An excellent new ballad, to the tune of How unhappy is Phillis in love

People / Organizations

• Langley Curtiss ("sold by")

Imprint

London]: Printed for Benjamin Harris at the Stationers Arms at the Royal Exchange, and are to be sold by Langley Curtis in Goatham Court on Ludgate-hill, 1681:.

Publication year

1681

ESTC No.

R32948

Grub Street ID

115603

Description

1 sheet ([1] p.) ; 1/2°.

Note

Anonymous; by Thomas D'Urfey; included in his "A new collection of songs and poems (London, 1683) with title "Tony"

Opening line of verse: Let Oliver now be forgotten,

A satire on Anthony Ashley Cooper, Earl of Shaftesbury

Eight stanzas printed in two columns separated by single rule

In this edition there is no comma following "Tune of" in title; it has: "Printed", "Stationers", "Ludgate-hill" and a colon after "1681" in imprint; the first line of imprint ends "and are to be"; second line of verse: "His policy's quite out of dores;"

In this edition, stanza 6, line 1 misspelled "Poclamation,".