EBBA 33569
National Library of Scotland - Crawford
| Dead and Alive: / This DITTY out of Glocestershire was sent, / To London, for to have it put in Print: / Therefore draw near, and listen unto this, / It doth concern a Man that did Amiss; / And so to shun the Anger of his WIFE, / He thought with Poyson for to end his Life: / But instead of Poyson he drank Sack, / For which his Wife did soundly pay's back. | |
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| Date Published | 1693-1694 ? |
| Author | Lawrence Price |
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| Imprint | London: Printed by and for W. Onley, and / A. Milbourn; and sold by the Booksel- / lers of Pye-corner and London-bridge. |
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| Collection | National Library of Scotland - Crawford |
| Location | National Library of Scotland |
| Shelfmark | Crawford.EB.1141 |
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| Title | Dead and Alive: / This DITTY out of Glocestershire was sent, / To London, for to have it put in Print: / Therefore draw near, and listen unto this, / It doth concern a Man that did Amiss; / And so to shun the Anger of his WIFE, / He thought with Poyson for to end his Life: / But instead of Poyson he drank Sack, / For which his Wife did soundly pay's back. |
| Tune Imprint | To the Tune of, Old Flesh, &c. |
| First Lines | THhere was a shaving Royster, / as I heard many tell, |
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| Notes | Printed on the verso of EBBA 33511, titled "An Excellent BALLAD, intitul'd, The Unfortunate Love / of a Lancashire Gentleman, and the Hard Fortune of a fair young / Bride." |