Amintor's lamentation for Celia's unkindness. Setting forth the passion of a young-man, who falling in love with a coy lady that had no kindness for him, persued his inclinations so far, that she was forced to fly beyond sea, to avoid the importunity of his adderss [sic], whereupon he thus complains. Both sexes from this song may leran [sic], of what they should beware: how in extreams they may discern, unkindness and dispair. To a delicate new tune: or, since Celias my foe

People / Organizations

• Thomas Duffett (Author)

Imprint

London]: Printed for Phillip Brooksby, at the Golden-Ball in West-smith-field, neer the Hospital-gate, [1672 - 1696

Publication year

1676

ESTC No.

R235620

Grub Street ID

106669

Description

1 sheet ([1] p.) : ill. (woodcuts) ; 1°.

Note

Anonymous. By Thomas Duffett

Bodleian Library ballads database suggests publication date "between 1672 and 1696"; Wing suggests "[1676]"

Verse - "Since Celia's my foe,"

In this edition the woman in the woodcut above column 3 has one curl visible over her left shoulder, and the imprint has "West-Smith-field".