%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> A New SONG, Call'd, / The Old Mans VVish: / Or his desire, / For the Ladies sake, / To be Young again. Pope, Dr. Walter University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1691 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 01/22/2008 22448

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5.186 R188656 1 a New Playhouse Tune The Old Man's Wish A New Playhouse Tune IF I was Young, as now I am Old, / You should not want for Silver nor Gold; Silver nor Gold, nor t'other Thing too, / O that I were but Young for you. [with variations] date from imprint; see also 5.187. Pepys 5.186 Wing N760[b]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. 5: 186 A New SONG, Call'd, / The Old Mans VVish: / Or his desire, / For the Ladies sake, / To be Young again. A New SONG, Call'd, The Old Mans Wish: Or his desire, For the Ladies sake, To be Young again. A New Song, Called, The Old Man's Wish: Or His Desire, for the Ladies' Sake, to be Young Again. Pope, Dr. Walter 1/2 sheet folio, 232 x 163 cropped top, right and bottom edges, uneven inking vertical rules 1691 Printed for T.M. 1691. T.M. Weinstein: imprint

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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 1/22/2008 Santa Barbara, California, United States of America Love Pleasant affliction/health death love sex/sexuality 1/22/8 Checker Rachel Mann Updated metadata, created xml 7/11/7 Checker Summer Star Checked transcription, created metadata 7/6 Transcriber Liberty Stanavage Original transcription 11/2/2004 Bibliographer Simone Chess Bibliographic SQL Database Record Created
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IF I was Young, as now I am Old, You should not want for Silver nor Gold; Silver nor Gold, nor t'other Thing too, O that I were but Young for you. O that I were but Young again, Then I would chuck her under the Chin; Under the Chin, and t'other Thing too, Oh that I were but Young for you. If I was Young as heretofore. I'd cuddle my Mistress o're and o're; O're and O're, with t'other thing too, Oh that I were but young as you. I wish I were not twenty above, My Mistress should not want for Love; Want for Love, nor t'other thing too, Oh that I were but young for you. If I were in my youthful days, My Mistress should not want for Plays; Want for Plays, nor t'other thing too, Oh that I were but young as you. Oh that I were a brisk young Man, Where I give One Kiss, I'd give Ten; I'd give Ten, and t'other thing too, Oh that I were but Young for you. Where I but in my younger years, To play with my Mistress I'd not fear, To play at All Fours, and t'other Thing too, Oh that I were but Young as you.
When I was Young, I loved them all, The Black, the Brown, the Fair, the Tall: I loved them all, with t'other Thing too, Oh that I were but Young for you. In my Youth I gave them fine things, With delicate Ribbons, and Gold Rings, I gave 'em Gold Rings, with t'other Thing too Oh that I were put Young for you. Sometimes at Masquerades and Balls We Jigg'd the Night away in Halls: We Jigg'd in Halls, and t'other Thing too, Oh that I were but Young as you, Youth is the only time, by Jove, In which our Pleasures pass in Lova: Youth's happy in Love, and t'other Thing too, Oh that I were but Young as you. Then you that are Young, make no delay, But merrily pass the time away Make no delay with t'other thing too, Oh that I were but Young as you. You Ladies that are young and gay When Love is proffer'd, don't say Nay: Don't say Nay to t'other thing too, Oh that I were as Young as you. I wish I were but Young once more, Then I would pay off my Mistress old score, I'd pay of her score, and t'other thing too, Oh that I were but Young as you.
Printed for T. M. 1691.