at strife |
| Refrain | |
| Album Page | 1/2 sheet oblong folio, folded, ?205 x 343 |
| Condition | cropped left edge, torn top and right edges, uneven inking |
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