A description of this age : Very good and useful for all people to look in, either old or young, rich or poor, to behold the vanity of this world, and the uncertainty of mans life / by L.W. ; The tune is, Aim not to high.

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

L. W.

Series:

Women advising women ; pt. 5, reel 3.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Life--Early works to 1800.

Life.

Brotherliness--Religious aspects--Early works to 1800.

Brotherliness.

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

Broadsides.

Brotherliness--Religious aspects.

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

Place of Publication:

London : printed for Richard Burton at the Horshoe in Smithfield, [1674-1690?]

Summary:

A philosophical ballad about life and the world.

Notes:

In four columns.

Not in Wing.

Date of publication surmised by cataloger from date of other works by author.

Verse - "O what a wicked sinful age is this!"

Filmed copy at Adam Matthew's set Women Advising Women: Part 5: Women's writing and advice, c1450-1720, reel 3, Douce Ballads 1[117], stained in third column with slight loss of text.

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), ESTCR233018.

OCLC:

63661771