EBBA 38242
Chapin Library, Williams College - Huth Ballads
| The Couragious Plow-man, or, The Citizens Misfortune. / Being an incouragement to all Plow-men, to exercise themselves in their Youth with a Cudgel, / that they may the better know how to handle a sharper weapon, if need require. / I shall not stand the Subject to repeat, / Because the Verses do it so compleat, / To hear how meekly the Citizens came off, / I think it cannot chuse but to make you laugh; / The Parties here I must forbear to name, / For fear the Author chance to bear the blame. | |
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| Date Published | 1674-1679 ? |
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| Imprint | London, Printed for F. Coles, T. / Vere, J. Wright, and J. Clark. |
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| Collection | Chapin Library, Williams College - Huth Ballads |
| Location | Chapin Library, Williams College |
| Shelfmark | Ballads |
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| Title | The Couragious Plow-man, or, The Citizens Misfortune. / Being an incouragement to all Plow-men, to exercise themselves in their Youth with a Cudgel, / that they may the better know how to handle a sharper weapon, if need require. / I shall not stand the Subject to repeat, / Because the Verses do it so compleat, / To hear how meekly the Citizens came off, / I think it cannot chuse but to make you laugh; / The Parties here I must forbear to name, / For fear the Author chance to bear the blame. |
| Tune Imprint | To the Tune of, Dick and Nan, Or, The Tyrant. |
| First Lines | THere was a brave Citizen / walkt forth of late, |
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