%ISOlat1; %ISOlat2; %ISOnum; %ISOpub; ]> The Batchelor's Triumph: Or, / The Single-Man's Happiness. / A Hen-peck'd Husband's like a Slave, who wears / His Masters Fetters, whom each whisper scares; / His thoughts are all to please his Wife, nor knows / He other Hell, then what her frowns disclose: / What Mad-men then will be such fools, when they / Without controul, may Love and Freedom sway. University of California - Santa Barbara The Early Modern Center Director Patricia Fumerton 1672-1672 Early Modern Center, University of California Santa Barbara Santa Barbara, CA 04/13/2011 30143

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R228009 1 For what is Man, &c. UNKNOWN For What is Man, etc. FOr what is Man confin'd / Unto a Woman kind? Roxburghe Ballads Editor None None None None Information in this section of the Source Description refers to the original ballad manuscript. 2: 23 The Batchelor's Triumph: Or, / The Single-Man's Happiness. / A Hen-peck'd Husband's like a Slave, who wears / His Masters Fetters, whom each whisper scares; / His thoughts are all to please his Wife, nor knows / He other Hell, then what her frowns disclose: / What Mad-men then will be such fools, when they / Without controul, may Love and Freedom sway. The Batchelor’s Triumph: Or, The Single-Man’s Happiness. A Hen-peck’d Husband’s like a Slave, who wears His Masters Fetters, whom each whisper scares; His thoughts are all to please his Wife, nor knows He other Hell, then what her frowns disclose: What Mad-men then will be such fools, when they Without controul, may Love and Freedom sway. The Bachelor's Triumph: Or, The Single Man’s Happiness. A Henpecked Husband is like a Slave, who wears His Master's Fetters, whom each whisper scares; His thoughts are all to please his Wife, nor knows He other Hell, then what her frowns disclose: What Mad-men then will be such fools, when they Without control, may Love and Freedom sway. 1672-1672 P.B.

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FOr what is Man confind Unto a Woman kind? But a Slave, Cuckold, and Drudge; that must work and toyl, whilst her Amors beguile, And deprive him of what he gains: but we will live a Single life, and free from care and strife, We tip their Fortunes for their pains. Royot we all the day, they bound and must obey, Wives they will curb um and make um grow Sots; But we are free from this, Are not obliegd to Kiss,
Keep Ladies company just when we please: Pass the whole Year away, Merrily as the Day, Revel like Princes with pleasure and ease. Treated whole weeks are we, they love Variety, Theres not a woman but will have her friend; Poor silly Idle Knaves, their wives we make our slaves, Court um to taverns, to Ball and to Plays; Whilst the poor Fool at home, Patient sits like a Moam, What they want nightly we give um a day.
TAke Coach and to Hide-Park, There Revel till tis dark, Then with all speed the next tavern we find; Whither we straight repair, treated with sumptuous fare, And whatsoer we want have at command: Oysters and wine are free, Or whatsoer we see, Sill when we call for its ready at hand. Poor Husbands they know not, their Money pays the Shot, While that in Horns we return it agen; Ignorant of the case, Whilst we their Fore-heads grace, And do adorn their Brows with a high Crest; Theyl not at Beer repine, Whilst their wives feast with wine, But think that all they do is for the best. Whilst their Dames Rant and sing, And close about us cling, Panting long time we lye in loves imbrace For which their Gold they spend, And what we askt um lend, Free without Bond or scruple resign, And empty all their store, Let Husbands work for more, Friends shall be surely supplyd with their coin.
Whilst they keep on their pace[,] And the Moams saddles grace, Of what they possess theres noug[?] then who would be Marryd, Continually wearied, When loves sweet accents so plen[?] that Pastimes and Pleasures, we take at our leasures, And can abridge them when wear[?] We live free from those cares that a Husband still fears, Frownings and poutings from w[?] till the fools Monies give, that they quiet may live, Which on their Gallants so kindl[?] For the which we embrace, And set Horns on their face, Whilst the lovd silver procures [?] The poor Mopus confides, And for Christening provides, And by the Cradle a Rocking he[?] Then let Sots be confind Unto false women kind, But wer resolvd to Court sing[?] And to pitty his case, who with Hornny-fyd face, Slaves for his wife both by day [?]
Printed for P. B[rooksby] at the Golden-Ball, near the Hospital-gate in West-smi[thfield.]