the happy greeting of Iohn and Betty, or, Nothing better than true love : John declares that Betty is his dear, and few there be that can with her compare; for Nell and Prue, Jone and Mary, There's none of these can please him for to marry. But Betty is the girl that's civil and chast, and none but her alone he will imbrace. The tune is, Celia's my foe. By L.W.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

L. W.

Series:

Early English books online

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Ballads, English--17th century.

Ballads, English.

Physical Description:

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

Other Title:

Happy greeting of John and Betty

Nothing better then true love.

Place of Publication:

[London] : Printed for F. Coles, T. Vere, J. Wright, and J. Clarke, [1674-1679]

System Details:

text file

Notes:

Verse - "Come sit down my dear,".

Place of publication from and date estimated by Wing.

Reproduction of the original in the Bodleian Library.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English books, 1641-1700 ; 1988:10) s1999 miun s

Cited in:

Wing (2nd edition) H668A.

Access Restriction:

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