%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> A Looking-Glass for/ Lascivious Young Men:/ OR, THE/ Prodigal Son SIFTED./ Wherein is plainly discovered the Follies and Extravagancies of a Young Man, who gave/ himself up to all manner of Vice. To the great Grief of his Careful Parents. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1689-1692 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 09/04/2007 20696

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2.72 R234282 1 I marry and thank you too Aye, Marry, and Thank You Too I Marry and Thank You Too AN Honest Old Man of late,/ had gotten a Prodigal Son; see imprint for advertisement Pepys 2.72 Wing L3020[a]A Pepys Library The Pepys ballads : facsimile volume Editor W.G. Day D.S. Brewer Cambridge [England] 1987 Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 2: 72 A Looking-Glass for/ Lascivious Young Men:/ OR, THE/ Prodigal Son SIFTED./ Wherein is plainly discovered the Follies and Extravagancies of a Young Man, who gave/ himself up to all manner of Vice. To the great Grief of his Careful Parents. A Looking-Glass for Lascivious Young Men: OR, THE Prodigal Son SIFTED. Wherein is plainly discovered the Follies and Extravagancies of a Young Man, who gave himself up to all manner of Vice. To the great Grief of his Careful Parents. A Looking Glass for Lascivious Young Men: Or, the Prodigal Son Sifted. Wherein is Plainly Discovered the Follies and Extravagancies of a Young Man, Who Gave Himself Up to All Manner of Vice. To the Great Grief of His Careful Parents. 1/2 sheet oblong folio, ?200 x 295 uneven inking horizontal and vertical rules 1689-1692 Printed for W. Thackeray, at the Angel in Duck-Lane,/ J. Millet, at the Angel in Little-Britian, and A. Mil-/ bourn, at the Stationers-Arms in Green-Arbor in the/ Little-Old-Baily. Where any Chapman may be Fur-/ nished with all sorts of small Books and Ballads at/ Reasonable Rates. W. Thackeray, J. Millet, A. Milbourn Blagden

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 Taxonomy used by Pepys to Organize Ballads in Albums A Small Promiscuous Supplement Devotion & Morality Drinking & Good Fellowship History - True & Fabulous Humour, Frollicks &c Love Pleasant Love Pleasant and Unfortunate Love Unfortunate Marriage Sea State & Times Tragedy Various Subjects Early Modern Center Ballad Project Keyword Taxonomy advice affliction/health alcohol animals/nature appearance Bible/biblical figures buildings/architecture catastrophe children class clothing/fashion country/nation crime death economics/trade entertainment family/procreation folklore gender historical figures & events holidays/seasons infidelity law London love maritime marriage military/war monstrosity mythology/Classical world news nobility/court politics/government punishment religious concepts religious figures religious types & sects royalty rural life servitude sex/sexuality supernatural/magic The New World travel trickery/deceit urban life vice violence virtue vulgarities/crass humor Library of Congress Subject Heading Taxonomy 9/4/2007 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Devotion & Morality economics/trade family/procreation sex/sexuality vice 9/4/07 Checker Rachel Mann Metadata updated, XML created 7/24/07 Checker Simone Chess/Soren Hammerschmidt Transcription checked 07/27/06 Transcriber Maggie Sloan Original transcription 8/17/2004 Bibliographer Maggie Sloan/Jessica Murphy Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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AN Honest Old Man of late, had gotten a Prodigal Son; Who spent his Coyn at a mad rate, as if it 'twou'd never be done. His Father did pine away, his Mother did mourn and weep; These courses spoil'd their Mirth by day, and rob'd them by night of Sleep. At length the young Spark came home, as poor as an old Church-mouse; So threadbare was the silly Mome, he could not harbour a Louse.
The Old Folks took him to task, and Hoisted him into a Sieve; Where they did many questions ask, but not account he wou'd give. They Sifted him o're and o're, at last they made him confess; And first came out a strapping Whore, her name it was bouncing Bess. This slut she had suck'd him dry, of all his Mony and Wit: Which made him now to roar and cry, and look as he were besh------
They give him the other shake. and out comes Eight or Nine more; Which made them both such pains to take, until they siifted a score. Next comes a young Bastard forth, at which the old Woman starts; It was a lumping penny-worth, a perfect buddle of Farts. With that the old Man took heart, and said to his frowning Wife; Let's sift him throughly e're we part, [si]nce we shall have Grandsons rife. No no, then answer'd the Dame, this one is enough for me; For it wou'd be a burning shame more bastardly Babes to see. Wee'l Sift him no more for such, but try him for other game: With that they gave him t'other touch, and forth a Lac'd Cravat came.
A pair of frings Gloves fell next with Handkerchiefs Eight or Nine; My son quoth they keep to this Text, and we shall not much repine. Then to it a main they went, and roundly sifted the Sot; When loe to their great discontent they found out the Lord knows what. A whole Magazine of Dice, with Ninepins and Cards good store; And after all a peck of Lice came tumbling on the floor. And that which was worst of all, they sifted the Spark so long; They broke the Sieve and let him fall, and so I must end my Song.
Printed for W. Thackeray, at the Angel in Duck-Lane, J. Millet, at the Angel in Little-Britain, and A. Mil- bourn, at the Stationers-Arms in Green-Arbor in the Little-Old-Baily. Where any Chapman may be Fur- nished with all sorts of small Books and Ballads at Reasonable Rates.