The country damsels resolution, or, Her vvorthy esteem of the farmer, before the taylor, tanner, glover, miller, or any other that came to court her : Tho' many trad[e]smen came to wooe, this damsel of great fame, yet none of them alas could do, until the farmer came/ tune of, my life and my death.

Format:

Microformat

Series:

Women advising women ; pt. 5, reel 3.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Broadsides--England--London--Early works to 1800.

Broadsides.

Love poetry, English--England--Early works to 1800.

Love poetry, English.

England.

England--London.

Genre:

Ballads -- England -- 17th century.

Poetry.

Physical Description:

1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : illustrations (woodcuts) ; oblong 1/2⁰

35 mm

monochrome

service copy

positive

Other Title:

Country damsels resolution, or, her worthy esteem of the farmer

Place of Publication:

[London] : Printed for J. Deacon, at the angel in Guilt-spur-street, without Newgate,[], [1688-1692?]

Summary:

A ballad about the courtship of a young woman by many men.

Notes:

At end of title in manuscript: "or Mog[s]y's gone over [s]eas with a sol[dier].

In three columns. With ornamentation between first and second column and at end, before order to print and imprint; with order to print by R P.

Verse - "A beautiful damsel, but eighteen years old,"

Not in Wing. Place and date of publication surmised by cataloger fromsimilar items bound nearby.

Reproduction of original in the Bodleian Library.

Microfilm. Marlborough, England : Adam Matthew Publications ; Oxford, England : Bodleian Photographic Service. 1998. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. Women advising women ; pt. 5, reel 3.

Cited in:

ESTC (RLIN), ESTCR232948.

OCLC:

63661727