Mars and Venus: or, The Amorous combatants. Mars strives for to give Venus castle the rout, but the most valiantly did beat him out; he lost the day for all he was three to one, he could not stay, his powder all was gone: and furthermore he got a sore mischance, to save some balls he spoiled his best lance; she bids him come as often as he will, for all his force, she can resist him still. To a pleasant new tune, or, Mars and Venus

People / Organizations

• Thomas Passinger Sr. ("printed for")

Imprint

London]: Printed for J. Wright, J. Cla[rke], [W. Thack]era [sic] and T. Passenger, [between 1670 and 1682

Publication year

1681-1684

ESTC No.

R31205

Grub Street ID

114010

Description

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

Note

Place and date of publication from Wing

Verse - "Abroad of late as I was walking,"

Catalogued from Catalogue of the Pepys Library at Magdalene College, Cambridge, Pepys Ballads, facsimile volume 3, p. 234.

Uncontrolled note

Verify format and transcription of "Thackera"