EBBA 21994
Magdalene College - Pepys
| The Wretched Miser: / OR, / A brief Account of a covetous Farmer, who bringing a Load of Corn to Market, / swore the Devil should have it before he would take the honest Market price; / which accordingly came to pass, as you shall find in these following Lines. | |
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| Date Published | 1664-1703 ? |
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| Standard Tune | |
| Imprint | Printed for J. Blare, at the Looking-Glass on London-Bridge. |
| License | Licensed according to Order. |
| Collection | Magdalene College - Pepys |
| Page | 4.331 |
| Location | Pepys Library |
| Shelfmark | Pepys Ballads 4.331 |
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| Part 1 | |
| Title | The Wretched Miser: / OR, / A brief Account of a covetous Farmer, who bringing a Load of Corn to Market, / swore the Devil should have it before he would take the honest Market price; / which accordingly came to pass, as you shall find in these following Lines. |
| Tune Imprint | To the Tune of, O Folly, desperate Folly, &c. |
| First Lines | YOu Farmers now both far and near, / make conscience of what you do, |
| Refrain | O Farmers, covetous Farmers, / why wou'd you pinch the Poor? [with variations] |
| Album Page | 1/2 sheet oblong folio, ?195 x 315 |
| Condition | cropped left and right edges, creased surface, uneven inking |
| Ornament | vertical rules |