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:

Book

Series:

Early English books online

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

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]

System Details:

text file

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.

Electronic reproduction. Ann Arbor, Mich. : UMI, 1999- (Early English books online) Digital version of: (Early English Books, 1641-1700 ; 1775:29) s1999 miun s

Cited in:

Wing (2nd edition, 1994) D1955.

Access Restriction:

Restricted for use by site license.