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British Library - Collection of 225 Ballads • 36507
1674-1692 ?
Englands Tribute of Tears, / On the Death of his Grace the DUKE of GRAFTON, / Who received his Mortal Wound at the Siege of the City of Cork in Ireland, / on the 9th. of October, 1690.
Tune is, The Watch for a Wife Man's Observation: Or, Aim not too high.
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British Library - Luttrell Ballads • 36438
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A New Scotch Ballad: / CALL'D / BOTHWEL-BRIDGE: / OR, / Hamilton's HERO.
To the Tune of Fortune my Foe.
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British Library - Luttrell Ballads • 36573
1641-1703 ?
A VVATCH / For a Wise Mans / OBSERVATION. / Where is Alexander? Where is Plato? / Where is Croesus? / Alexander's Victories, Plato's Wisdom, Cresus Wealth / and Lust, / Is all Forgot, Consum'd, and co …
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Magdalene College - Pepys • 20757
1680
A Ballad of the Strange and / Wonderful Storm of Hail, / Which fell in LONDON on the 18th. of May 1680, which hurt several men, killed / many Birds, and spoiled many Trees; with other strange Accident …
To the Tune of, Aim not too high.
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Magdalene College - Pepys • 20660
1680-1682
A Caveat for Young-men. / Young-men Repentance do delay, / And think not of their Dying day, / Till Death doth come and with his Dart, / Doth pierce the youngmans stubborn heart.
Tune, Aim not to high.
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British Library - Roxburghe • 30613
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A Constant and Kind MAID, / Who sav'd in Love a proper young Man's Life, And after prov'd his dear and loving Wife.
To the same TUNE.
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British Library - Roxburghe • 30326
1635
A cruell murther committed lately upon the body of Abraham / Gearsy, who liv'd in the Parish of Westmill, in the County of Harford; by one / Robert Reeve, and Richard Reeve, both of the same Parish: f …
To the tune of Fortune my Foe.
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British Library - Roxburghe • 30049
1601-1640 ?
A discourse of Mans life. / Comparing him to things that quickly passe, / As bubble, shuttle, blossome, streame, and grasse.
To the tune of Ayme not too high.
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Houghton Library - Huth EBB65H • 35128
1674-1679
A Discription of Plain-dealing, Time, and Death, / Which all Men ought to mind whilst they do live on earth. / Abuse not Plain-dealing, but keep your Conscience clear, / Spend well your Time also, the …
To the Tune of, A Letter for a Christian Family.
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National Library of Scotland - Crawford • 32998
1674-1679
A Discription of Plain-dealing, Time, and Death, / Which all Men ought to mind whilst they do live on earth. / Abuse not Plain-dealing, but keep your Conscience clear, / Spend well your Time also, the …
To the Tune of, A Letter for a Christian Family.
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