EBBA 22034
Magdalene College - Pepys
| [?] / Old Mans WISH. / This Old-Man he doth Wish for Wealth in vain / But he thereby doth not the Treasure gain; / For if with Wishes he the same could have, / He would not mind nor think upon the Grave. | |
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| Date Published | 1671-1702 ? |
| Author | Walter Pope |
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| Imprint | Printed for I. Deacon, in Guilt=spur=street. |
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| Collection | Magdalene College - Pepys |
| Page | 4.370 |
| Location | Pepys Library |
| Shelfmark | Pepys Ballads 4.370 |
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| Title | [?] / Old Mans WISH. / This Old-Man he doth Wish for Wealth in vain / But he thereby doth not the Treasure gain; / For if with Wishes he the same could have, / He would not mind nor think upon the Grave. |
| Tune Imprint | To a Pleasant new Play-House Tune. |
| First Lines | IF I live to grow old, / (for I find I go down) |
| Refrain | May I govern my passion, / with an absolute sway, / And grow wiser and better, / as my strength wears away: / Without Gout or Stone, / by a gentle decay. [with variations in the final stanza] |
| Album Page | 1/2 sheet oblong folio, 205 x 280 |
| Condition | cropped top edge, set-off from opposite page visible |
| Ornament | headpiece: 32 x 97 |