EBBA 22457
Magdalene College - Pepys
| THE / MAIDS CALL / TO THE / BATCHELORS. | |
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| Date Published | 1671-1702 ? |
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| Imprint | London: Printed for J. Deacon, at the An-/gel, in Guilt-spur-street |
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| Collection | Magdalene College - Pepys |
| Page | 5.194 |
| Location | Pepys Library |
| Shelfmark | Pepys Ballads 5.194 |
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| Part 1 | |
| Title | THE / MAIDS CALL / TO THE / BATCHELORS. |
| Tune Imprint | To an Excellent new Tune. |
| First Lines | I Heard an old Proverb by my Father and Mother, / That going to one Wedding, begets another, |
| Refrain | Come gentle, come simple, come foolish, come witty, / Oh, let me not dye a Maid, take me for pity. [stanzas 1-7] I'll hug thee, I'll kiss thee, and on the Bed tumble, / And you shall not dye a Maid, therefore don't grumble. [stanzas 8-10] |
| Album Page | 1/2 sheet folio, 243 x 160 |
| Condition | cropped left edge, damaged surface, uneven inking |
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