Old mans wish [microform] : This old-man he doth wish for wealth in vain, but he thereby doth not the treasure gain; for if with wishes he the same could have, he would not mind nor think upon the grave[.] To a pleasant new play-house tune.
bb A ballad about an old man who desires wealth.
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| Format: | Book |
| Language: | English |
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[London] :
Printed for J. Deacon at the angel in Guilt-spur-street,
[1684?]
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| Series: | Women Advising Women. Women's writing and advice, c1450-1720 ;
reel 3:2(Douce Ballads 2[68]) |
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| Summary: | bb A ballad about an old man who desires wealth. |
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| Item Description: | The name authority file shows "The" as first word of title; Wing shows an absence of "The" Place of publication from Wing, which estimates publication date as 1671-1700; But the name authority file estimates publication date as 1684. Verse - "If I live to grow old," Filmed copy at Adam Matthew's set Women Advising Women: Part 5: Women's writing and advice, c1450-1720, reel 3, Douce Ballads 2[68], cropped at head, with great loss of title, and ornamentation over second and third columns. Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library. |
| Physical Description: | 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : illustrations (woodcuts) ; oblong 1/2̕ 1 reel : microfilm ; 35 mm. + Listing and guide to the microfilm collection (57p.) |
| Reproduction Note: | Microfilm. |
| Location of Originals/Duplicates Note: | Bodleian Library, |
| Citation/References Note: | Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), ESTC (RLIN), |