The love-sick young man, and witty maid, or, an amorous dialogue between William and Betty / To the tune of, Wert thou more fairer than thou art, or, The skilful doctor, or, If you love me tell me so.

Format:

Microformat

Author/Creator:

T. J.

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

Place of Publication:

[London] : Printed for W. Thackeray, in duck-lane, neer West-smithfield, [between 1688 and 1689?]

Summary:

A ballad about a conversation between two lovers.

Notes:

Verse - Between the title words, "Betty" and "To", is a preliminary stanza with the first line, "These lovers in the west of England [dwelt],".

Text verse begins: "All you that loyal lovers are,".

Place and date of publication 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[1], creased or damaged, with some loss of title stanza.

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:

Wing (CD-ROM, 1996), J39A

ESTC (RLIN), ESTCR233245.

OCLC:

63662054