EBBA 33668
National Library of Scotland - Crawford
| An Answer / To the forc'd Marriage: / Or, the old mans vindication. / I read a Song a Day or two ago, / Which says that Celia's now grown whorish too, / And makes a fine pretence because she's wed, / To one that's old, she need must wrong his bed: / I of her wantonness having suspition, / Have search'd, and found out the old mans condition; / And now I plainly see she wrongs him much, / She onely had a mind to take a touch; / With some fond foolish youngster, not for need, / For her old man as well can do the deed: / As most men can, and this may satisfie, / That Celia doth her husband much belye. | |
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| Date Published | 1670-1685 ? |
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| Imprint | Printed for E. Oliver, at the Gol= / den =Key on Snow=hill, neer the / Sarazens=head. Where any / Chap=Men may be Fur= / nished with all sorts of / Books and Ballads. |
| License | With Permission, Ro.L'Estrange. |
| Collection | National Library of Scotland - Crawford |
| Location | National Library of Scotland |
| Shelfmark | Crawford.EB.1060 |
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| Title | An Answer / To the forc'd Marriage: / Or, the old mans vindication. / I read a Song a Day or two ago, / Which says that Celia's now grown whorish too, / And makes a fine pretence because she's wed, / To one that's old, she need must wrong his bed: / I of her wantonness having suspition, / Have search'd, and found out the old mans condition; / And now I plainly see she wrongs him much, / She onely had a mind to take a touch; / With some fond foolish youngster, not for need, / For her old man as well can do the deed: / As most men can, and this may satisfie, / That Celia doth her husband much belye. |
| Tune Imprint | The Tune is, Celia's my Foe. |
| First Lines | SInce Celia's a Whore, / I'le abide her no more, |
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