EBBA 21857
Magdalene College - Pepys
| The Sorrowful Ladies Complaint / [?] damosel Lamenteth the loss of her Lover, who behaved himself very Valiantly in a late / Engagement at Sea, but at last was unfortunately Slain. / This Stories known both far and wide, / To Holland's wonder, England's Pride; / Come therefore every Loyal heart, / And in my burden bear a part. | ||
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| Date Published | 1672-1696 ? | |
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| Imprint | London, Printed for Phillip Brooksby, at the Hospital-gate, / in West=Smith-field. | |
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| Collection | Magdalene College - Pepys | |
| Page | 4.195 | |
| Location | Pepys Library | |
| Shelfmark | Pepys Ballads 4.195 | |
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| Part 1 | Part 2 | |
| Title | The Sorrowful Ladies Complaint / [?] damosel Lamenteth the loss of her Lover, who behaved himself very Valiantly in a late / Engagement at Sea, but at last was unfortunately Slain. / This Stories known both far and wide, / To Holland's wonder, England's Pride; / Come therefore every Loyal heart, / And in my burden bear a part. | The second part, To the same Tune. |
| Tune Imprint | To the Tune of, The Earl of Sandwich farewel. | to the same Tune: |
| First Lines | ONe morning I walk'd by my self on the shoar, / When the Tempest did sing, and the Waves they did | MY Love lies now in his watry Grave, / And hath nothing to shew for his Tomb but a Wave, |
| Refrain | Of ah! ah! ah! my Love's dead, / There is not a Bell / But a Triton's shell, / To ring, to ring, to ring my Love's knell. [with variations] | Of ah! ah! my Love's dead, / There is not a Bell / But a Triton's shell, / To ring, to ring, to ring my Love's knell. [with variations] |
| Album Page | 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 200 x 286 | |
| Condition | cropped left edge, torn top edge, holed, creased and damged surface, uneven inking | |
| Ornament | horizontal rule | |