EBBA 37217
British Library - Book of Fortune
| This is call'd, Maids looke well about you? / OR, / The cunning Yung=man fitted. / A Young-man was walking by himselfe alone, / His sweet-heart had left him, and he made great moane, / As he was walking he to himselfe then said, / That he would be married to any young Maid. / And as he was looking & turning behinde him, / A Maiden was by him, but did not well minde him. / He went to the Maid and fain would have bin billing, / But the Young-maid of him got forty shilling, / Then listen unto mee and I will you tell, / The merry Jest which to him befell. | ||
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| Date Published | 1640-1674 ? | |
| Author | Peter Fancy | |
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| Imprint | London Printed for Richard Burton in / Smithfield. | |
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| Collection | British Library - Book of Fortune | |
| Location | British Library | |
| Shelfmark | C.20.f.14.(8.) | |
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| Part 1 | Part 2 | |
| Title | This is call'd, Maids looke well about you? / OR, / The cunning Yung=man fitted. / A Young-man was walking by himselfe alone, / His sweet-heart had left him, and he made great moane, / As he was walking he to himselfe then said, / That he would be married to any young Maid. / And as he was looking & turning behinde him, / A Maiden was by him, but did not well minde him. / He went to the Maid and fain would have bin billing, / But the Young-maid of him got forty shilling, / Then listen unto mee and I will you tell, / The merry Jest which to him befell. | The second Part, |
| Tune Imprint | To the tune of, Weet and weary. | to the same Tune |
| First Lines | AS I went forth one Evening tide, / it was my chance to spy one, | HE turnd and lookt about him round, / and thought no one was nie him, |
| Refrain | Hark how this Blade did coge, / pretending he did wooe her / But he within his heart did mock / on purpose to undoe her. | Harke now how this Blade did cog, / pretending he did wooe her, / But he within his heart did mock / on purpose to undoe her. |
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