EBBA 36067
Manchester Central Library - Blackletter Ballads
| Mars and Vulcan in opposition: / FOR, / When Mars and faire Venus were both in conjunction / the Cyclops beheld them with some of his fellowes, / Poore Vulcan was horned by one of the function, / Whilst he silly Cuckold was blowing the bellowes: / Mars did unto Venus what his skill could afford her, / And dub'd Vulcan Knight of the new forked order. | ||
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| Date Published | 1650? | |
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| Imprint | London, Printed for F.G. | |
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| Collection | Manchester Central Library - Blackletter Ballads | |
| Page | 2.11 | |
| Location | Manchester Central Library | |
| Shelfmark | BR f 821.04 B49 | |
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| Part 1 | Part 2 | |
| Title | Mars and Vulcan in opposition: / FOR, / When Mars and faire Venus were both in conjunction / the Cyclops beheld them with some of his fellowes, / Poore Vulcan was horned by one of the function, / Whilst he silly Cuckold was blowing the bellowes: / Mars did unto Venus what his skill could afford her, / And dub'd Vulcan Knight of the new forked order. | The second part, |
| Tune Imprint | To the Tune of, Colonell Downes his men, &c. | To the same Tune. |
| First Lines | A Country blade of late / well mounted on a horse, | ANd to requite him further, / he with a leaden tun, |
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