EBBA 30434
British Library - Roxburghe
| The pining Maid / OR / A Pattern for Lovers / Giving a brief account of the unfortunate death of a young Man living / in Coventry, Shopkeeper, who drowned himself for the Love of a / Maid daughter to a Captain of the said City, because she denyed her / promise and would not yeild to be his wife and now she live in a / most sad condition and is very much troubled in her mind the Poet / having a hint of some of her grief composed those lines into meeter, / according to her directions and so caused it to be Printed for all / young men and maids, to take example by the same. | |
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| Date Published | 1672-1696 ? |
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| Imprint | Printed for Philip Brooksby near the Hospital-gate in West-Smith-field. |
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| Collection | British Library - Roxburghe |
| Pages | 3.118, 3.119 |
| Location | British Library |
| Shelfmark | C.20.f.9.118-119 |
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| Title | The pining Maid / OR / A Pattern for Lovers / Giving a brief account of the unfortunate death of a young Man living / in Coventry, Shopkeeper, who drowned himself for the Love of a / Maid daughter to a Captain of the said City, because she denyed her / promise and would not yeild to be his wife and now she live in a / most sad condition and is very much troubled in her mind the Poet / having a hint of some of her grief composed those lines into meeter, / according to her directions and so caused it to be Printed for all / young men and maids, to take example by the same. |
| Tune Imprint | The tune is, alack for my Love I must dye. |
| First Lines | COme all young Men & Maidens / and listen unto me, |
| Refrain | And 'tis for my Love that I mourn. |
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