EBBA 31335
British Library - Roxburghe
| The King of Good-Fellows: / OR, / The Merry Toper's Advice. / Being a Pleasant New Song much in Request. / This is the Man whose Company once had, / Will make Men Cheearful, though of late but sad: / He hates Curmudgeons, but does Court the Blade, / That will spend free, for Drinking is a Trade; / By it long Nights flye swift, and seem but short, / No Pastime's like unto true Tippling sport. | ||
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| Date Published | 1680-1690 ? | |
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| Imprint | Printed for J. Jordan, at the Sign / of the Angel, in Guiltspur-street, / without Newgate. | |
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| Collection | British Library - Roxburghe | |
| Page | 4.52 | |
| Location | British Library | |
| Shelfmark | C.20.f.10.52 | |
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| Part 1 | Part 2 | |
| Title | The King of Good-Fellows: / OR, / The Merry Toper's Advice. / Being a Pleasant New Song much in Request. / This is the Man whose Company once had, / Will make Men Cheearful, though of late but sad: / He hates Curmudgeons, but does Court the Blade, / That will spend free, for Drinking is a Trade; / By it long Nights flye swift, and seem but short, / No Pastime's like unto true Tippling sport. | The Second part, |
| Tune Imprint | To a Pleasant New Tune. | to the same Tune. |
| First Lines | I Am the King and Prince of Drunkards, / Hectoring roaring tipling Boys: | All the night I do tipple good Wine, / which resists both heat and cold: |
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