Parthenia's complaint, or, The forsaken shepeardess : The falsehood of young men she doth discover, by the sad example of her faithless lover : and so against them all she doth enveigh, tho' injur'd but by one, which makes her say, happy nymph for certain is that can, so little value that false creature man / To a new tune much in request, or, Sitting beyond a river side.

Format:

• Microformat

Series:

• Women advising women ; pt. 5, reel 3:2.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

• Broadsides--England--London--Early works to 1800.
• Mythology, Greek--Poetry--Early works to 1800.
• Mythology, Greek.
• Broadsides.
• England--London.

Genre:

• Poetry.
• Ballads -- England -- 17th century.

Physical Description:

• 1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : illustrations (woodcuts) ; 1/2⁰
• 35 mm
• monochrome
• service copy
• positive

Place of Publication:

[London] : [printed for P. Brooksby], [1679?]

Summary:

A ballad about unrequited love.

Notes:

• Verse - "Sitting beyond a rivers side,".
• Illustrated with 4 woodcuts.
• Imprint from Wing CD-ROM, 1996.
• Filmed copy at Adam Matthew's set Women Advising Women: Part 5: Women's writing and advice, c1450-1720, reel 3, Douce Ballads 2[73], appears to be a variant setting with different punctuation, spelling, woodcuts, and differences in imprint.
• Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library.
• Microfilm. Marlborough, England : Adam Matthew Publications, 1998. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. Women advising women ; pt. 5, reel 3:2

Cited in:

• Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), P580
• ESTC (RLIN), ESTCR35095.

OCLC:

63661463