EBBA 31504
British Library - Roxburghe
| The True Lovers Tragedy: / Being an Incomparable Ballad of Gentleman and his Lady. / that both killed themselves for Love, under the disguised Names of / Philander and Phillis, / Phillis, Philanders scatter'd Garment finds / And thinks him slain, for which with Fate she joyns, / And with her Fatal Poniard striketh Deep, / As Life no longer can its Station keep; / The Crimson Streams so fast flowd from her Veins, / Yet Dying, of her Loves dear Loss Complains: / No sooner Death had closed her Starry Eyes, / But her Return'd Philander her espyes; / And finding that for him she lost her Breath, / He kills himself, and Crowns his Love with death, | |
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| Date Published | 1672-1696 ? |
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| Imprint | Printed for P. Brooksby, at the Hospi- / tal-Gate, in West-smithfield. |
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| Collection | British Library - Roxburghe |
| Page | 4.78 |
| Location | British Library |
| Shelfmark | C.20.f.10.78 |
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| Title | The True Lovers Tragedy: / Being an Incomparable Ballad of Gentleman and his Lady. / that both killed themselves for Love, under the disguised Names of / Philander and Phillis, / Phillis, Philanders scatter'd Garment finds / And thinks him slain, for which with Fate she joyns, / And with her Fatal Poniard striketh Deep, / As Life no longer can its Station keep; / The Crimson Streams so fast flowd from her Veins, / Yet Dying, of her Loves dear Loss Complains: / No sooner Death had closed her Starry Eyes, / But her Return'd Philander her espyes; / And finding that for him she lost her Breath, / He kills himself, and Crowns his Love with death, |
| Tune Imprint | To a New Play-house Tune: Or, Oh! cruel bloody Fate. |
| First Lines | AH Cruel Bloody fate, / what canst thou now do more? |
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