The doting old dad, or, the unequal match betwixt a rich muckworm of fourscore and ten, and a young lass scarce nineteen. When dads thus old, whose blood is cold, young damsels seeks to wed; for their neglect, they may expect horns grafted on thier head. To the tune of, All trades. This may be printed, R.P.

Format:

Microformat

Series:

Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1775:29.

Standardized Title:

Doting old dad.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Satire, English--Early works to 1800.

Satire, English.

Marriage--Humor--Early works to 1800.

Marriage.

Genre:

Humor.

Physical Description:

1 sheet (1 unnumbered page) : illustrations (woodcuts)

35 mm

monochrome

service copy

positive

Other Title:

Unequal match betwixt a rich muckworm of fourscore and ten, and a young lass scarce nineteen.

Place of Publication:

[London] : Printed for P. Brooksby, at the sign [of] the Golden Ball, near the Hospital-gate, in West-Smithfield, [1685]

Notes:

Imprint from Wing, which estimates date "1685-8".

Verse - "There was a young damsel of late,".

The words "When dads .. their head." are bracketed together in two columns on the title page.

Reproduction of original in the Harvard University Library.

Microfilm. Ann Arbor, Mich. University Microfilms International, 1987. 1 microfilm reel ; 35 mm. (Early English Books, 1641-1700; 1775:29). s1987 miun a

Cited in:

Wing (2nd ed., 1994) D1955.

OCLC:

55721403